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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.
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Optics
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= Diffraction Through One Slit
Quantum Physics
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De Broglie wavelength, Heisenberg Uncertainty
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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).
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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>.
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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
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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).
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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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@misc{ Author = "Gary Gladding", Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Uncertainty Principle I}, Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {7 December 2024}, Month = {June 16, 2006}, Year = {2002} }
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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.

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