Harmonic oscillator wave functions and probability density plots using spreadsheets

dc.creator	Popat S. Tambade
dc.date	2011-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:23Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:23Z
dc.identifier	1870-9095
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/983eae21284e452abfc5ac563ab4052e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27550
dc.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.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Latin American Physics Education Network
dc.relation	http://www.lajpe.org/march11/LAJPE_489_Popat_Tambade_preprint_corr_f.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1870-9095
dc.source	Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 43-48 (2011)
dc.subject	Spreadsheets
dc.subject	Physics Education
dc.subject	Harmonic oscillator
dc.subject	Correspondance principle
dc.subject	Wave functions
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Harmonic oscillator wave functions and probability density plots using spreadsheets
dc.type	article