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| Approvals Pending: | College/Dean > Provost > Catalog | |
| Effective Status: | Active | |
| Effective Term: | 1179 - Fall 2017 | |
| Course: | PHYS 1903 | |
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Institution: Campus: |
UMNTC - Twin Cities/Rochester
UMNTC - Twin Cities |
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| Career: | UGRD | |
| College: | TIOT - College of Science and Engineering | |
| Department: | 11140 - Physics & Astronomy, Sch of | |
| General | ||
| Course Title Short: | Quantum Mechanics | |
| Course Title Long: | Quantum Mechanics for Everyone | |
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Max-Min Credits for Course: |
2.0 to 2.0 credit(s) | |
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Catalog Description: |
One of the greatest intellectual accomplishments of the Twentieth Century was the development of Quantum Mechanics, a field of physics which describes the counter-intuitive behavior of molecules, atoms, light and subatomic particles. Can you pass through a solid wall without disturbing yourself or the wall? An electron can and does repeatedly in many common semiconductor devices. Without an understanding of quantum mechanics, neither the transistor nor the laser could have been invented. A significant fraction of the entire economy is based on technological developments that derive directly from quantum mechanics. This class will examine, with a bare minimum of mathematics, the conceptual foundations of the strange world of the quantum as well as its connection with devices and systems that we take for granted in our everyday lives. Prereq: Freshman |
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| Print in Catalog?: | Yes | |
| Grading Basis: | A-F only | |
| Topics Course: | No | |
| Honors Course: | No | |
| Online Course: | No | |
| Freshman Seminar: | Yes | |
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Is any portion of this course taught outside of the United States?: |
No | |
| Community Engaged Learning (CEL) : | None | |
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Instructor Contact Hours: |
2.0 hours per week | |
| Course Typically Offered: | Periodic Fall | |
| Component 1 : |
LEC (no final exam) |
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Auto-Enroll Course: |
No | |
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Graded Component: |
LEC | |
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Academic Progress Units: |
Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s) |
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Financial Aid Progress Units: |
Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s) |
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Repetition of Course: |
Repetition not allowed. | |
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Course Prerequisites for Catalog: |
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Course Equivalency: |
No course equivalencies | |
| Cross-listings: | No cross-listings | |
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Add Consent Requirement: |
No required consent | |
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Drop Consent Requirement: |
No required consent | |
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Enforced Prerequisites: (course-based or non-course-based) |
001475 - Freshman and FRFY for Freshman Seminar Courses | |
| Editor Comments: |
Professor Allen Goldman School of Physics and Astronomy Days Offered: TBD Times Offered: TBD East Bank Allen Goldman served as the Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy from 1996-2009. His research is in the area of experimental condensed matter physics. The specific work on superconductivity involves the application of quantum mechanics to macroscopic systems. |
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| Student Learning Outcomes | ||
| Student Learning Outcomes: |
* Student in the course:
- Can communicate effectively
Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. This course is largely discussion based and also requires two oral presentations during the term. The instructor will guide and supplement additional information into the course discussions and guide students on the development of their presentations. How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Grades for the class will be based on effective, active participation in course discussions and the quality of the two oral presentations. |
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| Liberal Education | ||
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Requirement this course fulfills: |
None | |
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Other requirement this course fulfills: |
None | |
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Criteria for Core Courses: |
Describe how the course meets the specific bullet points for the proposed core
requirement. Give concrete and detailed examples for the course syllabus, detailed
outline, laboratory material, student projects, or other instructional materials or method.
Core courses must meet the following requirements:
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Criteria for Theme Courses: |
Describe how the course meets the specific bullet points for the proposed theme
requirement. Give concrete and detailed examples for the course syllabus, detailed outline,
laboratory material, student projects, or other instructional materials or methods. Theme courses have the common goal of cultivating in students a number of habits of mind:
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LE Recertification-Reflection Statement: (for LE courses being re-certified only) |
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| Statement of Certification: |
This course is certified for a Core,
effective
as of
This course is certified for a Theme, effective as of |
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| Writing Intensive | ||
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Propose this course as Writing Intensive curriculum: |
No | |
| Question 1 (see CWB Requirement 1): |
How do writing assignments and writing instruction further the learning objectives
of this course and how is writing integrated into the course? Note that the syllabus must
reflect the critical role that writing plays in the course. <no text provided> |
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| Question 2 (see CWB Requirement 2): |
What types of writing (e.g., research papers, problem sets, presentations,
technical documents, lab reports, essays, journaling etc.) will be assigned? Explain
how these assignments meet the requirement that writing be a significant part of the
course work, including details about multi-authored assignments, if any. Include the
required length for each writing assignment and demonstrate how the 2,500 minimum word
count (or its equivalent) for finished writing will be met. <no text provided> |
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| Question 3 (see CWB Requirement 3): |
How will students' final course grade depend on their writing performance?
