Quick, breezy, yet informative and surprisingly in-depth for its introductory level of information. Recommended for adults or late teens looking for the basics to understand an often impenetrable topic and field of study.

It gave me a better grounding in Quantum Physics that I didn’t have before. But honestly most of it still goes way over my head, But I still found it interesting and entertaining.

Quantum Physics for Beginners

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I'm a curious man, at times reading about subjects that peak my interest. Quantum Physics is such a subject. The author invites every one, even the less educated, to follow him through a journey to discover what Quantum Physics entails, while arguing that this book is amiable enough to help you understand the basics, from a complex set of laws and theories. This couldn't be further from the truth. I imagine that some of the concepts are easily grasped by Sean Lawson, so much so, that he explains them as if talking to an expert audience.

I don't consider myself to be stupid enough not to be able to follow an easy enough explanation, unfortunately Lawson can't even describe Schrödinger cat's paradox (the go-to quantum paradox of countless writers), without making it sound convoluted.

This book is in dire need of a good editor. One that could help Lawson tone down the entire thing, just to help him fulfill his promise that 'no scientific background is needed'. An editor that could also help get rid of all the repetitiveness in it, and I'm not only referring to the duplicate paragraphs, but also the same phrases jumping at you from every other page of the book.

I'm sorry to say that this book has a long way to go before being published.

Thank you for the free copy!

This book purports to be an introduction to quantum physics - it might better be described as an introduction to the vocabulary of quantum physics. The closest it comes to actually giving details on the subject is an equation on page one:

s-h/2p eV/h

But the author gives no explanation of its meaning or of the terms used.

At one point the author suggests that there are “plenty of free resources available … This essay will explore some of these sites …” but then does nothing to fulfill that promise. No citations, no web sites, no suggestions for further reading.

The feeling I had was that the author wanted his book reviewers to serve as editors, writing,

"Dear reader, despite the efforts made in producing an acceptable draft of this manuscript, I would like to warn you that you may find some spelling errors, grammar and even some sentences that may be improved following your advice. I therefore ask you, if you find some errors, to let me know through the ********** app or by contacting me at ***********@gmail.com."

It is not my task as a reviewer to edit an author's work - a disappointing expectation.

Given the quality of writing and the usefulness of the book, this book is not recommended and is being given only one-star.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions expressed are mine alone.