Interactive learning tutorials on quantum mechanics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 400-405

  Singh, Chandralekha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 41849143799     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2837812     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1995), preface.
2. E. J. Galvez, C. H. Holbrow, M. J. Pysher, J. W. Martin, N. Courtemanche, L. Heilig, and J. Spencer, "Interference with correlated photons: Five quantum mechanics experiments for undergraduates," Am. J. Phys. 73, 127-140 (2005).
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6. See for example, the theme issue of Am. J. Phys. 70(3) (2002) published in conjunction with the Gordon conference on teaching and research in quantum mechanics.
7. C. Singh, "Student understanding of quantum mechanics," Am. J. Phys. 69(8), 885-896 (2001).
8. C. Singh, M. Belloni, and W. Christian, "Improving student's understanding of quantum mechanics," Phys. Today 59(8), 43-49 (2006).
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10. C. Singh, "Improving student understanding of quantum mechanics," AIP Conf. Proc. 818, 69-72 (2006).
11. C. Singh, "Student difficulties with quantum mechanics formalism," AIP Conf. Proc. 883, 185-188 (2007).
12. C. Singh, "Helping students learn quantum mechanics for quantum computing," AIP Conf. Proc. 883, 42-45 (2007).
13. H. Fischler and M. Lichtfeldt, "Modern physics and students' conceptions," Int. J. Sci. Educ. 14(2), 181-190 (1992).
14. See for example, 〈www.opensourcephysics.org〉 and M. Belloni, W. Christian, and A. Cox, Physlet Quantum Physics (Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006).
15. M. Belloni and W. Christian, "Physlets for quantum mechanics," Comput. Sci. Eng. 5, 90-96 (2003);
16. M. Belloni, W. Christian, and A. Cox, Physlet Quantum Physics (Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006).
17. The Mach-Zehnder simulation was adapted from 〈www.physik. unimuenchen.de/didaktik/Computer/interfer/interfere.html〉. The double-slit simulation was developed by Klaus Muthsam.
18. The original Spins program was written by Daniel Schroeder and Thomas Moore for the Macintosh and was ported to Java by David McIntyre of Oregon State University and used as part of the Paradigms project. Both of mese versions are open source. See 〈www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~mcintyre/ph425/spins/ 〉.
19. For example, see 〈www.nhn.ou.edu/reuhome/vizqm/〉.
20. l9 For example, see 〈en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_ cycle〉.
21. J. Hiller, I. Johnston, and D. Styer, Quantum Mechanics Simulations (Wiley, New York, 1995).
22. L. McDermott and P. Shaffer, and the Physics Education Group, University of Washington, Tutorials in Introductory Physics (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2002).
23. Modern physics tutorials are available at 〈www.physics.umd.edu/perg/ qm/qmcourse/NewModel〉.
24. M. T. H. Chi, "Thinking Aloud," in The Think Aloud Method, edited by M. W. van Someren, Y. F. Barnard, and J. A. C. Sandberg (Academic Press, London, 1994), Chap. 1.
25. The complete tutorial is available at 〈www.opensourcephysics.org/ publications/occam/quilt.html〉.