Introduction to the Practical Quantum Mechanics Project

The Physics Education Research Group (UMd PERG)

Overview

Motivation

PP Presentation

What do we need to do to reach a broader audience?

PP Presentation

The PER Frame

The PER Frame

The PER Frame

Intrinsic difficulties

PP Presentation

The Practical QM Project:

Collaborations

Strategies for developing

Strategies for developing

Materials to be developed

Some Preliminary Research Results: Classical prerequisites

Classical pre-requisites

Specific Observations

Classical PE Tutorial

Examination Results

MCMR

Student difficulties with energy diagrams

Interview protocol

Observations

Some students had difficulty

Context 2

Student difficulties with simple probability

Independent events

The gambler’s fallacy

Student expectations difficulties

Changing the conditions: Exam Question

Responses

Some instructional responses

Shape of the Wave Function Tutorial

Exam Problem

Results

Conclusion

Learn More Quantum!

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