A General Education Course in Intuitive Quantum Physics

物理(13)这个项目提高了学生在科学方面的概念和认识论知识，同时为缅因州大学普通教育课程的形成性评估开发了一个模板。一门直观量子物理的通识教育课程正在创建中，非理科学生通过简单的观察、基本的逻辑推理和图形分析来学习量子物理。正在对来自三门经过验证的课程的材料进行修改，以包括对认识论问题的明确讨论。这三门课程(部分是由NSF资助开发的)正在被改编以创建直观的量子物理课程，包括基于活动的波力学教程，新的应用量子物理模型课程，以及入门物理教程中的材料。通过这些经历，学生们开始意识到他们的想法，以及为什么他们会相信看似违反直觉的想法。课程结束时，学生对科学过程有更深入的理解，对自己的能力有信心，对看似困难和违反直觉的物理有更深的认识，对现代物理有更深的概念知识。该课程的结果正在大学、州和国家层面上共享。

Physics (13) This project improves student conceptual and epistemological knowledge in the sciences while developing a template for formative assessment in a general education course at the University of Maine. A general education course in Intuitive Quantum Physics is being created in which non-science students learn quantum physics through simple observations, basic logical reasoning, and graphical analysis. Materials from three proven curricula are being adapted to include explicit discussions of epistemological issues. The three curricula (developed in part with NSF funding) that are being adapted to create the Intuitive Quantum Physics course include Activity-Based Tutorials in wave mechanics, New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics, and materials from Tutorials in Introductory Physics. Through these experiences, students become aware of their thinking and why they can believe seemingly counter-intuitive ideas. Students leave the course with deeper understanding of the process of science, confidence in their capacity for seemingly difficult and counter-intuitive physics, and deeper conceptual knowledge of modern physics. Results from the course are being shared at the university, state, and national levels.