Reddit reviews Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition)

I used alonso and finn:

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Marcelo-Alonso/dp/0201565188

It's big, it's fat, but it has a lot. It's not the best book around, but you'll find everything you need from basic mechanics to statistical physics, thermodynamics and basic quantummechanics. It builds up to the equations of Maxwell quite nicely, however in general the structure is quite flawed. I wouldn't recommend it if you like them fancy books with shiney pages and purple boxes with "Interesting note!". It's black and white, bit outdated, very dry, and hard to follow. This book was rarely used in the US, but it was a huge hit in Europe. The first edition was written in the sixties, this is the 1992 (sixth? seventh?) edition.

On a sidenote though, if you DO like fancy pictures and easy math, AND want to learn astronomy, I can recommend the following book:

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Perspective-5th-Jeffrey-Bennett/dp/0321505670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239527234&sr=1-1

It is very airy, intended for non-physicist use actually. It's quite embarassing sometimes to read it as a second bachelor in physics, but it is a breeze to read none the less. It goes over everything from basic earth rotation and it's consequences, up to black holes and quasars. It's not very mathmatical, it's just the storytelling behind the theory, with sometimes a bit of math in a small box, which is still sometimes even at highschool level.

If you are looking to become a specialist in quantum mechanics, I used to following book:

http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Mechanics-2nd-B-H-Bransden/dp/0582356911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239527384&sr=1-1

It's quite interesting, and it explains everything. It starts off with black body radiation, then starts with wave mechanics, and then you end up at matrix mechanics. It does require a lot of mathematical insight though, even though some basic principles such as dirac distrubtion, and fourier transformations are explain in the appendix.

If you want a bible to carry around with all the math help you need:

http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Methods-Physicists-George-Arfken/dp/0120598760/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239527524&sr=1-1

This is the book I own. It's a bible, I can guarantee you that. It's not meant to start by page 1 and read it through till the end. It's something you use to regularly look stuff up in. It has everything you need for an undergraduate course in physics. It also requires some first year calculus knowledge though. It starts off by assuming you know everything about integrals and derivatives. I think the rest is explained though. You even get a small introduction to physics-applied group theory. If you ever need a polynome, it has everything from Bessel, to Chebyshev.

Damnit, I gotta lay off reddit just after taking my concentration pills...

https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Mechanics-2nd-B-H-Bransden/dp/0582356911

Need solutions manual not the book.

$5. Price negotiable

My university uses this book for introductory quantum physics. It seems to be well-liked - I'd consider it.