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Mahesh C. Jain’s Quantum Mechanics: A Textbook for Undergraduates, published by Phi Learning, is a comprehensive book for undergraduate students in Physics who are studying Quantum Mechanics for the first time. It comprises of various concepts explained in simple and lucid language for better comprehension. The book begins with the important concept of the Planck’s Quantum Hypothesis and treads on to topics like: Historical Introduction, Particle Nature of Radiation: The Origin of Quantum Theory, Atoms and the Bohr Model, Wave Nature of Matter and the Need for a Wave Function, Wave Packets and the Uncertainty Principle, The Schrodinger Equation, Particle in a Potential Well, Scattering of Particles by Barriers and Wells, The Linear Harmonic Oscillator, The Formal Structure of Quantum Mechanics, Orbital Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics, Spherically Symmetric Potentials and Hydrogenic Atoms, Atomic Structure I: One-Electron Atoms, Atomic Structure II: Many-Electron Atoms, The Fourier Transform, and The Dirac Delta Function. About Phi Learning Private Ltd. Phi Learning Private Ltd. was founded in the year 1963. They have been one of the leading publishers of education textbooks and academic books in India. They publish books in the areas of study of Engineering, Sciences, and Management, computer Science, Social Sciences and Humanities among many other subjects. Their books are widely read and used not only by students but also teachers and professionals in various fields. They develop and publish books by choosing the most elite academicians from various backgrounds, including the IITs and IIMs and other famous educational institutions. Some of the books published by Phi Learning Private Ltd. are Object-Oriented Programming, Veterinary and Animal Science, Internet Security and Acceleration, Human Resource Information and Metallurgy and Materials Engineering.