What percentage of the course grade will depend on the quality and level of the student's writing
compared to the percentage of the grade that depends on the course content? Note that this information
must also be on the syllabus. <no text provided> |
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| Question 4 (see CWB Requirement 4): |
Indicate which assignment(s) students will be required to revise and resubmit after
feedback from the instructor. Indicate who will be providing the feedback. Include an example of the
assignment instructions you are likely to use for this assignment or assignments. <no text provided> |
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| Question 5 (see CWB Requirement 5): |
What types of writing instruction will be experienced by students? How much class
time will be devoted to explicit writing instruction and at what points in the semester? What types of
writing support and resources will be provided to students? <no text provided> |
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| Question 6 (see CWB Requirement 6): |
If teaching assistants will participate in writing assessment and writing instruction,
explain how will they be trained (e.g. in how to review, grade and respond to student writing) and how will
they be supervised. If the course is taught in multiple sections with multiple faculty (e.g. a capstone
directed studies course), explain how every faculty mentor will ensure that their students will receive
a writing intensive experience. <no text provided> |
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| Statement of Certification: | This course is certified as Writing Internsive effective as of | |
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| Course Syllabus | ||
| Course Syllabus: |
For new courses and courses in which changes in content and/or description and/or credits are proposed, please provide a syllabus that includes the following information: course goals and description; format; structure of the course (proposed number of instructor contact hours per week, student workload effort per week, etc.); topics to be covered; scope and nature of assigned readings (text, authors, frequency, amount per week); required course assignments; nature of any student projects; and how students will be evaluated. Please limit text to about 12 pages. Text copied and pasted from other sources will not retain formatting and special characters might not copy properly. The University "Syllabi Policy" can be found here Any syllabus older than two years should be replaced with a current version when making ECAS updates. Physics 1903.001 Fall 2017 Course Title: ?Quantum Mechanics for Everyone? Credits: Two credits, Two hours lecture per week, A-F only Instructor: Regents Professor Allen Goldman Office: Room 226 PAN Phone: (612) 624-6062 Email: goldman@physics.umn.edu Place: PAN 210 Time: 9:05 AM Website: https://www.physics.umn.edu/classes/phys/2016/fall/Phys%201905.001/index.html You can navigate to the website by going to the Physics site (www.physics.umn.edu), clicking on classes on the left hand column, and selecting Physics 1905.001. For full access to the materials you will need your university user name and password. Office Hours: By appointment with specific times to be set after the first meeting to accommodate to student schedules. Approach: This freshman seminar will present the essential ideas of quantum mechanics without any mathematics beyond very elementary algebra. This will be done through readings, discussions, lectures and demonstrations. Work Required: There will be no examinations. There will be assigned readings and discussions. The readings will be from the text, reserved books, duplicated materials, and web sites. Students will be required to make two oral presentations during the semester. This is not a writing intensive course. Grades in the course will equally weight class participation, and the presentations. In the first part of the course, students will read the text, which will be discussed in class and augmented by the instructor. Lists of potential topics for the presentations will be posted on the class web site. One class period will involve a representative of the library, who will introduce students to the resources available in the library that can be used in the preparation of your presentations. His or her presentation will be of value to all work involving library research. This is scheduled for the second meeting of the class on September 13. For special topics, such as Cosmology or Gravitational Waves, there may be guest lectures by experts in the field. Communication Mode: Course materials will be posted on the class website. For most postings you will need to use your university username and password. Email will be used for notifications and other communications. 