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Calculating Expectation Values - A Journey through Modern Physics

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Overview

Explore the concept of calculating expectation values in quantum mechanics through this 22-minute video from the "A Journey through Modern Physics" series. Delve into how wave functions describe the average location of particles, a key aspect of early 20th-century physics discoveries. Learn through computational modeling, with examples and numerical integration techniques. Access accompanying code and resources to enhance your understanding of this fundamental quantum mechanical principle. Gain insights into the dramatic shift in physics understanding that occurred in the early 1900s, supported by the University of North Florida Department of Physics.

Syllabus

Introduction
Example
Function
Expectation Values
Numerical Integration

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