  A comprehensive introduction to the theory of the solar neutrino problem is
given that is aimed at instructors who are not experts in quantum field theory
but would like to incorporate these ideas into instruction of advanced
undergraduate or beginning graduate students in courses like astrophysics or
quantum mechanics, it is also aimed at the inquisitive student who would like
to learn this topic on their own. The presentation assumes as theoretical
preparation only that the reader is familiar with the basics of quantum
mechanics in Dirac notation and elementary differential equations and matrices.
