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Volume 37, Issue 4
April 1999
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

Letters to the Editor

Riposte
Karen L. Johnston
Phys. Teach. 37, 195 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880219
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More on plasma globes
Martin Simon
Phys. Teach. 37, 195 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880220
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Proper graph scales
Mario Iona
Phys. Teach. 37, 195 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880254
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On tossing a garden hose
Kai Neergård
Phys. Teach. 37, 195 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880256
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Modeling a spacecraft’s malfunction
Jeffrey M. Wetherhold
Phys. Teach. 37, 196 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880221
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The right thing can be the popular thing to teach
Arthur Hobson
Phys. Teach. 37, 196 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880222
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Greene responds
Nathaniel R. Greene
Phys. Teach. 37, 195–196 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880257
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Distinguished Service Citation, 1999 Robert C. Hilborn
Ronald D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 37, 200 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880225
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Distinguished Service Citation, 1999 Marsha Hobbs
Ronald D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 37, 200–201 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880226
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Distinguished Service Citation, 1999 H. Tom Hudson
Ronald D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 37, 201 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880227
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Distinguished Service Citation, 1999 Gerard P. Lietz
Ronald D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 37, 201 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880228
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Editorial

Aetas Mirabilis
Clifford E. Swartz
Phys. Teach. 37, 198 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880223
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AAPT Awards

Distinguished Service Citation, 1999 Lisa Grable
Ronald D. Edge
Phys. Teach. 37, 200 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880224
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Book Reviews

Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics, by Ruth Lewin Sime
Jacqueline Krim
Phys. Teach. 37, 202 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880229
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Notes

Confusing color concepts clarified
Lawrence D. Woolf
Phys. Teach. 37, 204–206 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880230
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A website for the “misforgotten”
Frieda A. Stahl
Phys. Teach. 37, 214–216 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880258
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Solving an “unsolvable” projectile-motion problem
David Montalvo
Phys. Teach. 37, 226–227 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880233
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Standing microwaves on the overhead projector
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 37, 228–229 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880234
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Physics on graphing calculators
Dennis W. Phillips
Phys. Teach. 37, 230–231 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880235
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To a physicist about to teach meteorology
James O’Connell
Phys. Teach. 37, 232–233 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880236
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Einstein and baseball
Peter Pesic
Phys. Teach. 37, 234–235 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880237
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Building a cheap simple generator
David T. Kagan; Robert Keith
Phys. Teach. 37, 248–249 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880250
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Energy considerations in a vertical spring
Carlos Esparza-Barrera
Phys. Teach. 37, 250 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880251
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Catenaries on the computer: A freshman physics assignment
Charles L. Adler
Phys. Teach. 37, 254–255 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880255
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Articles

Coalescence of raindrops in an electrostatic field
Kara Jermacans; Kenneth Laws
Phys. Teach. 37, 208–211 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880231
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On the run: Unexpected outcomes of random events
Mark P. Silverman; Wayne Strange; Chris R. Silverman; Trevor C. Lipscombe
Phys. Teach. 37, 218–225 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880232
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AstroNotes

Modeling energy outflow in stars
Michael Zeilik
Phys. Teach. 37, 236–237 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880259
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Symposium

Weight—An official definition
Mario Iona
Phys. Teach. 37, 238 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880238
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Weight—An accurate, up-to-date, layman’s definition
Roy Bishop
Phys. Teach. 37, 238–239 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880239
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Weight—A pictorial view
Andrzej Sokolowski
Phys. Teach. 37, 240 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880240
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Weight—Don’t use the word at all
Ronald Brown
Phys. Teach. 37, 241 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880241
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Good Reading

Last of the Mesons
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880242
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Massive Neutrinos May Make a Difference
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880243
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How Do Neutrinos Oscillate?
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880244
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The Niftiness of Nanotubes
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880245
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Teach Physics First
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880246
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Gamma Bursts From a Supernova?
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 37, 242 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880247
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Figuring Physics

Water molecules in ice
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 37, 243 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1527664
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics

Coriolis-effect demonstration on an overhead projector
Richard Andrew Secco
Phys. Teach. 37, 244–245 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880248
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Physics Trick of the Month

Two stunts with eggs
Martin Gardner
Phys. Teach. 37, 245 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1527665
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Trick of the Trade

π from a milk container
Claudio Guerra-Vela
Phys. Teach. 37, 246 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880249
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A nostalgic demonstration of the radian
Mel Buchanan; Mark Graham; Tom Hunter
Phys. Teach. 37, 253 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880253
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Physics Olympics

Kinetic Art
Karen Bouffard
Phys. Teach. 37, 252 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880252
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
A simple method to estimate Q for a damped oscillation
Rod Cross
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