2 Required Text: ?The New Quantum Universe,? Tony Hey and Patrick Walters, Cambridge University Press (2003). Also available in the library as an ebook at the website: https://www.lib.umn.edu/course/PHYS/1905#001 Supplementary Text: ?The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics,? Cambridge Universty Press (2000). Other Books, which, if possible, will be on reserve: David Prutchi and Shanni R. Prutchi, ?exploring Quantum Physics through Hands-on Projects,? (John Wiley and Sons, 2012) ?The New Physics for the Twenty First Century,? edited by Gordon Fraser, (Cambridge University Press, 2006) J. M. Jauch, ?Are Quanta Real?? (Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 1973) Heinz Pagels, ?The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics as the Language of Nature,? (Simon and Schuster, New York 1982) John R. Gribbin, ?In Search of Schrodinger?s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality,? (Bantam, New York, 1984) John R. Gribbin, ?Schrodinger?s Kittens and the Search for Reality: Solving the Quantum Mysteries,? (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1995). J. C. Polkinghorn, ?The Quantum World,? (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1984). Alastair Rae, ?Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality?? (Cambridge, University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1986). Mark P. Silverman, ?And Yet It Moves: Strange Systems and Subtle Questions in Physics,? (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1993). B. S. Chandrasekkhar, ?Why Things Are the Way They Are,? (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1998). Translational College of LEX, ?What is Quantum Mechanics? A Physics Adventure,? (Language Research Foundation, Boston, 1996). Paul Davies, ?The New Physics,? (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1989). 3 Daniel F. Styer, ?The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics,? (Cambridge University Press (2000)). Kenneth W. Ford, ?The Quantum World,? (Harvard University Press (2004)). Giorgio Careri, ?Order and Disorder in Matter,? (The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. (1984)). J. P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate, ?Introducing Quantum Theory,? (Totem Books USA (1996)). Jim Al_Khalili, ?Quantum, A Guide for the Perplexed,? (Weidenfeld and Nicolsen, UK (2003)). Rudolf Huebener, ?Electrons in Action,? (Wiley VCH (2005)). Sam Treiman, ?The Odd Quantum,? (Princeton University Press (1999)). Magazines There are a number of popular magazines, which often contain useful information. These include among others: Scientific American, Physics Today, Nature News, Science News, Seed, Discover, and American Scientist. They can be accessed through the library web site. Tentative Topics Based on the Text 1. Introduction: The ubiquity of quantum mechanics in everyday life 2. Waves vs. particles 3. Heisenberg uncertainty 4. Matter waves 5. Atoms and nuclei 6. Quantum tunneling 7. The Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Elements 8. Quantum Coherence 9. Quantum Engineering 10. Quantum Jumps 11. Elementary particles 12. Cosmology University Policies ? Student conduct code http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html ? Scholastic Dishonesty 4 See student conduct code ? Disability Accommodations http://ds.umn.edu/student-services.html ? Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/CLASSROOMPED.html ? Appropriate Student Use of Class Notes and Course Materials http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/CLASSNOTESSTUDENTS.html ? Grading and Transcripts http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Education/Education/GRADINGTRANSCRIPTS.html ? Sexual Harassment http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/humanresources/SexHarassment.html ? Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/administrative/Equity_Diversity_EO_AA.html ? 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Name of Department Chair Approver: |
Ron Poling | |
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Strategic Objectives - Curricular Objectives: |
How does adding this course improve the overall curricular objectives ofthe unit? Existing FS course - being assigned new course number per OUE directive |
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Strategic Objectives - Core Curriculum: |
Does the unit consider this course to be part of its core curriculum? no |
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Strategic Objectives - Consultation with Other Units: |
Before submitting a new course proposal in ECAS, circulate the proposed syllabus to department chairs in relevant units and copy affiliated associate dean(s). Consultation prevents course overlap and informs other departments of new course offerings. If you determine that consultation with units in external college(s) is unnecessary, include a description of the steps taken to reach that conclusion (e.g., catalog key word search, conversation with collegiate curriculum committee, knowledge of current curriculum in related units, etc.). Include documentation of all consultation here, to be referenced during CCC review. If email correspondence is too long to fit in the space provided, paraphrase it here and send the full transcript to the CCC staff person. Please also send a Word or PDF version of the proposed syllabus to the CCC staff person.
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