How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog

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We didn't " see" this in chapter 2, but that's really just a quibble with his English rather than a complaint about the way he explains his physics. The unique concept behind the book is both its charm and the reason for me to doubt whether or not to give it a slightly lower rating.

The book alternates between short conversations with Orzel’s dog, an unusually intelligent animal who wants to use quantum mechanics to catch squirrels and rabbits, and Orzel’s straightforward presentation of the science behind the basic concepts. Before we try to measure the position, there is a chance that we will find the particle here, there, and everywhere. Now I know that most people would rather undergo painful dental surgery than spend their free time reading a book about science, but this book deserves a chance. But if we thought of objects as abstract bundles of properties, we would find it easier to intuit the world of quantum dynamics.

If you don't mind a talking dog, and frequent references to bunnies, then this is an excellent introduction to quantum physics. Still, there is a link to the book, and you will find it in the middle of my blurb under the heading "A message to Chad". So it seems that the new and alien world of quantum physics may provide more than a deeper understanding of nature.

El autor presenta algunos de los hitos de la física en forma de situaciones que hipotéticamente, le podrían de ser de utilidad en a un perro al momento de tratar de atrapar a un conejo o ardilla, recibir más premios, o de las posibilidades de encontrar más comida tirada en el piso de una cocina.Somehow I had the expectation that this would be dumbed down a lot, but the latter half of each chapter proved to be quite informative. Quantum mechanics is never an easy topic for me, and I had to re-read pages occasionally and work my way through the concepts. Especially the first chapters were very good, after 50% the book focussed more on the weird universe of quantum teleportation and the measurements done in quantum optics, in line with the professional interest of Chad Orzel. This book makes some serious science concepts easier to grasp and makes me laugh (per conversations with dog).