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Correcting the representations used in teaching fundamentals of Quantum spin to undergraduate and graduate students
Author(s) -
Cherkaoui Mustapha,
Mourid El Hassane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.26755
Subject(s) - comprehension , spin (aerodynamics) , representation (politics) , mathematics education , graduate students , theoretical physics , computer science , quantum mechanics , physics , psychology , pedagogy , politics , political science , law , thermodynamics , programming language
Among a high number of concepts taught in physical sciences, some of them are not formulated correctly in an adequate way, which allows that their comprehension by students can be ambiguous and lead to a false representation. The concept of spin in general and that of electronic spin are part of this topic. For this reason, the main aim of this paper is to clarify from students' life the effect of teaching the spin concept in its fuzzy way; this is included in the didactics of science in teaching quantum mechanics. Then, we will suggest how to behave vigilantly when we are responsible for teaching such concepts.