As we celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, join us for an exciting session during which we will discuss quantum ideas that can be incorporated into an introductory physics class. These include: How do we measure single quanta? What does indeterminism and superposition mean? What is entanglement? How does wave-particle duality work?

We will discuss a few different learning goals that can be covered in a single week, to a few weeks of time. All of the ideas can be discussed with just high school algebra and trigonometry, for most topics, or the first semester of calculus, for the more mathematical topics. The approach presented is aligned well with the modern way we view quantum mechanics and which can be used as an alternative for how to introduce quantum mechanics in a Modern Physics class.

This session will be virtual and is offered free of charge.