AHL Topic e.2

Quantum Physics

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LEsson 1

We will start off Topic E.2 with a discussion of a very useful phenomenon: the photoelectric effect.

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Topic 12.1 - Lesson 1 - Photoelectric Effect

Lesson 2

Thanks to the excellent algebra skills of Louis de Broglie, we learn that not only does electromagnetic radiation behaves as both a particle and a wave, but...so does everything else!

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Topic 12.1 - Lesson 2 - The wave nature of matter

Lesson 3

Prepare for the ALGEBRA. In today's lesson we will derive the equation for Compton scattering.

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Topic E.2 - Compton Effect

TOK linKs

How does the probabilistic nature of quantum physics challenge our traditional understanding of determinism, and what implications does this have for our concepts of knowledge and reality?

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