  Standard Quantum Mechanics, although successful in terms of calculating and
predicting results, is inherently difficult to understand and can suffer from
misinterpretation. Entropic Dynamics is an epistemic approach to quantum
mechanics based on logical inference. It incorporates the probabilities that
naturally arise in situations where there is missing information. The
development of Entropic Dynamics involves describing a particle in terms of a
probability density, and then following the time evolution of the probability
density based on diffusion-like motion and maximization of entropy. Here we
will apply Entropic Dynamics to several of the paradigmatic examples used in
the instruction of quantum mechanics. These examples include wave packet
expansion, interference, the double slit experiment, the harmonic oscillator,
and entanglement. In the section on the double slit experiment, some
interesting insight is gained concerning the occurrence of minima in the
absence of a mechanism for destructive interference, since probabilities only
add. Also, the section on the harmonic oscillator provides interesting insight
into rotation and angular momentum as it pertains to the flow of probability.
The last topic consists of some remarks concerning the state of education
research as it pertains to quantum mechanics and the ways in which Entropic
Dynamics might address them.
