TED-Ed
TED-ED: Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel
One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Schrodinger's cat: A thought experiment in quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, posed this famous question: If you put a cat in a sealed box with a device that has a 50% chance of killing the cat in the next hour, what will be the state...
Curated Video
Quantum Mechanics Explained in the Simplest Way Possible
This video explains Quantum Mechanics intuitively. Classical mechanics failed to describe how an electron could orbit an atom. An accelerating charge always creates electromagnetic radiation. This means it would constantly lose energy...
Curated Video
WHAT IS FREQUENCY OF WAVE
Frequency is the measurement of the total number of complete cycles or oscillations that a wave goes through in one second, and it is expressed in hertz (Hz). Frequency is a fundamental attribute that dictates the rate at which a wave...
MinutePhysics
What Is the Uncertainty Principle?
Are you unsure about the uncertainty principle? Using drawings and verbal explanations, this video explains why we cannot know everything about a particle. This is an ideal one-minute addition to your presentation on wave behavior.
MinutePhysics
The Wave/Particle Duality - Part 2
By imagining an electron as a particle of dust in a raindrop, the narrator helps viewers to understand wave-particle duality. Drawings and narration liken it to a particle being guided by a wave. The challenge, however, it to determine...
Curated OER
Waves
The nature of waves is revealed through a tank of water and computer animations. Your physics learners will be illuminated by viewing this explanatory video.