Course Overview
Learning elementary quantum physics is of growing importance for science
and engineering students. Quantum technology is the technology of the
present and of the future. However, for most undergraduate science and
engineering students, quantum physics as it is typically taught is a
barrier to future work. Most quantum courses still focus on an axiomatic
approach whose relevance to the real world is obscure and where little
attention is paid to what or how students actually learn.
Our materials are designed to integrate curriculum, software, and instructional
strategies in modern physics / quantum mechanics. We have designed a
course based concetpual learning
Additional Information:
Course Philosophy
Example Course Outline
Summary of Classroom Materials
Resources for Instructors
This web site is deisgned to provide a set of resources for instructors
of introductory quantum mechanics or modern physics who are teaching
either physicists or other scientists and engineers. The resources are
divided into three areas.
- a set of physics education research papers and documents
that give perspectives on how students learn physics in general and
quantum mechanics in particular. (more info)
- a set of classroom materials. These materials are not intended
to stand alone, but rather to serve as adaptable curricula that supplement
traditional or innovative classes. (more info)
- an overview of classroom teaching strategies that we have
found to be effective at many levels. (more info)
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