Quantum Mechanics of the Electron

We don't have to know too much physics to do chemistry, but the electron, the particle that makes all the chemistry happen, is a quantum mechanical particle, so we have to understand it just a little bit. Don't worry, no math, just conceptual weirdness, followed by compelling monologue!

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[ladyfourth]

i came here for chemistry, dave gave me chemistry, physics, and philosophy. now I am searching for a math that can explain my life.

[timmcdonald]

damn dave i came here for my chemistry homework and am now questioning reality

[lronmate]

I have no idea how this guy isn’t more popular in the YouTube community. Absolutely fantastic at breaking down complex concepts into an easy-to-digest form.

[lizpayton]

yep... sipping on my coffee at 1 a.m. the night before the exam. it's all coming together now

[hawkeyestone]

Wow... That speech right there, is what all my science teachers been missing to tell me. Now I am more open minded and don't question the constants in science. As it is, what it is.

[adrian]

Lmao did not expect to go through an existential crisis and questioning my reality when I was only here to learn about Chemistry. I appreciate it though. Thanks Dave!

[ronpaganojd]

My new favorite Quantum guy!! Quantum physics is tough enough to put your head around, but there are some physicists who seem to intentionally make it sound like Russian, Greek, Japanese and Aramaic all rolled into one!!! Dave is easy to listen to and make his ideas understandable!!!

[Whydontyougousetherestroom]

HEy professor dave, How was your first LSD experience. Did you experience Cognitive Dissonance?

[NoviProleterijat]

Damn, that last part of the video should be seen by everyone on the planet. Thanks for doing such a good job Dave! You kind of saved me through my chem course :D

[doraahmad]

loved your speech! really opens up new perspectives for people to learn with a greater mindset. keep doing what you do!

[tempname]

Reality governed by mathematics? Huh.
Mathematics is our way to practically operate with reality's laws, nothing more.

[ammyvl]

3/10 for pronunciation, 10/10 for content


seriously the ö is there for a reason

[adarsh]

He jst looks like Ranbir Kapoor, no?😂
Btw, Way he explained this theory got me feel mechanics...Thanks!

[imanefidah]

thank you professor dave it's really interesting

[georgekoboi]

This is honestly the best explanatory description, relating to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, that I have ever seen!! Thank you for your knowledge and time! 😊☺️

[rickblaine]

Professor Dave, Thanks for the videos. I'm a mathematician/physicist searching YouTube to see how people teach QM to laymen. Nature is most definitely not governed by mathematical equations. If you're a Theist or Deist, nature is governed by God. If you're a materialist, nature's laws just are, without explanation. Mathematical equations are a way for a conscious observer to understand how nature operates. Mathematical formulas are abstract, they are not agents and completely incapable of governing anything.

[joachimbramson]

"actual size" at 1:02 confused me because we have to consider it dimensionless, but theoretically it does have a negligible size, right?

[CamdenBloke]

I'm still angry at my middle school chemistry teacher telling me that electrons don't have mass. I spent *so* much time trying to wrap my head around that and what that could mean conceptually. Years later I saw reference to the mass of an electron in a science populariser book, and I was like, "What? Elections don't have mass. That's the whole point!"

[bartonpaullevenson]

It wasn't the math that forced us to accept, e.g., heliocentrism--it was the evidence. Scientists are empiricists, not rationalists.

[titidechdamrongwut]

Professor, question to Louis de Broglie 's equation
What velocity is used into calculation. How the ball get ramda when it has no move compare to the earth (velocity = 0 m/s).