Biography
Michael A. Doncheski
Degrees
Ph.D., Physics, Penn State, 1990
Courses Taught
PHYS 1: The Science of Physics
PHYS 211: General Physics: Mechanics
PHYS 212: General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 213: General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics
PHYS 214: General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics
PHYS 250: Introductory Physics I
PHYS 251: Introductory Physics II
Selected Faculty Publications
Gilbert, L. P., Belloni, M., Doncheski, M. A., & Robinett, R. W. (2006). Playing Quantum Physics Jeopardy with zero-energy eigenstates. American Journal of Physics, 74(11), 1.
Belloni, M., Doncheski, M. A, & Robinett, R. W (2005). Exact results for `bouncing' Gaussian wave packets. Physica Scripta, 71(2), 4.
Belloni, M., Doncheski, M. A, & Robinett, R. W (2004). Wigner quasi-probability distribution for the infinite square well: energy eigenstates and time-dependent wave packets. American Journal of Physics, 72.
Publications
Playing Quantum Physics Jeopardy with zero-energy eigenstates, American Journal of Physics - November, 2006
Piecewise Zero-curvature Energy Eigenstates in One Dimension, European Journal of Physics - September, 2006
Exact results for `bouncing' Gaussian wave packets, Physica Scripta - 2005
Zero-curvature solutions of the one-dimensional Schrodinger equation, Physica Scripta - 2005
Simple Examples of position-momentum correlated Gaussian free-particle wavepackets in one-dimension with the general form of the time-dependent spread in position, Foundation of Physics Letters - October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2005
More on the asymmetric infinite square well: energy eigenstates withzero curvature, European Journal of Physics - July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2005
Wigner quasi-probability distribution for the infinite square well:energy eigenstates and time-dependent wave packets, American Journal of Physics - 2004
Wigner quasi-probability distribution for the infinite square well:energy eigenstates and time-dependent wave packets, Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology - August, 2004
Education
Ph D, Phyiscs, Penn State University
BS, Physics, Penn State University