Quantum Physics for the Real World
Discover the strange rules that govern the smallest building blocks of our universe and how they power the technology in your pocket.
Like Duolingo, but for Quantum Physics for the Real World. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
21 levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes end to end, roughly 8 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Quantum Surprise, The Rules of the Game, and Quantum Tech in Your Pocket. It starts from scratch.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Quantum Physics for the Real World
- Energy is not a smooth fluid but comes in discrete packets
- Large-scale 'classical' physics rules do not apply to atoms
- There is a 'smallest possible' amount of energy that cannot be divided further
- Subatomic particles do not move in simple, predictable lines
- The term 'quantum' refers to these individual, countable units
- Human intuition based on everyday objects is often wrong about the very small
- Light travels and interferes like a wave
- Light hits targets and transfers energy in concentrated lumps like a particle
- The concept of energy being 'quantized' rather than infinitely divisible
- The 'photon' is the name for the particle-like unit of light
- To see something, you must bounce light or energy off it
- The failure of classical intuition at the atomic scale
- At the quantum scale, the energy used to observe a particle is strong enough to push it
- The act of looking is a physical interaction that changes the result
- The dual nature of light
- The physical impact of measurement on a quantum system
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 for the Real World 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.
If you looked at energy with a powerful enough microscope, what would you see?
Get it right to open this lesson and 20 more in the app.
Where Quantum Physics for the Real World takes you
- 1
The Quantum Surprise
- The Tiny World is Different
- The Double Slit Experiment
- 2
The Rules of the Game
- Superposition: Being in Two States
- Entanglement: The Spooky Connection
- The Math of Waves and Limits
- 3
Quantum Tech in Your Pocket
- How Your Phone Uses Quantum Physics
- The Future of Quantum Computing
3 sections · 7 units · 21 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
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 for the Real World is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. 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.
More Science on Tomo
Quantum Physics in the Real World
Discover how the strange rules of the subatomic world power your smartphone, secure your bank account, and define the future of technology.
The Quantum World
Discover the strange rules that govern the universe at its smallest scale. Learn why particles can be in two places at once and how this 'weird' science powers your smartphone.
The Quantum World
Explore the counterintuitive rules that govern the universe at its smallest scales. Discover how superposition, entanglement, and quantum tunneling shape everyday technology and fuel the computing revolution.
Quantum Physics in Action
Move beyond theoretical paradoxes to see how quantum mechanics actually powers your smartphone, the internet, and the future of computing.
Quantum Physics in Your Pocket
Move beyond the mystery and see how quantum mechanics powers your everyday life. Discover how particles behaving like waves make your smartphone, medical scans, and future computers possible.
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.
Start Quantum Physics for the Real World today.
Download Tomo, search Quantum Physics for the Real World, and play your first lesson in under a minute.