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I am in secondary school and have no prior knowledge of quantum mechanics except what it is about and I started gaining interest in the subject so I was wondering which book/s I should get so I will understand better the subject e.g the mathematics used in the subject.

Qmechanic
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Nathan
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  • Google "quantum mechanics for beginners" and or look at some youtube videos on the same subject and see how much you understand. But be aware that it might be a bit of a stretch for a secondary school student.... – Oбжорoв Jan 29 '22 at 17:36
  • Sean Carroll, Something deeply hidden. But please promise not sign up to any of the different interpretations of QM before you have worked through a lot of hard maths. – Kurt G. Jan 29 '22 at 17:44
  • Possible duplicates: https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/16814/2451 and links therein. – Qmechanic Jan 29 '22 at 18:04
  • First (unless you are already up to speed on this) learn some linear algebra. – WillO Jan 29 '22 at 19:52
  • What is "secondary school" ? Different countries have different terminologies for educational levels. – Hilmar Jan 30 '22 at 00:47

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For a general overview (but without much mathematics) try The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. Or for a more detailed introduction, The New Quantum Universe by Tony Hey and Patrick Walters (despite the similarity in titles, these two books are not related to one another).

Carlo Rovelli's Helgoland gives a historical introduction, although it also promotes Rovelli's own interpretation of QM, which is called relational quantum mechanics.

For a more mathematical treatment, Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman is a good place to start, although it does assume a basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra.

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  • I had to balance the negative impression of this answer that was left by an earlier and unidentified participant, because Rovelli (an Italian) currently writes as well as anyone that I (an American-born interpreter) have ever read in English, and "Helgoland" is up to his usual extremely high standard. It's light on the math, but it was the near-duplicate question that wanted more specifically mathematical recommendations. – Edouard Jun 28 '22 at 04:46