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Understanding the Photoelectric Effect
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Title | Understanding the Photoelectric Effect |
Description | This is a homework activity designed to help students understand how the photoelectric effect experiment works and why a photon model of light is necessary to explain the results. It was developed to be used in a sophomore level modern physics class, after lecture instruction on the photoelectric effect. For more details about the course, please see: http://per.colorado.edu/modern. This activity was used in a course where questions were constrained to being multiple choice or numeric for computer grading, so it is not as inquiry based. |
Subject | Physics |
Level | Undergrad - Advanced, Undergrad - Intro |
Type | Homework |
Answers Included | No |
Language | English |
Keywords | Quantum Mechanics, current, field, phet activity, photon, quantum |
Simulation(s) | Photoelectric Effect |
Author(s) | Sam McKagan, Kathy Perkins, and Carl Wieman |
Contact Email | sam.mckagan@gmail.com |
School / Organization | University of Colorado |
Date submitted | 7/23/06 |
Date updated | 4/20/10 |