# Recommend me a quantum physics book
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-quantum-physics-book/338917
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 7, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-quantum-physics-book/338917 "2006-01-07T19:46:53Z")
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### Author:  [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-quantum-physics-book/338917/1 "2006-01-07T19:46:53Z")
I’m in the mood to do some reading and I’d like to catch up on my quantum physics. I’m unusually apt at this kind of subject, though unfortunately I haven’t had any college math besides algebra and trigonometry, so I’m going to be baffled if it goes into calculus and beyond. What would you guys recommend? I plan on going to Books-A-Million in an hour or two, so make it fast.
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### Author:  [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-quantum-physics-book/338917/2 "2006-01-08T00:04:48Z")
Man, you guys are slow today. I went out and bought _The Elegant Universe_ by Brian Greene because it was recommended on Amazon. I hope it teaches me more than a few things.
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### Author:  [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-quantum-physics-book/338917/3 "2006-01-08T00:18:30Z")
It does, although it is more closely bent on pushing the Superstring Agenda. Great over view on quantum mechanics, though.
If you still want recommendations, go to your nearest library. Then, look for a book titled Quantum Reality by Herbert.
All the other ones I’ve found, like Hyperspace, Greene, etc, all mention quantum mechanics but also push other theories.