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dc.contributor.authorKaur, T.
dc.contributor.authorBlair, D.
dc.contributor.authorMoschilla, J.
dc.contributor.authorZadnik, Marjan
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-24T05:26:31Z
dc.date.available2017-11-24T05:26:31Z
dc.date.created2017-11-24T04:48:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationKaur, T. and Blair, D. and Moschilla, J. and Zadnik, M. 2017. Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 2, models and analogies for quantum physics. Physics Education. 52 (6).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58565
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/1361-6552/aa83e1
dc.description.abstract

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. The Einstein-First project approaches the teaching of Einsteinian physics through the use of physical models and analogies. This paper presents an approach to the teaching of quantum physics which begins by emphasising the particle-nature of light through the use of toy projectiles to represent photons. This allows key concepts including the spacing between photons, and photon momentum to be introduced. This in-turn allows an intuitive understanding of the uncertainty principle. We present optical interference in the context of individual photons, using actual videos showing the development of images one at a time. This enables simple laser interference experiments to be interpreted through the statistical arrival of photons. The wave aspects of quantum phenomenon are interpreted in terms of the wavelike nature of the arrival probabilities.

dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing
dc.titleTeaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 2, models and analogies for quantum physics
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume52
dcterms.source.number6
dcterms.source.issn0031-9120
dcterms.source.titlePhysics Education
curtin.departmentSchool of Science
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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