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Volume 40, Issue 3
March 2002
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

Letters to the Editor

Teaching the Doppler shift using an irritating dripping faucet
Ivan F. Costa
Phys. Teach. 40, 132 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466538
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Figuring physics
George P. Williams, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 40, 132 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466539
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Physics on the subway
John G. King; Robert H. Romer
Phys. Teach. 40, 132–133 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466540
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Figuring impulses
Jerry Walter
Phys. Teach. 40, 133 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466541
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Guest Editorial

What's so special about science?
Rush Holt
Phys. Teach. 40, 134 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466542
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Notes

Action-reaction at a distance
Howard Brand
Phys. Teach. 40, 136–137 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466543
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Matrix optics for the secondary classroom
Dave Larabee
Phys. Teach. 40, 139 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466544
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Interactive spectra demonstration
Bruce C. Palmquist
Phys. Teach. 40, 140–142 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466545
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Investigating gases' masses in impecunious classes
Mark Talmage Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 144–147 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466546
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Obtaining Wien's displacement law from Planck's law of radiation
Biman Das
Phys. Teach. 40, 148–149 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466547
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Magnetic domains of floppy disks and phone cards using toner fluid
Ena S. Bichsel; Brenda Wilson; Wilhelmus J. Geerts
Phys. Teach. 40, 150–153 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466548
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Using nega'tor springs as a source of constant force
G. R. Reich; Adam Bradshaw
Phys. Teach. 40, 154–155 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466549
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New versions of the rolling double cone
Nuri Balta
Phys. Teach. 40, 156–157 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466550
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Simple-pendulum lab with a twist
Ben Szapiro
Phys. Teach. 40, 158–163 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466551
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How does the potential energy of a rising helium-filled balloon change?
David Keeports
Phys. Teach. 40, 164–165 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466552
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Figuring Physics

Ohm's law
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 40, 138 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544271
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Articles

An aerodynamicist's view of Lift, Bernoulli, and Newton
Charles N. Eastlake
Phys. Teach. 40, 166–173 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466553
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Marking sense of students' answers to multiple-choice questions
Robert J. Dufresne; William J. Leonard; William J. Gerace
Phys. Teach. 40, 174–180 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466554
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics

Demonstration of Newton's third law using a balloon helicopter
Yee-kong Ng; Se-yuen Mak; Choi-man Chung
Phys. Teach. 40, 181–182 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466555
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As simple as possible
Rhett Herman
Phys. Teach. 40, 182–183 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466556
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From Our Files

From our files
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 40, 185 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1558114
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

A vacuum squeezer
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 186 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466557
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Futile resistance
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 186 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543831
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Red square
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 186 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543832
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Answers to the December 2001 challenges
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 186–187 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543833
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Physics Trick of the Month

The floating vase
Martin Gardner
Phys. Teach. 40, 187 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466558
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For the New Teacher

Quality tools in science education
Patricia Blanton
Phys. Teach. 40, 188–189 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466559
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WebSights

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544272
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Ernest Rutherford Website
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544273
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The ABC's of Nuclear Science
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544274
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The Bruce Medalists
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544275
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Educational Resources in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544276
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Physics for Engineers Website
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 190 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1544277
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Book Reviews

Three books on mathematical physics
John L. Hubisz; John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 40, 191–192 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1466560
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Hollis Williams
Serious Physics on a Playground Swing—With Toys, Your Own Body, and a Smartphone
Ann-Marie Pendrill
Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
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