Waves of Matter

Students explore qualitatively the wave behavior of matter with visualization activities. They examine applications of quantum physics to devices ranging from the electron microscope to the Star Trek Transporter. Prerequisite: A knowledge of wave motion.

01 Exploring Light from Gases
02 Understanding the Spectra Emitted by Gas Lamp
03 Light and Waves
04 Matter Waves
05 Interpreting Wave Functions
06 Creating Wave Functions
07 More Steps for Sketching Wave Functions
08 Wave Functions Electrons in Atoms
09 Energies in Atoms
10 Wave Functions of Lonely Electrons
11 Moving Lonely Electrons
12 It Was Probably Heisenberg
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