Introduction to Stern-Gerlach Simulation

Highlights of the activity

1. This small group activity is designed to introduce junior level undergraduate students to the Stern-Gerlach Simulations and to the idea of measuring probabilities.
2. Students work in small groups to measure the spin projection $S_z$ along the z-axis, the probabilities of an atom in the spin up or down states, and the probabilities of
3. The whole class wrap-up discussion emphasizes …

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