Discussion
Today in the classroom:
First year chem is finishing their poster/mural project. We'll do atomic structure at the end of class and practice describing atoms tomorrow (protons, neutrons, isotopes, etc)
Second year is entering the weird world of electrons and empirical atomic structure. Today, we're talking wave-particle duality. I've got a laser and we'll look at interference patterns to prep for the emission spectra lab tomorrow.
@brianb It would be a good day to let your high school #chemistry (and #computerscience ) students see that "¡Las Moléculas son Bellas!" https://www.youtube.com/live/Wlp8sqUmQ18
@brianb we are atoms trying to explain ourselves. Nothing quite like that existential truth.
I found this blog post [1] from Matt Strassler very helpful because of the graphics and animations. I may also use this YouTube video [2] from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics as part of the discussion today.
1. https://profmattstrassler.com/2025/01/16/double-trouble-the-quantum-two-slit-experiment-1/
@brianb You shouldn't forget this Huygens Optics classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf-WMdVbsLo
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