xiii, 793 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Ch. 1. The Need for a Non-Classical Description of Microscopic Phenomena -- Ch. 2. Classical Concepts and Quantal Inequivalences -- Ch. 3. Introducing Quantum Mechanics: A Comparison of the Classical Stretched String and the Quantal Box -- Ch. 4. Mathematical Background -- Ch. 5. The Postulates of Q...

Ch. 18. Many Degrees of Freedom: Atoms and Molecules -- App. A. Elements of Probability Theory -- App. B. Fourier Series and Integrals -- App. C. Solution of Legendre's Equation -- App. D. Fundamental and Derived Quantities: Conversion Factors.