Visualizing Particle-in-a-Box Wavefunctions Using Mathcad

Edmund L. Tisko
Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (5), p 581
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p581.1
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2003

Abstract

Using the built-in differential equation solvers and the graphical capabilities of Mathcad, students can visualize the wavefunctions of the particle-in-a-box potential.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Mathcad in the Chemistry Curriculum

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Mathematics / Symbolic Mathematics

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