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Introductory Quantum Physics Courses using a LabVIEW multimedia module

Pedro Fernández De CórdobaIsmael OrquinJuan A. MonsoriuJavier F. UrcheguiaMiguel ÁNgel García-march

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General Computer ScienceMultimediaComputer scienceNumerical analysisGeneral EngineeringFinite difference methodPhysics - Physics EducationFOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::Physics Educationcomputer.software_genreEducationSchrödinger equationSolution of Schrödinger equation for a step potentialsymbols.namesakePhysics Education (physics.ed-ph)Quantum mechanicssymbolscomputerHarmonic oscillator

description

We present the development of a LabVIEW multimedia module for introductory Quantum Physics courses and our experience in the use of this application as an educational tool in learning methodologies. The program solves the Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation for arbitrary potentials. We describe the numerical method used for solving this equation, as well as some mathematical tools employed to reduce the calculation time and to obtain more accurate results. As an illustration, we present the evolution of a wave packet for three different potentials: the repulsive barrier potential, the repulsive step potential, and the harmonic oscillator. This application has been successfully integrated in the learning strategies of the course Quantum Physics for Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

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2007-02-07
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0702061