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Volume 41, Issue 4

April 2003

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL
AAPT AWARDS
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
TRICK OF THE TRADE
FROM OUR FILES
PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

More Mirror Calculations

James H. Andrews

Phys. Teach. 41, 196 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564491

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Which Mirror?

Sam Lightner

Phys. Teach. 41, 196 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564492

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Editor's Note

Phys. Teach. 41, 196 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564493

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Bernoulli and Newton

Clifford Swartz

Phys. Teach. 41, 196–197 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564494

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Reference Frames

Morton Tavel

Phys. Teach. 41, 197 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564495

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EDITORIAL

Forty Years of TPT

Karl C. Mamola

Phys. Teach. 41, 198 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564496

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AAPT AWARDS

2002 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to: Patrick Callahan, Wolfgang Christian, Alexander Dickison, Dick Smith, Larry Martin

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 41, 200–202 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564497

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Internal Energy of Helium

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 41, 204–205 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564498

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PAPERS

Specular Reflection from a Rough Surface

Hasan Fakhruddin

Phys. Teach. 41, 206–207 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564499

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Optical Property of the Ellipse Derived from Energy Conservation

Jorge Sztrajman; Agustín Rela

Phys. Teach. 41, 208–209 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564500

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Conceptual Physics in Two-Year Colleges

William R. Warren

Phys. Teach. 41, 210–212 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564501

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Physics to Go

Aaron McAlexander

Phys. Teach. 41, 214–218 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564502

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Figuring Physics: A Full Solution and a Challenging Problem

John Pratt

Phys. Teach. 41, 220–221 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564503

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University and High School Partnership: Challenging Physics II Students

Joan Mackin; Paul E. Sokol

Phys. Teach. 41, 222–226 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564504

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The Population Game: A Socially Significant Laboratory Activity

Art Hobson

Phys. Teach. 41, 227–233 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564505

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“Sweetening” Technical Physics with Hershey's Kisses

Chuck Stone

Phys. Teach. 41, 234–237 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564506

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The Bungee Jumper: A Comparison of Predicted and Measured Values

Hubert Biezeveld

Phys. Teach. 41, 238–241 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564507

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Collecting and Recording Bicycle Speed Data by CBL

William M. Wehrbein

Phys. Teach. 41, 243–244 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564508

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Improved Vacuum Bazooka

John Cockman

Phys. Teach. 41, 246–247 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564509

Abstract

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Construction of Optical Elements with Gelatin

Mario Branca; Isabella Soletta

Phys. Teach. 41, 249 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564510

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FROM OUR FILES

LASER INTERFERENCE BY A CONVEX MIRROR [Phys. Teach. 10, 406 (Oct. 1972)]

James Mahoney, C.F.X.

Phys. Teach. 41, 250 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564511

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Dot Com Bubble

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 251 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564512

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Image Is Everything

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 251 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564513

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The Eagle Has Landed

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 251 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564514

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Action Research to Evaluate Student Achievement

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 41, 252–253 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564515

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WEBSIGHTS

Force Concept Inventory and Mechanics Baseline Test, http://modeling.asu.edu/R&E/Research.html

Jane Jackson

Phys. Teach. 41, 254 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564517

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Photonics Website, http://www.photonics.cusat.edu/Knowledge%20Portal.htm

B. Aneeshkumar

Phys. Teach. 41, 254 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564518

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Thinking About Physics, http://www.amherst.edu/~physicsqanda/

Robert H. Romer

Phys. Teach. 41, 254 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564519

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Bridges and Bridge Building, http://eduscapes.com/42explore/bridge.htm

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 41, 254 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564520

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BOOK REVIEWS

Artistic Perception: Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing, by Margaret Livingstone

Bill Franklin

Phys. Teach. 41, 255–256 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564516

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A Fun Way to Figure Physics: Mad about Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities, by Christopher P. Jargodzki and Franklin Potter

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 41, 256 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1564781

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