G. Corsiglia, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox, PERC 2022 Proceedings, 118-123.
Changing basis is a common task when solving quantum mechanical problems. As part of a research project investigating student understanding of basis and change of basis in quantum…
S. DeVore and C. Singh, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 16 (1), 010126 (2020).
This article describes the development and in-class evaluation of a quantum interactive learning tutorial (QuILT) on quantum key distribution, a context which involves an exciting…
T. Wan, P. Emigh, and P. Shaffer, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 15 (2), 020139 (2019).
In quantum mechanics, probability amplitudes are complex numbers and the relative phases between the terms in superposition states have measurable effects. This article describes an…
G. Corsiglia, T. Garcia, B. Schermerhorn, G. Passante, H. Sadaghiani, and S. Pollock, PERC 2020 Proceedings, 92-97.
We investigate student comfort with the material in an upper-division spins-first quantum mechanics course. Prelecture surveys probing students’ comfort were administered weekly, in…