written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This interactive homework tutorial shows particles passing through a single slit of known width. The student is asked to use the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to find the answer. After submitting an answer, the student is provided with a Socratic-dialog "help" sequence designed to encourage critical thinking. In the dialog, a guided conceptual analysis precedes the mathematics. Immediate feedback is provided for both correct and incorrect responses.
This item is part of a larger collection of interactive problems developed by the Illinois Physics Education Research Group.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6480">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2002), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/12/uncertain1).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2002), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/12/uncertain1>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/12/uncertain1
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/12/uncertain1 (accessed 7 December 2024).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2002. 16 June 2006. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/12/uncertain1>.
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This is a link to the full collection of interactive homework problems by the same author. Complete problem sets are available for both algebra-based and calculus-based courses in introductory physics.