1 Basic Quantum Mechanics1.1 MEASUREMENTS AND PROBABILITY1.2 DIRAC FORMULATION1.3 BRIEF DETOUR TO CLASSICAL MECHANICS1.4 A ROAD TO QUANTUM MECHANICS1.5 THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE1.6 THE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR1.7 ANGULAR MOMENTUM EIGENSTATES1.8 QUANTIZATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS1.9 PERTURBATION THEORY