INVESTIGADORES
OTERO Maria Rita
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
The students´ interpretation of quantum mechanics concepts from the Feynman´s Sum of All Paths applied to light
Autor/es:
FANARO, M. A.; ELGUE, M.; OTERO, M. R.; ARLEGO, M.
Lugar:
San pablo
Reunión:
Conferencia; 2nd. World Conference on Physics Education; 2016
Institución organizadora:
Universidad de San Pablo
Resumen:
In this work we analyze part of the implementation of a didactic sequence [1;2;3] to teach different aspects of light in a unified non traditional framework. The goal was to propose the quantum theory of light as a universal framework to describe different phenomena observed. The sequence was carried out in four courses of two secondary schools, with N=83 students aged 15-16, during 23 school hours approximately. The syllabus corresponding to this age group (second to last) in high school advocates the teaching of light phenomena. The Feynman approach was used in undergraduate courses for non-specialists (Taylor et al., 1998; Styer, 2000), in teacher training (Cuppari et al., 1997). Furthermore, in the Advancing Physics AS (2000) project of an A-level physics course for the British high school system the quantum physics chapter is treated using the sum over paths approach. However, there are still no results about the viability of introducing this alternative way of quantum mechanics teaching in high school.