I used Shankar's quantum mechanics book for my first course of quntum in undergraduate. And his "Basic Training In Math" as a supplementary book in another course. And I recall being very frustrated with the total lack of explanation for many things. Often he would simply state the way things were without attempting to guide the reader's intuition. So I couldn't disagree more about the books being good for beginners. It's been a while since I've looked at either book, so I can't cite anything specific. But I know for sure that by the end of my undergrad I passionately disliked Shankar.
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