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Volume 16, Issue 5
May 1978
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS

Needed‐Energy Experiments
Jim Bier
Phys. Teach. 16, 260 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339923
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A Note from the Real World
Richard S. Murphy; Jack van Geldren
Phys. Teach. 16, 260 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339924
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Keeping them Interested
Leslie R. Stone
Phys. Teach. 16, 260 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339925
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More Triangles
H. L. Armstrong
Phys. Teach. 16, 261 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339926
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Blame the Gremlins
Larry Shank
Phys. Teach. 16, 261 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339927
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Would You Believe?
Gerald E. Buck
Phys. Teach. 16, 261 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339928
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Rightful Credit
E. Scott Barr
Phys. Teach. 16, 261 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339929
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Get to them Early
Tom Chew
Phys. Teach. 16, 261 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339930
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EDITORIAL

Why don’t poets like physics?
Cliff Swartz
Phys. Teach. 16, 262 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339932
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PAPERS

Neutron activation analysis of paintings
Maurice J. Cotter; Kathleen Taylor
Phys. Teach. 16, 263–271 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339933
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Some energy problem problems and solutions
Joan Ross; Marc Ross
Phys. Teach. 16, 272–279 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339934
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Participation rates in high school mathematics and science courses
Helen Remick; Kathy Miller
Phys. Teach. 16, 280–282 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339936
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Student investigations in solar heating systems
Thomas T. Liao; Philip F. Reese
Phys. Teach. 16, 283–289 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339938
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WHAT’S WRONG HERE?

What’s wrong here?
Phys. Teach. 16, 279 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339935
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NOTES

Teacher’s Pet: Why is the sky blue and the sunset red?
Thomas A. Mitchell
Phys. Teach. 16, 282 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339937
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Ghosts in the classroom
Phillip M. Rinard
Phys. Teach. 16, 290–291 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339939
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The Rydberg constant — a hand‐calculator exercise
A. G. Briggs
Phys. Teach. 16, 291–292 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339940
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Gravity acceleration is a function of mass
R. de la Vega L.
Phys. Teach. 16, 292 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339941
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Some model experiments
Bernt K. Hauge
Phys. Teach. 16, 293–294 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339942
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An experiment on sky polarization and brightness
Wallace A. Hilton
Phys. Teach. 16, 294–296 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339943
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A quick and simple laser fountain
Robert B. Prigo; Abel Rosales
Phys. Teach. 16, 296–297 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339944
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Crisis questions
Edwin Youtz; David Ferenci
Phys. Teach. 16, 297–299 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339945
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Wind power
Milo Oppegard
Phys. Teach. 16, 299–300 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339946
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19th century textbook illustrations (XXIII)
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 16, 301–302 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339947
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A pie plate radio
Edwin A. S. Lewis; John B. Johnston
Phys. Teach. 16, 302–303 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339948
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A low‐cost audio oscillator
John E. Peterson
Phys. Teach. 16, 303–304 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339949
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The power to tell time
James L. Harrison; Albert A. Bartlett
Phys. Teach. 16, 304–306 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339950
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Are we teaching students to think physics or are we programming them?
James G. Potter
Phys. Teach. 16, 306–308 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339951
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An analysis of introductory textbooks in astronomy
Andrew Fraknoi
Phys. Teach. 16, 309–312 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339953
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Acoustic resonance demonstration apparatus
Raoul J. Fajardo
Phys. Teach. 16, 313–316 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339955
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Spin‐orbit coupling in a watchglass
Mark Rosenquist; James Evans
Phys. Teach. 16, 316–317 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339956
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STRING AND STICKY TAPE EXPERIMENTS

String and sticky tape experiments
R. D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 16, 308 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339952
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATIONS FOR 1977

Distinguished Service Citations for 1977
Phys. Teach. 16, 317 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339957
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RESEARCH FRONTIER

Measurements on single isolated electrons
Hans G. Dehmelt
Phys. Teach. 16, 318–319 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339958
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GOOD READING FROM OTHER JOURNALS

Good reading from other journals
Robert Neff
Phys. Teach. 16, 320–321 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339959
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QUESTIONS STUDENTS ASK

Why does a Finger Ring Flip?
Phys. Teach. 16, 322 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339960
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Light‐activated timer made from a pocket calculator
John Marshall; Greg Hussey
Phys. Teach. 16, 323–324 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339961
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Fabrication of transmission gratings by interference method
A. F. Leung; Hong‐Kuen Wong
Phys. Teach. 16, 324–326 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339962
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Speed of light with a rotating mirror and a laser
Robert A. DiCurcio
Phys. Teach. 16, 326–327 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339963
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A new “monkey” in the “monkey‐hunter” demonstration
Lester Hirsch
Phys. Teach. 16, 327 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339964
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A large air table
Tom Mitchell
Phys. Teach. 16, 327 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339965
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BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS

Physics of Technology modules, Tech Physics Project
American Institute of Physics; Edward J. Davies
Phys. Teach. 16, 328–330 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339966
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Physics As A Liberal Art
James S. Trefil; Robert Gardner
Phys. Teach. 16, 331 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339967
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Modern Astronomy
Patrick Moore; Earl R. Meyer
Phys. Teach. 16, 331 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339968
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Physics for People Who Think They Don’t Like Physics
Jerry S. Faughn; Karl F. Kuhn; Maria B. Penny
Phys. Teach. 16, 332 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339969
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Space, Time, and Gravity
Robert M. Wald; Dinah L. Moché
Phys. Teach. 16, 332 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339970
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The Various Language. An Inquiry Approach to the Physical Sciences
Arnold Arons; Uri Haber‐Schaim
Phys. Teach. 16, 332–333 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339971
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Modern Physics
John E. Williams; Frederick E. Trinklein; H. Clark Metcalfe; Roberta B. Stoney
Phys. Teach. 16, 333 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339972
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The Metric Film
UCLA Animation Workshop; Dean Zollman
Phys. Teach. 16, 333–334 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339973
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The Center of Mass
David Kutliroff; Wilbur D. Kimbrough
Phys. Teach. 16, 334 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339974
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Physics for Engineering Technology
Alexander Joseph; Kalman Pomeranz; Jack Prince; David Sacher
Phys. Teach. 16, 334 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339975
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Physics
Robert Resnick; David Halliday
Phys. Teach. 16, 334 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2339976
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