Teaching Quantum Science

A Review of the Two-Slit Experiment for Light and Electrons

A discussion of the interference of light and electrons when they pass through two closely spaced slits. Includes some interactive animations.

Schrödinger's Cat

Is Schrödinger's Cat dead, alive or somewhere in between? This paradox was proposed by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. Recently an experiment has shed new light on the puzzle. The physicists used a single atom instead of a cat.

Schrödinger Wave Equation Simulation

Very nice page on the time-dependent Schrödinger Equation and its solution using numerical methods. Although slow, the page also includes animated simulations of the interaction of wave packets with different potentials. Animations require Java-capable browser.

Hydrogen Atom Simulation

3D programs for stationary states of hydrogen and 3D videos and programs for the transition of hydrogen.

Quantum Mechanics Films

A wave packet moving in one dimension, scattering from different potentials. Requires QuickTime video.

Time development of quantum mechanical systems

Graphical solutions to the two-dimensional Schroedinger Equation.

Quantum Mechanics in Physical Chemistry

Series of slides from a presentation.

Some Basic Ideas about Quantum Mechanics

Excerpts on Quantum Mechanics from the Ph.D. thesis of Stephen John Jenkins at the University of Exeter.