Quantum Physics in Your Pocket
Discover how the strange rules of the subatomic world power your smartphone, heal your body, and define the future of technology.
Like Duolingo, but for Quantum Physics in Your Pocket. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
79 levels across 8 sections, about 158 minutes end to end, roughly 32 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Invisible Engine, The Weird Rules of Reality, Quantum Shortcuts, Life is Quantum, The Digital Revolution, Modern Medicine, The Future of Power, and The Quantum Horizon. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Quantum Physics in Your Pocket
- Classical physics predicts electrons should move like continuous water, not discrete packets
- Quantum energy gaps allow a material to switch between conducting and insulating
- Modern electronics require the precise control of individual subatomic particles
- Metals have no gap and are always 'on', while insulators have gaps too large to cross
- The fundamental limitation of classical physics in explaining modern electronics
- The role of energy gaps in semiconductor function
- Light behaves as individual particles called photons
- One photon hitting a sensor releases exactly one electron (the photoelectric effect)
- Quantum particles can pass through physical barriers that would stop a classical object
- Trapping electrons behind these barriers allows data to stay saved even when the power is off
- The process of digital image capture via light packets
- Color is determined by the specific amount of energy an electron loses
- Changing the physical size or structure of a material changes its available energy levels
- The mechanism of non-volatile flash memory
- How electron energy levels determine screen color
- In a laser, one photon triggers a 'clone' photon from an atom
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Quantum Physics in Your Pocket the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What is the special feature that lets a semiconductor switch between 'on' and 'off'?
Get it right to open this lesson and 78 more in the app.
How to learn Quantum Physics in Your Pocket, step by step
Go in order. 79 short levels across 8 sections, about 2 hours 38 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Invisible Engine
- The Quantum in Your Pocket
- Lasers and Everyday Light
- 2
The Weird Rules of Reality
- Wave-Particle Duality in Action
- The Power of Uncertainty
- Quantization: The Staircase of Energy
- 3
Quantum Shortcuts
- Tunneling Through Walls
- Superposition: Being in Two Places
- Entanglement: The Spooky Connection
- 4
Life is Quantum
- Quantum Biology and Photosynthesis
- The Quantum Sense of Smell
- Bird Navigation and Magnetoreception
- 5
The Digital Revolution
- The Transistor: The World's Most Important Switch
- Hard Drives and Giant Magnetoresistance
- 6
Modern Medicine
- MRI: Seeing with Atomic Spin
- Quantum Dots and Targeted Healing
- 7
The Future of Power
- Solar Panels and the Photoelectric Effect
- Superconductors: Electricity Without Friction
- 8
The Quantum Horizon
- Atomic Clocks and GPS
- Quantum Computing and Cryptography
- The Observer Effect and Reality
8 sections · 20 units · 79 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Quantum Physics in Your Pocket
How do I learn Quantum Physics in Your Pocket?
Go in order: start with The Invisible Engine, then The Weird Rules of Reality, then Quantum Shortcuts, then Life is Quantum, and 4 more sections after that. On Tomo that's 79 short levels, about 2 hours 38 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Quantum Physics in Your Pocket?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Quantum Physics in Your Pocket is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Quantum Physics in Your Pocket course free?
Yes. Quantum Physics in Your Pocket is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Quantum Physics in Your Pocket?
79 levels across 8 sections, about 2 hours 38 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Quantum Physics in Your Pocket?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Quantum Physics in Your Pocket is taught in the Explain Like I'm 5 style: no big words. promise.. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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