At the present time, Science and Technology are strongly associated, making it possible to obtain applications that result in greater control of natural phenomena and generate benefits for people. Based on its principles, technologies have emerged whose importance stands out in everyday life, such as the transistor, essential in computers; laser, used in telecommunications and medical treatment; and nuclear plants, with their associated benefits and risks.

 

Modern physics has inaugurated a new way of thinking not only in science but also in various other areas of knowledge, allowing us to visualize the world as an interrelated and interdependent web of phenomena.

The introduction of Modern Physics in high school is of paramount importance as attested by various studies in the area. We can highlight among the most convincing reasons those that allow students to dialogue with the physical phenomena that are behind the operation of devices that are currently used in everyday life in most people, a fact, incidentally, which makes the subject very interesting.

 

It is essential that the high school student knows the fundamentals of current technology, as it acts directly in your life and will certainly define your professional future. Hence the importance of introducing basic concepts of Modern Physics and, in particular, of bridging the gap between classroom physics and everyday physics.

In the 21st century we live surrounded by technology such as cell phones, computers, more sophisticated cars, microwaves, remote controls, among many other things but we don't even want to ask how and what makes them work. The laws governing all these gadgets and electronic devices are completely different from the laws commonly seen until then in educational institutions, these laws are known as the laws of quantum mechanics.

 

As we can see, there are innumerable reasons for the teaching of Modern Physics to be implemented in high schools, but we know that the workload of physics classes in schools, especially public schools, is small, that the entrance exam is a big factor. The compatibility of the study of Classical Physics and Modern Physics within the same three-year high school program may be the most difficult problem to be faced in order to ensure acceptance and, consequently, the chances of success. of a recast of the proposed type.

 

But before we even get into Quantum Mechanics itself, let's take up some of the important work of some physicists and what differs classical physics from modern physics, concepts that are very important to understand the breakdown of classical (deterministic) physics and modern physics. (stochastic).