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quant-ph2008★ 7 cited
How and why to think about scattering in terms of wave packets instead of plane waves
Travis Norsen, Joshua Lande, S. B. McKagan
We discuss "the plane wave approximation" to quantum mechanical scattering using simple one-dimensional examples. The central points of the paper are that (a) plane waves should be…
physics.ed-ph2008★ 35 cited
Graduate Quantum Mechanics Reform
L. D. Carr, S. B. McKagan
We address four main areas in which graduate quantum mechanics education can be improved: course content, textbook, teaching methods, and assessment tools. We report on a three yea…
physics.ed-ph2008★ 44 cited
A Deeper Look at Student Learning of Quantum Mechanics: the Case of Tunneling
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, C. E. Wieman
We report on a large-scale study of student learning of quantum tunneling in 4 traditional and 4 transformed modern physics courses. In the transformed courses, which were designed…