Team 20
QM Links
1.) Excellent explanation of double slit experiment. Dr. Quantum animation
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=50333&title=Dr__Quantum_Dou
ble_Slit_Experiment
2.) Video of the atom song (not to be confused with the element song by Tom Lehrer sp?)
which summarizes the major figures of atomic theory in song and picture.
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=86254&title=Atomic_Theorists
3.) Copenhagen DVD
A play about the last conversations between Bohr (teacher) and Heisenberg (student)
narrated through the eyes of Bohr’s wife during WWII. This movie speculates about the
purpose of Heisenberg’s (who was in charge of the German atomic commission) visit to
his old mentor, who was a Jewish Dane that eventually worked on the Manhattan project.
The introduction to the video by the playwright is very good in giving a historical
perspective. The video itself explains some ideas of QM, particularly the uncertainty
principle. I love this video, but it is a lot for kids to take in (2 hours) but certain vignettes
are useful to show.
4.) Space between atoms explained by famous physicists. Short
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=50337&title=The_Space_Betwee
n_Atoms
5.) Schrodinger cat poem is a humorous retelling of Schrodinger’s famous thought
experiment about a poor unsuspecting cat and his quantum fate.
http://nothyself.com/blog/?p=13
To appreciate the poem, students may need some background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat
6.) Brian Greene’s book “The Elegant Universe” is now a NOVA and available for free.
It comes as 3 parts and each part has 8 vignettes which can be shown as stand alone
videos for a given topic. This video contains some helpful imagery for students in trying
to grasp the oddness sof the quantum world.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html
All of the following PhET sites require JAVA 1.5 or higher
7.) PhET - simulation of quantum tunneling.
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Quantum_Tunneling_and_Wave_Pac
kets
8.) PhET simulation of the photoelectric effect
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Quantum_Tunneling_and_Wave_Pac
kets
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9.) PhET – Quantum wave interference
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Quantum_Wave_Interference
10.) PhET – Lasers
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Lasers
11.) PhET - Discharge tubes
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Neon_Lights_and_Other_Discharge_
Lamps
12.) PhET - Models of hydrogen atom
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Models_of_the_Hydrogen_Atom
13.) PhET - Optical Tweezers and Applications
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Optical_Tweezers_and_Applications
14.) PhET – Radio waves and electromagnetic fields
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Radio_Waves_and_Electromagnetic_
Fields
15.) PhET - Wave on a string
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_on_a_String
16.) PhET – Double wells and covalent bonds
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Double_Wells_and_Covalent_Bonds
17.) PhET – Microwaves
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Microwaves
18.) PhET – Band Structure
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Band_Structure
19.) PhET – Color Vision
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Color_Vision
20.) PhET Quantum Bound States
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Quantum_Bound_States
21.) PhET – Wave Interference
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_Interference
22.) PhET - Blackbody Spectrum
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Blackbody_Spectrum
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23.) PhET – Rutherford Scattering
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Rutherford_Scattering
24.) PhET – The Photoelectric Effect
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Photoelectric_Effect
25.) Optical Quantum Control
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Optical_Quantum_Control
26.) PhET – Molecular Motors
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Molecular_Motors
27.) Molecular Workbench ( http://mw.concord.org/modeler1.3/mirror/index.html ) has
the following QM simulations under physics < quantum physics..
Right click and choose open hyperlink
Junction field-effect transistor
Scan tunneling microscopy
Quantum mirage
Quantum corrals
Low-energy electron diffraction
Quantum motion in a magnetic field
An electronic star coupler
Quantum harmonic oscillator
Quantum transitions
Electron-nucleus interaction
Quantum tunneling (1D)
Quantum tunneling (2D)
Quantum dissipation and radiationless transitions
Electron diffraction through a single-slit pane
Electron diffraction through a double-slit pane
A particle in a rectangular container
A particle in a circular container
A particle in an elliptical container
Under physics < waves is
Wave on a string
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28.)Paul Falstad applets: http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html
Hydrogen Atom Applet
Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen atom.
Molecular Orbitals Applet
Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen molecular ion.
1-D Quantum Mechanics Applet
Single-particle quantum mechanics states in one dimension.
1-D Quantum Crystal Applet
Periodic potentials in one dimension.
2-D Quantum Crystal Applet
Periodic potentials in two dimensions.
1-D Quantum Transitions Applet
Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in one dimension.
Atomic Dipole Transitions Applet
Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in atoms.
2-D Rectangular Square Well Applet
Rectangular square well (particle in a box) in two dimensions.
2-D Circular Square Well Applet
Circular square well in two dimensions.
2-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet
Harmonic oscillator in two dimensions.
Quantum Rigid Rotator Applet
Particle confined to the surface of a sphere.
3-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet
Harmonic oscillator in three dimensions.
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