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Volume 39, Issue 2
February 2001
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

Letters to the Editor

A conceptual approach to teaching equations
Robin Jordan
Phys. Teach. 39, 68 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355156
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Relativity and inertia
Robert P. Bauman
Phys. Teach. 39, 68 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355157
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Concerning the electromotive force (or emf)
Normand Legault; Dominique Peschard
Phys. Teach. 39, 69 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355158
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Tokar’s question: Surface tension vs buoyancy
Paul J. Dolan, Jr.; Charles W. Smith
Phys. Teach. 39, 69–70 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355159
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Meet Your New President

Meet your new president: John Hubisz
Karen L. Johnston
Phys. Teach. 39, 72 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355160
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Guest Editorial

For love of teaching
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 39, 73 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355161
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Figuring Physics

Spring-loaded dart guns
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 39, 74 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1531569
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Notes

Water-drop projector
Gorazd Planinsic
Phys. Teach. 39, 76–79 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355162
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Induction or hysteresis: That is the cooktop question
Baki Brahmia; George Horton
Phys. Teach. 39, 80 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355163
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How dense is a black hole?
Michael C. Lo Presto; Rima Meroueh
Phys. Teach. 39, 84–86 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355164
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Measuring g with a joystick pendulum
T. J. Bensky
Phys. Teach. 39, 88–89 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355165
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Analysis of Slinky levitation
Mark Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 90–91 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355166
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Where is the sky?
Ariel Cohen; Igal Galili
Phys. Teach. 39, 92–96 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355167
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Linking physics, humanities, and social sciences
Belinda Carstens-Wickham
Phys. Teach. 39, 98–101 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355168
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Playing around with achromatic pairs
R. G. Jordan
Phys. Teach. 39, 102–105 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355169
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Fourteen things you can do with a stick
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 39, 106–107 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355170
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A toy airplane for projectile-motion experiments
Jeffrey Wetherhold
Phys. Teach. 39, 116–119 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355172
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Physics Trick of the Month

The water knot
Martin Gardner
Phys. Teach. 39, 107 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1531570
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Articles

Springbok: The physics of jumping
Robert J. Dufresne; William J. Gerace; William J. Leonard
Phys. Teach. 39, 109–115 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355171
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AstroNotes

Bringing extra-solar planets into the introductory physics classroom
Edward E. Prather; Timothy F. Slater
Phys. Teach. 39, 120–122 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355173
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics

Color mixing via polarization
A. Alan Middleton; Samuel Sampere
Phys. Teach. 39, 123–124 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355174
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Trick of the Trade

Four hearts
Wojciech Dindorf
Phys. Teach. 39, 125 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1531571
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WebSights

A new outreach website by APS
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 126 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355175
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Women in science and engineering
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 126 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543311
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Physics education research website
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 126 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543312
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FirstGov: A new one-stop access website for the U.S. government—Edited press release
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 126 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543313
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Websites—General interest
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 39, 126 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543314
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Book Reviews

Maxwell’s Conundrum: A Serious but Not Ponderous Book About Relativity, by Walter Scheider
Tim Lynch
Phys. Teach. 39, 127 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355176
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
Challenging ChatGPT with Different Types of Physics Education Questions
Víctor López-Simó, Mikael Frank Rezende, Jr.
The Scientific Graphic Organizer for Lab Work
Freek Pols
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