Wikipedia
has excellent articles on many topics related to fundamental quantum
mechanics. You are encouraged to
Òsurf aroundÓ on wikipedia: youÕll
learn stuff. Some particular articles of particular utility are:
On the Particle in a Box:
A "Modern Treatment" of the Particle in a
Box (from Journal of Chemical Education)
Particle in a Box (from Wikipedia)
Postulates of Quantum
Mechanics:
Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
On the Particle in a
Ring:
Particle in a Ring (from
Wikipedia)
This is Chapter 15 in
Engel and Reid.
My favorite source for
this material is Chapter 3 of:
D. A. MacQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry (University
Science Books, Mill Valley California, 1983)