Digital Learning Material for Teaching Introductory Quantum Physics
UNIFEI · 2018- Type
- Undergraduate capstone project / Physics education project
- Institution
- Federal University of Itajubá — UNIFEI
- Audience
- High school students
As my undergraduate capstone project, I developed a digital instructional resource designed to introduce high school students to concepts in modern physics and quantum mechanics. The project aimed to make abstract ideas more accessible through conceptual explanations, historical and scientific context, videos, images, interactive simulations, and formative questionnaires.
The material covers topics such as blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, the double-slit experiment, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, the wave function, Schrödinger’s equation, technological applications of quantum physics, and an introduction to quantum computing.
This project represents an early foundation for my current research interests in physics education research, particularly the development of interactive tutorials, formative assessment strategies, and curriculum redesign to address conceptual difficulties in introductory quantum mechanics and quantum information science.
- Modern physics
- Introductory quantum mechanics
- Blackbody radiation
- Photoelectric effect
- Double-slit experiment
- Wave-particle duality
- Uncertainty principle
- Wave function
- Schrödinger equation
- Quantum computing
- Scientific literacy
- Critical analysis of pseudoscientific uses of the term “quantum”
- Historical-conceptual sequence
- Accessible conceptual explanations
- Multiple representations
- Videos, images, and multimedia resources
- Digital simulations
- Formative questionnaires
- Connections between quantum physics, technology, and society