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Volume 39, Issue 4

April 2001

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

In this Issue

Letters to the Editor
Editorial
Notes
Figuring Physics
Apparatus for Teaching Physics
WebSights
Articles
AstroNotes
Trick of the Trade
For the New Teacher
Physics Trick of the Month
Book Reviews

Letters to the Editor

Response to “Teaching Evolutionary Processes”

Greg Hnilicka

Phys. Teach. 39, 196 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367776

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Old/new creationism

Benjamin Crowell

Phys. Teach. 39, 196–197 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367777

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Response to Crowell and Hnilicka

Matthew Bobrowsky

Phys. Teach. 39, 197–198 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367778

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On teaching introductory astronomy

Jay M. Pasachoff

Phys. Teach. 39, 198 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367779

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Electromotive terminology

Robert P. Bauman

Phys. Teach. 39, 198 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367780

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Figuring physics indeed!

Joseph Roy D. North

Phys. Teach. 39, 198 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367781

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Editorial

Physics teaching: Science and art

Karl Mamola

Phys. Teach. 39, 200 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367782

Abstract

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Notes

Unbalanced

Ed van den Berg

Phys. Teach. 39, 202 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367783

Abstract

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Teaching Newton’s Laws before projectile motion

Leonardo Hsu

Phys. Teach. 39, 206–209 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367784

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Absorption of microwaves in the microwave oven

D. A. Wardle

Phys. Teach. 39, 210–211 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367785

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Demonstrating and measuring the flexure of a masonry wall

Daniel L. MacIsaac; Michael Nordstrand

Phys. Teach. 39, 212–214 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367786

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Modifying the inclined-plane experiment

D. D. Venable; A. P. Batra; T. Hubsch

Phys. Teach. 39, 215–217 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367787

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Two-charge dipole revisited

Robert Weinstock

Phys. Teach. 39, 218–219 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367788

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Hear and “See” sound interference

Jim Krider; Tim Cook; Wayne Easterling; Iwonna Rzanek

Phys. Teach. 39, 220–222 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367790

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Pulling the rug from under round objects

Joe L. Ferguson

Phys. Teach. 39, 224–225 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367791

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An open-ended problem from history

Albert A. Bartlett

Phys. Teach. 39, 226 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367792

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Demonstrating the decreased wavelength of light in water

Brian Houser

Phys. Teach. 39, 228–229 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367793

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Figuring Physics

Beaker and water

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 39, 204 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1531575

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Apparatus for Teaching Physics

Transmission through crossed polaroid filters

Don Easton

Phys. Teach. 39, 231–233 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367794

Abstract

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A modification of Young’s Harmonic Sliders

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 39, 234 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367795

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WebSights

Viewing the periodic table of the elements with x-rays

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 39, 235 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367796

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Tracking the International Space Station (ISS)

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 39, 235 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543336

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Resources for physics teachers

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 39, 235 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543337

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Articles

Physics teaching resource agent program

Larry Badar; Jim Nelson

Phys. Teach. 39, 236–241 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367797

Abstract

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Motorized molecules: From molecular chaos to thermal order

Jeffrey J. Prentis; William M. Yuhasz

Phys. Teach. 39, 242–248 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367798

Abstract

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AstroNotes

Size of the Sun

Allen Wootton

Phys. Teach. 39, 249–250 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367799

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Trick of the Trade

String of pearls resonance

Wojciech Dindorf

Phys. Teach. 39, 251 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367800

Abstract

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For the New Teacher

For the new teacher

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 39, 252–253 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367801

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Physics Trick of the Month

Suspended bottle

Martin Gardner

Phys. Teach. 39, 254 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1531576

Abstract

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Book Reviews

Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education, by Andrée Tiberghien, E. Leonard Jossem, and Jorge Barojas

Duane Deardorff

Phys. Teach. 39, 255 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1367802

View articletitled, Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education, by Andrée Tiberghien, E. Leonard Jossem, and Jorge Barojas

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