ERIC Number: EJ1052003
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-1309-7202
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A Didactic Proposed for Teaching the Concepts of Electrons and Light in Secondary School Using Feynman's Path Sum Method
Fanaro, Maria de los Angeles; Arlego, Marcelo; Otero, Maria Rita
European Journal of Physics Education, v3 n2 p1-11 2012
This work comprises an investigation about basic Quantum Mechanics (QM) teaching in the high school. The organization of the concepts does not follow a historical line. The Path Integrals method of Feynman has been adopted as a Reference Conceptual Structure that is an alternative to the canonical formalism. We have designed a didactic sequence for teaching the basic ideas of Quantum Mechanics according to our theoretical frame (Otero, 2006), eluding the mathematical formalism and using simulation software. In the first part of this work we show our proposal for teach the quantum character of the electrons. At the end, we present the outlines of an approach the quantum character of the light with students of the secondary school, where also we use Feynman's technique as the most universal explanation of the light.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, High Schools, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Molecular Structure, Light, Foreign Countries, Scientific Concepts
Erciyes University. Melikgazi, Kayseri, 38039 Turkey. Tel: +90-352-207-6666; Web site: http://ejpe.erciyes.edu.tr/index.php/EJPE
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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