Popat S. Tambade
Description:
Students who are studying quantum physics often find the graphing of wave functions and probability density curves difficult and time consuming. The common spreadsheet of Microsoft ExcelTM is an excellent tool for the teaching of physics. It makes it easy to construct illustrative examples, to manipulate variables, and to plot results in graphical form. In this article efforts have been made to generate spreadsheet for wave functions and probability density curves of quantum harmonic oscillator. A dynamic spreadsheet presentation can help students better appreciate how the graphs are produced from the relationship between the variables.