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You might like Hassani 1 better (or more readable) compared to Boas (Boas has more problems though). Though I'm not suggesting it as a preparation for your test next week (although you never know; you might pick it up from the library tomorrow and find out it answered many of your questions). It's one of the books that you shouldn't rush through (a whole summer working through it, solving 70-80% of the problems, would be a good idea).
Bra Ket notation shouldn't be too difficult if you've taken 'linear algebra' already (again Hassani has a few chapters on LA, but I used Leon when I took LA class). Schmidt ortho is covered in an LA class (again also is in Hassani).
Other stuff you mentioned seem like special topics in Diff. Eq, save for Complex Fourier which should be under 'complex analysis' I guess.
I hope this helps FWIW.
That's perfect then, don't let me stop you :). When you're ready for the real stuff, the standard books on quantum mechanics are (in roughly increasing order of sophistication)
By the time you get to Shankar, you'll also need some classical mechanics. The best text, especially for self-learning, is [Taylor's Classical Mechanics.] (http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mechanics-John-R-Taylor/dp/189138922X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372650839&sr=1-1&keywords=classical+mechanics)
Those books will technically have all the math you need to solve the end-of-chapter problems, but a proper source will make your life easier and your understanding better. It's enough to use any one of
When you have a good handle on that, and you really want to learn the language used by researchers like Dr. Greene, check out
Aside from the above, the most relevant free online sources at this level are
you can look at Cahill and Arfken et al (older edition) online, and a few others:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91670553/Arfken-Math-Physics
http://www.goldbart.gatech.edu/PG_MS_MfP.htm
http://books.google.com/books/about/Physical_Mathematics.html?id=13YeX-SXkWYC
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hassani also gets good reviews http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Methods-Students-Physics-Related/dp/0387095039/