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Volume 40, Issue 5
May 2002
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

Letters to the Editor

More on Women in Physics
Art Hobson
Phys. Teach. 40, 260 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516370
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Accelerating Drops and Doppler Shift
A. John Mallinckrodt
Phys. Teach. 40, 260 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516371
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Editorial

Our Referees
Karl Marnola
Phys. Teach. 40, 261 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516372
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Figuring Physics

White Painted House
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 40, 262 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516373
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Notes

Microwave Mischief and Madness
Heather Hosack; Nathan Marler; Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 40, 264–266 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516374
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Mathematical Reasoning Over Arithmetic in Introductory Astronomy
Tim Slater; Jeff Adams
Phys. Teach. 40, 268–271 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516375
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Why DC for Long‐Range Power Transmission
Lawrence Ruby
Phys. Teach. 40, 272–274 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516376
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Lightbulbs with a Memory
Nathaniel R. Greene
Phys. Teach. 40, 275 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516378
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Static Elongation of a Suspended Slinky™
Mikolaj “Mik” Sawicki
Phys. Teach. 40, 276–278 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516379
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Colliding Magnetic Pendula: When Is a Collision Not Collision‐like?
David Kagan; Chris Gaffney
Phys. Teach. 40, 280–283 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516380
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Speed of Sound in Gases Using an Ultrasonic Motion Detector
Inge H. A. Pettersen
Phys. Teach. 40, 284–286 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516381
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The Magnetic Field Along the Axis of a Long Finite Solenoid
Chih‐Ta Chia; Ya‐Fan Wang
Phys. Teach. 40, 288–289 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516383
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Time‐Reversal Invariance in a Course for Liberal Arts Students
Michael I. Sobel
Phys. Teach. 40, 290–293 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516384
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Trick of the Trade

Dancing Lemon Seed
Vassilis Stavrinidis
Phys. Teach. 40, 286 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516382
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Articles

Muons in the Classroom
Henry Mühry; Patrick Ritter
Phys. Teach. 40, 294–300 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516385
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Power, Reaction, and Excitement … in an AC Circuit
Mark P. Silverman
Phys. Teach. 40, 302–307 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516387
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics

Measurement and Analysis of the Field of Disk Magnets
Martin Connors
Phys. Teach. 40, 308–311 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516388
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Show Me the Money
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 312 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516389
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The Cone Artist
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 312 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1558115
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Through the Looking Glass
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 312 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1558116
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Answers to the February 2002 Challenges
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 40, 312–313 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1558117
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Physics Trick of the Month

A Newspaper Trick
Martin Gardner
Phys. Teach. 40, 313 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516390
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From Our Files

A variation of electric wind experiment
Zygmunt Przeniczny
Phys. Teach. 40, 315 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516391
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For the New Teacher

Rekindle an Excitement for Learning
Patricia Blanton
Phys. Teach. 40, 316–317 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516392
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WebSights

Sci-Teach
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 318 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516394
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HyperPhysics
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 318 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543848
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The Physics Illumination Project (PIP)
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 318 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543849
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Diagnostic/Remedial Tests in Introductory Physics
Andrew Graham
Phys. Teach. 40, 318 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1543850
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Book Reviews

Where’s the Oil?: Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Albert A. Bartlett
Phys. Teach. 40, 319–320 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1516395
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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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