A New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics E.F. Redish, R.N. Steinberg, M.C. Wittmann Home | Overview | How Students Learn | Classroom materials | Teacher's Guide Summary | Tutorials | Applied Homework | Essays | Exams | Software | Handouts

Summary of Classroom Materials We have designed the New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics as a set of instructor resources that are modular and fit into a variety of classrooms. They are designed to complement regular forms of instruction, and not to stand alone. The table below gives a summary of these materials we have created and the motivation for their use.

Instructional Unit	Motivation and Discussion	Available Materials  (see links for further information)
Introduction to QM: The experimental base These activities help students understand why there is a need for quantum physics and introduce many of the conceptual issues that will be emphasized in the course.
The photoelectric effect	Research	Tutorial Software Applied Homework Exam Questions
Electron diffraction	Research	Tutorial Applied Homework Exam Questions
Atomic spectra	Research	Tutorial Software Applied Homework Exam Questions
Classical Prerequisites These materials help students build the tools (representations, concepts, etc.) with which they can understand quantum ideas later in the course.
Classical probability		Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Potential energy diagrams	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Wave mechanics These materials help students develop an understanding of the wave function and how it plays a role in understanding fundamental concepts such as uncertainty.
The 1D Schrödinger equation	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Fourier transforms		Tutorial Software
The uncertainty principle		Tutorial homework Software
Bound states These materials help students move from an understanding of the free particle to a description of bound states.
Potential energy diagrams	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Infinite square well (1, 2, and 3D)	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Finite square well	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Scattering states These materials help students develop an understaning of some of the more difficult conceptual aspects of quantum physics.
Scattering at a step	Research
Barrier penetration and tunneling	Research	Tutorial Software Applied Homework Exam Questions
Quantum models of matter These materials help students apply their model of quantum physics to real world chemistry and solid state topics.
Double well - molecular bonding		Tutorial Software
Multiple wells - band structures	Research	Tutorial Software Exam Questions
Conductors, semiconductors, insulators	Research	Tutorial Software Applied Homework Exam Questions
Quantum polarization (applying an external electric field to atomic lattices)	Research	Tutorial Software

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