Left: Electrons going through a dual slit result in an interference pattern ? How can electrons interfere with themselves if they behave like particles ?
Your Physics 101/102 intuition will not work with modern physics (That's why you'll have problems if you don't come to class!). I have used the following ***very highly recommended*** youtube videos to aid visualization and past students have said they have helped tremendously. So WATCH THEM !

Dr. Quantum and The Double-Slit Experiment (animated)

Quantum Mechanics: How Niels Bohr cancelled his Honeymoon to devise his Atomic Theory

The Uncertainty Principle and Light"

Emission Spectrum of Hydrogen

Uncertain Principles Part I Part II Part III

The Relativity of Spontaneity

Richard Feynmann: Wave-Particle Duality Richard Feynmann is a Physics Nobel laureate, prankster, gifted teacher and was the key figure in the Shuttle Challenger commission who showed how frozeon O-rings helped lead to its failure. He wrote the bestseller Surely Youre Joking, Mr.Feynmann! and the legendary Feynmann Lectures in Physics series

Richard Feynmann: The Inconceivable Nature of Nature

IMPORTANT:
For this week: READ Chap 39/40 Recitation Problems: CH-39 24, 38, 48, 35, 70 Homework 9 is posted. Note the due date is Nov. 30 Monday 12 pm. Homework 8 is due ***Nov 23 Monday 12 pm.***

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Course Instructor: Dr. Roberto Ramos
Email: rcr32 at drexel.edu Office: Disque 624

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