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Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007)
There are two ways to teach quantum mechanics. The first way -- which for most physicists today is still the only way -- follows the historical order in which the ideas were discovered. So, you start with classical mechanics and electrodynamics, solving lots of grueling differential equations at every step. Then you…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Sep 27, 2014 | Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007) by ascertain | 209 | 79 |
| Jul 31, 2012 | New straighforward approach to teaching quantum mechanics by georgecmu | 155 | 55 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | PHYS771 Lecture 9: Quantum (2007) by thunderbong | 109 | 52 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Quantum mechanics is the operating system other physical theories run on (2007) by cl3misch | 101 | 88 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | PHYS771 Lecture 9: Quantum by dustingetz | 57 | 31 |
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