Rainer Müller
Teaching quantum mechanics on an introductory level
We present a new research-based course on quantum mechanics in which the conceptual issues of quantum mechanics are taught at an introductory level. In the context of virtual laboratories, the students discover from the very beginning how quantum phenomena deviate from our classical everyday experience. The results of the evaluation of the course show that most of the students acquired appropriate quantum mechanical conceptions, and that many of the common misconceptions encountered in traditional instruction have been avoided.
Students' conceptions of quantum physics
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Vorstellungen von Lehramtsstudenten zu begrifflichen Fragen der Quantenmechanik
Folgender Ausschnitt des Beitrags soll einen Ueberblick geben: "Wie stellen sich Lehramtsstudentinnen und -studenten Atome vor? Ist fuer sie ein Elektron in einem Atom permanent lokalisiert? Was bedeutet die Heisenbergsche Unbestimmtheitsrelation?