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Direct linkBarnes, Marianne B.; Garner, James; Reid, David – Science & Education, 2004
In this article we use the pendulum as the vehicle for discussing the transition from classical to quantum physics. Since student knowledge of the classical pendulum can be generalized to all harmonic oscillators, we propose that a quantum analysis of the pendulum can lead students into the unanticipated consequences of quantum phenomena at the…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Quantum Mechanics, Mechanics (Physics), Science Instruction
