Hello all! I'm new to the science forums in addition to quantum theory, and I'm sure there are more like me. I was wondering if any of you have any tips to learn about this topic as I have found it difficult as a newcomer to understand / find information about it. Thanks!

Edited July 2Jul 2 by INAK

Hello and welcome. What is your level of maths?

Just now, INAK said:

Hello all! I'm new to the science forums in addition to quantum theory, and I'm sure there are more like me. I was wondering if any of you have any tips to learn about this topic as I have found it difficult as a newcomer to understand / find information about it. Thanks!

Also welcome.

You are in luck we had a recent similar thread

I posted a couple of resources there and there are also several other responses to choose from.

joigus has asked for you maths level, I ask for you Physics and/or Chemistry or whatever you are studying.

QM is basically about energy so it is a good idea to have a handle on this side of things

Note you are allowed 5 posts in your first 24 hours, so make them count.
After that you can post at will.
And there is plenty of help availbale here so read / study widely and ask about what you are unsure of.

1 minute ago, INAK said:

Hello all! I'm new to the science forums in addition to quantum theory, and I'm sure there are more like me. I was wondering if any of you have any tips to learn about this topic as I have found it difficult as a newcomer to understand / find information about it. Thanks!

4 hours ago, joigus said:

Hello and welcome. What is your level of maths?

I'm In 7th grade so not very high, though I'm interested in learning about math more than others in my grade.

Edited July 2Jul 2 by INAK

Just now, INAK said:

I'm In 7th grade so not very high, though I'm interested in learning about math more than others in my grade.

Don't worry too much about the maths - it's concepts they want to teach at your stage.

Here is an american physics text for 7th grade.

https://chilot.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/83fa6-grade-7-physics-textbook.pdf

See if you have covered forces and measurement in sections 1 -3 then

Have a look at section 4 Energy, Work and Power pages 75 - 90.

Then you will be able to make some sense of explanations.

You will only need very simple maths at this stage.

A further note

Note that the page counter in a pdf viewer counts some blank pages so you must use the actual page numbers on the pages themselves.

Page 84 is the crucial one to come away understanding ( to proceed to quantum theory) since it is about the potential energy of a body about to fall under gravity.

13 hours ago, studiot said:

A further note

Note that the page counter in a pdf viewer counts some blank pages so you must use the actual page numbers on the pages themselves.

Page 84 is the crucial one to come away understanding ( to proceed to quantum theory) since it is about the potential energy of a body about to fall under gravity.

Thanks! This is very helpful.

How about trying the YouTube channel Pbs Spacetime.Even though their videos might seem hard at first, you will start enjoying and understanding it. Their Videos are concept centered(Less Math)

While PBS SpaceTime is very entertaining, it can be quite speculative, and for newcomers without a foundational understanding of Physics, can lead down the rabbit hole to 'delusional crank' territory.

A much better source for the fundamental concepts, and development, of Quantum Mechanics, albeit one with a bit of mathematics ( simple ratio and trigonometric equations ) which might seem daunting in Grade 7, but will betrivial to you in the next few years, is this one

This YouTube channel, Physics Explained, also has other videos which will help advance your understanding of Quantum Theory.

For an understanding oof Planck's quantization constant What is the Ultraviolet Catastrophe? - YouTube

For the Bohr model of the atom What is the Bohr model of the atom? - YouTube

And for a basic introduction to the Schrodinger wave equation What is the Schrödinger Equation? A basic introduction to Quantum Mechanics - YouTube

Understandably these have more mathematics than you may be comfortable with, but the concepts do come through, wven if you cannot follow the math ... yet.