A new multimedia resource for teaching quantum mechanics concepts

Kohnle, Antje; Cassettari, Donatella; Edwards, Tom J.; Ferguson, Callum; Gillies, Alastair D.; Hooley, Christopher A.; Korolkova, Natalia; Llama, Joseph; Sinclair, Bruce D.

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American Journal of Physics -- February 2012 -- Volume 80, Issue 2, pp. 148

A new multimedia resource for teaching quantum mechanics concepts

Antje Kohnle, Donatella Cassettari, Tom J. Edwards, Callum Ferguson, Alastair D. Gillies, Christopher A. Hooley, Natalia Korolkova, Joseph Llama, and Bruce D. Sinclair

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, United Kingdom

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We describe a collection of interactive animations and visualizations for teaching quantum mechanics. The animations can be used at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum. Each animation includes a step-by-step exploration that explains the key points. The animations and instructor resources are freely available. By using a diagnostic survey, we report substantial learning gains for students who have worked with the animations.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the UK Higher Education Academy, which funded this project as a Physical Sciences Subject Centre Development Project 2009/10 and 2011/12, and the support through the University of St. Andrews Fund for Initiatives in Learning, Teaching, and Assessment. They thank Aleksejs Fomins, David Canning, and Liam Atkinson, outstanding summer students who created many of the animations. They are grateful to Dr. Judy Hardy for organizing the observation sessions at the University of Edinburgh. They thank the anonymous referees for their helpful comments. Instructors can email the corresponding author for a password to access the instructor resources.

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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE ANIMATIONS
STUDENT OBSERVATION SESSIONS
DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY RESULTS
DISCUSSION

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computer aided instruction, computer animation, educational courses, further education, multimedia systems, quantum theory, teaching

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01.50.ht

Instructional computer use
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Quantum mechanics

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Received Jul 2011
Accepted Oct 2011

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0002-9505 (print)

1943-2909 (online)

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American Association of Physics Teachers

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A new multimedia resource for teaching quantum mechanics concepts