Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality
Discover the strange and beautiful laws that govern the subatomic world, from particles that exist in two places at once to the quantum secrets inside your smartphone.
Like Duolingo, but for Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
86 levels across 9 sections, about 172 minutes end to end, roughly 34 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Quantum World Around You, The Nature of Light and Matter, The Rules of the Very Small, Superposition and Probability, Entanglement and Connections, The Act of Looking, Quantum Engineering, Building the Atom, and The Quantum Future. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality
- Transistors act as tiny switches that control the flow of electricity
- Quantum dots are tiny crystals that glow when hit with light
- At the microscopic scale of a computer chip, electrons follow quantum rules rather than classical ones
- The color emitted is determined by how much space the electrons have to move
- Billions of these quantum switches are needed to process digital information
- Smaller spaces force electrons into higher energy states, creating bluer light
- The relationship between quantum dot size and light color
- The role of quantum mechanics in modern computing hardware
- Quantum tunneling allows particles to appear on the other side of a barrier without going over it
- Flash memory uses this 'teleportation' effect to trap electrons and store data
- Without tunneling, the electrical barriers in chips would be impassable
- Light hits the sensor as individual particles called photons
- Each photon knocks an electron loose from the sensor material
- The loose electrons are collected as an electrical signal to form an image
- How flash memory bypasses physical barriers
- The sequence of the photoelectric effect in digital imaging
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How to learn Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality, step by step
Go in order. 86 short levels across 9 sections, about 2 hours 52 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Quantum World Around You
- Quantum Effects in Your Pocket
- Why the Sun Shines
- 2
The Nature of Light and Matter
- Light as a Stream of Particles
- Matter as a Moving Wave
- The Double Slit Mystery
- 3
The Rules of the Very Small
- The Meaning of Quantization
- The Uncertainty Principle
- 4
Superposition and Probability
- Living in Multiple States
- Schrödinger’s Famous Cat
- 5
Entanglement and Connections
- Spooky Action at a Distance
- Bell’s Theorem and Reality
- 6
The Act of Looking
- The Measurement Problem
- Many Worlds and Interpretations
- 7
Quantum Engineering
- How Lasers Work
- The Transistor and Silicon
- MRI and Atomic Spin
- 8
Building the Atom
- The Quantum Ladder
- Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor
- Inside the Nucleus
- 9
The Quantum Future
- Quantum Computing 101
- Quantum Sensors and Gravity
- The Quest for the Theory of Everything
9 sections · 22 units · 86 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality
How do I learn Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality?
Go in order: start with The Quantum World Around You, then The Nature of Light and Matter, then The Rules of the Very Small, then Superposition and Probability, and 5 more sections after that. On Tomo that's 86 short levels, about 2 hours 52 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: The Rules of Reality?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality course free?
Yes. Quantum Physics: The Rules of Reality 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: The Rules of Reality?
86 levels across 9 sections, about 2 hours 52 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: The Rules of Reality?
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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