{"id":2681,"date":"2026-01-09T16:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ifi.unicamp.br\/maplima\/?page_id=2681"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:01:42","slug":"%f0%9f%aa%9e-carta-convite-revisada-projeto-espelho-quantico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ifi.unicamp.br\/maplima\/en\/ensino\/f689-2026-mq-com-ia\/%f0%9f%a7%a0-as-tres-lentes-do-espelho\/%f0%9f%aa%9e-carta-convite-revisada-projeto-espelho-quantico\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\ude9e Updated Invitation Letter \u2013 The “Quantum Mirror” Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear students,<\/div>\n
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Quantum Mechanics has profoundly revolutionized our understanding of the world. It has revealed how atoms function, interact, and can be organized to create materials with extraordinary properties. This knowledge underpins virtually all contemporary technology: from transistors to smartphones, from GPS to molecular medicine, from computing to space exploration.<\/div>\n
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Yet, Quantum Mechanics is notoriously abstract and starkly counterintuitive. This course proposes a different path: we will confront this challenge explicitly by using Artificial Intelligence not merely as an assistant, but as a dialogical interlocutor that helps us reflect on our very own learning process.<\/div>\n
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We invite you to use AIs freely as cognitive mirrors: to develop physical intuition, clarify concepts, solve problems, test hypotheses, and, most importantly, to observe how your own understanding evolves when confronted with different explanations and perspectives.<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\ude9e The “Quantum Mirror” Project<\/div>\n
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This pedagogical experiment\u2014named by the AIs themselves\u2014investigates:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 How AI transforms learning processes in quantum physics.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How different explanations reveal our conceptual biases and resistances.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How to document our intellectual journey through reflective journals.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How to integrate AI critically and responsibly into advanced learning.<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udcca Our Assessment System<\/div>\n
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We adopt a 70\/30 system reflecting our core philosophy:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 70% \u2013 Traditional Assessment (WITHOUT AI): Demonstration of autonomous conceptual mastery.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 30% \u2013 Critical Analysis (WITH AI): Structured reflection on errors, the learning process, and the conscious use of technology.<\/div>\n
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Following each test and exam, you will use specific templates to document:<\/div>\n
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1. How you used (or did not use) AI in your study.<\/div>\n
2. How you analyzed conceptual errors with AI’s dialogical support.<\/div>\n
3. How your understanding evolved through this process.<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd1d Our Mutual Commitment<\/div>\n
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As your professor, I will:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 Prepare materials that function both with and without AI.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Analyze how different approaches shape quantum intuition.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Guide your reflective journals as maps of conceptual development.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Provide structured templates for learning documentation.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Act as a conceptual curator, ensuring scientific rigor.<\/div>\n
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As students, you are invited to:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 Experiment with ways to interact critically with AIs.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Record insights, confusions, and moments of conceptual clarity.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Compare AI explanations with your own intuitions.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Participate actively in building this educational experiment.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Maintain unwavering intellectual honesty regarding AI use.<\/div>\n
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\ud83c\udfaf Why This Approach?<\/div>\n
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Artificial Intelligence is already part of our academic and professional reality. Rather than ignore or fight it, we propose to incorporate it critically and consciously into learning. This is not about replacing human thought, but about amplifying it through dialogue with systems that offer multiple perspectives on the same concepts.<\/div>\n
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Crucially, AI is not infallible. A key part of your learning will be to discern when it helps, when it hinders, and how to identify reliable information.<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udd0d What We Hope to Discover Together<\/div>\n
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Throughout this semester, we will investigate:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 What types of questions generate the most useful explanations?<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How can AI reveal (and not just resolve) our conceptual difficulties?<\/div>\n
\u00b7 In what ways do different AIs approach the same quantum problems?<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How do we document our evolving grasp of this counterintuitive universe?<\/div>\n
\u00b7 How does critical thinking about technology develop alongside physical reasoning?<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udcdd What We Have Prepared for You<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 Lectures structured with focused “AI Moments”.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Specific templates for tests and exams.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Reflective journals for continuous documentation.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Paired activities (with\/without AI) for comparison.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Space for experimentation with diverse pedagogical approaches.<\/div>\n
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Welcome to this dual journey: learning Quantum Mechanics while learning about your own learning. Bring your curiosity, your intellectual resistance, and your willingness to explore frontiers\u2014both in physics and in education.<\/div>\n
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With scientific and pedagogical enthusiasm,<\/div>\n
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Professor Marco A. P. Lima<\/div>\n
Institute of Physics “Gleb Wataghin” (IFGW)<\/div>\n
University of Campinas (Unicamp)<\/div>\n
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The “Quantum Mirror” Project<\/div>\n
(With conceptual support from DeepSeek)<\/div>\n

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Dear students,   Quantum Mechanics has profoundly revolutionized our understanding of the world. It has revealed how atoms function, interact, and can be organized to create materials with extraordinary properties. This knowledge underpins virtually all contemporary technology: from transistors to smartphones, from GPS to molecular medicine, from computing to space exploration.   Yet, Quantum Mechanics … <\/p>\n

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