Experiences with a Modern Course in Quantum Physics

Hilary Clark

Charles A. Sawicki

Recent discussions in TPT have considered the pros and cons of an early introduction of students to modern physics.1–4 In this regard, appropriate experiments with classical waves can help students understand some important but counterintuitive aspects of modern physics. I recently taught a summer course that introduced high school seniors who had graduated with some background in physics and algebra to aspects of quantum physics and relativity. In this paper I'll describe a simple experiment I used to introduce these students to uncertainty principles in quantum physics.

Laura Gatti, Rafael Sotelo

This paper presents the experience of a Quantum Computer course addressed for the first time for undergraduate engineering students. Students’ levels varied from year two to five of their careers and had previous knowledge on Calculus, Linear Algebra and Programming, but not on Quantum Mechanics or on Modern Physics. The main objective of the course was that students acquire programming skills in Quantum Computing, so it had a practical approach. Instead of beginning by introducing the physical phenomenology under the field, the course started directly with presenting the logic of quantum computing from an abstract point of view. The language used was Q#. The curricula was based on the one available for the Microsoft Quantum Network.

Letty Koopman, Wolter H. Kaper, A.L. Ellermeijer +2 more

Carlos R. Stroud, Svetlana G. Lukishova

We will describe our strategy for combining lecture courses on quantum mechanics and modern physics with laboratory experiments. Funded by the NSF, four quantum optics and quantum information teaching experiments have been implemented.

Sebastian Slama