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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 16
(2011) pp 272-274
Aspects of Quantum Mechanics Clarified by Lateral Thinking
Ying Liu†, Yue Liu†,*,Michael G. B. Drew‡
†College of Chemistry and Life Science, Shenyang
Normal University, Shenyang, P. R. China, 110034, ‡School of Chemistry,
The University
of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, UK, yueliusd@163.com
Received July
5, 2011. Accepted September 19, 2011.
Published: 7 October 2011
Abstract. Connecting different concepts is very important in bringing new perspectives to established principles and is often related to lateral thinking. Lateral thinking often provides old contents with interesting new light that motivates students to become more effective in exploring chemical knowledge and understanding. The usefulness of lateral thinking is here demonstrated by three aspects of traditional quantum mechanics in which we provide original thoughts in traditional fields.
Key Words: In the Classroom; physical chemistry; superposition principle; symmetry-adaption; localized and delocalized orbitals; lateral thinking
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: yueliusd@163.com)
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