Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Quantum Basics of Electrons
Simulations that show the concepts of probability distribution and the behavior of electrons that will help students understanding of quantum mechanics. Students will learn about electrons movement when they are in an excited state. At...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Can Schrodinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics?
One great example of quantum physics' weirdness can be shown in the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment. Josh Samani walks us through this experiment in quantum entanglement. [5:24]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Schrodinger's Cat: A Thought Experiment in Quantum Mechanics
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Particles and Waves: The Central Mystery of Quantum Mechanics
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...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics
This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Bohr's Atom
An outstanding site that can best be described as student friendly. It describes the main differences between the classical and quantum models of the atom. Clear and well illustrated.
Other
Quantum Field Theories: Quantum Topology
This resource provides links to papers dealing with Quantum Field Theories and Quantum Topology. In addition there are links to several physics websites.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Quantum Physics: An Introduction
Interactive demonstration provides students with an introduction to Quantum Physics. They will also be introduced to wave/particle duality, Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle, superposition, Schrodinger's cat, and wavefunction.
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National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Qm Measurement Package
Learn how to make measurement of energy eigenstates and their superpositions in quantum mechanics. Tutorial and exercises are included.
Physics Central
American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.
Other
Cern Courier: International Journal of High Energy Physics
A monthly online publication featuring the latest news and current topics surrounding high energy physics.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Quantum Tunneling
A learning module with built-in interactive features where students can explore the fascinating topic of matter tunneling through a barrier. They will learn how electron waves can sometimes manage this, devices that use this concept, and...
Other
Netlib: 4.3 Quantum Chromodynamics
An online textbook containing an introduction to quantum chromodynamics (QCD). This is a proposed theory about what causes quarks and gluons to form hadrons. Article contains a description of lattice QCD, an approximation to QCD that is...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Quantum Dots and Colors
Students are introduced to the physical concept of the colors of rainbows as light energy in the form of waves with distinct wavelengths, but in a different manner than traditional kaleidoscopes. Looking at different quantum dot...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Electron Spin
An excellent overview of electron spin, what it means in non-mathematical terms and quantum mechanical terms.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Bec: What Is It?
This is an understandable tutorial which guides the viewer through the innovations which led up to the verification of Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) in 1995. Follow the "Next," link at the bottom of the page to explore the following...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Rotational Dynamics
Students learn about the Newtonian mechanics principle of conservation of angular momentum and the application in the quantum mechanical world.
Other
Institute for Microstructural Sciences: Quantum Physics
A description of the Quantum Physics Group located at the Institute for Microstructural Sciences in Canada. Gives an overview of their research areas.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Quantum Revolution
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the quantum revolution with special attention given to cathode rays and radioactivity.
Other
National Physical Laboratory: The History of Length Measurement
This resource provides historic information on length measurement in the United Kingdom. Click on the topics on the left toolbar of the article to find out more information.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Circular Well Model
This downloadable java simulation models the 2D energy eigenstates of a particle trapped in a very deep two-dimensional circular well.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Blackbody Radiation: Frequency
Simulation of the blackbody radiation curves of Planck demonstrating the effect of changing the frequency or the wavelength.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Companies: Origins of the Quantum Theory
An indexing page for Chapter 27 (Origins of the Quantum Theory) of the companion web site for McGraw Hill's Contemporary College Physics textbook. Includes several worthy pages with chapter notes, simple definitions, online computer...