Physlet Quantum Physics: An Interactive Introduction

Mario Belloni, Davidson College

Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College

Anne Cox, Eckerd College

Title Physlet Quantum Physics: An Interactive Introduction

Edition 1st

ISBN 9780131019706

ISBN 10 0131019708

Published 26/07/2005

Published by Pearson Higher Ed USA

Pages 224

Format Book With CD

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Description

Physlet® Quantum Physics contains a collection of over 200 ready-to-run interactive exercises. These “media-focused” critical thinking and problem-solving exercises are based on carefully designed computer simulations generated in awardwinning Java applets. Physlet® Quantum Physics is based on current educational, experimental, and theoretical research, and gives students an interactive visual representation of the often difficult-to-visualize physical phenomena in quantum physics.

Preface (with Browser Tests and System Requirements)

Chapter 1: Introduction to Physlets

Part 1: Special Relativity
Chapter 2: Space and Time in Special Relativity
Chapter 3: Relativistic Mechanics

Part 2: The Need for a Quantum Theory
Chapter 4: From Blackbody to Bohr
Chapter 5: Wave-Particle Duality

Part 3: Quantum Theory
Chapter 6: Classical and Quantum-mechanical Probability
Chapter 7: The Schrödinger Equation
Chapter 8: The Free Particle
Chapter 9: Scattering in One Dimension
Chapter 10: The Infinite Square Well
Chapter 11: Finite Square Wells and Other Piecewise-constant Wells
Chapter 12: Harmonic Oscillators and Other Spatially-varying Wells
Chapter 13: Multi-dimensional Wells

Part 4: Applications
Chapter 14: Atomic, Molecular, and Nuclear Physics
Chapter 15: Statistical Mechanics

Features & benefits

Illustrations-Designed to demonstrate physical concepts.
- Requires students to interact with the Physlet, provides examples of quantum mechanics application, and introduces a particular concept or analytical tool.

Explorations-Tutorial in nature.
- Provides students with hints or problem-solving strategies in working problems or understanding concepts.

Problems-Interactive versions of the kind of exercises typically assigned for homework.
- Challenges students to demonstrate their understanding without as much guidance as is given in the Explorations.

Introductory chapter.
- Guides instructors and students through a tutorial of the basic functionalities of Physlets, and prepares them to complete the exercises in subsequent chapters.