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Volume 41, Issue 8

November 2003

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL
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

On Physical Push-ups

Richard Summers

Phys. Teach. 41, 444 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625197

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Overheating Motor Demo

Steve Dail

Phys. Teach. 41, 444 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625198

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Overtime on Galilean Physics

Paul G. Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 41, 444 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625199

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EDITORIAL

Guest Editorial

Chuck Robertson

Phys. Teach. 41, 446–447 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625200

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Submerged Cube and Sphere

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 41, 448–449 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625201

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PAPERS

Irreversible Adiabatic Compression of an Ideal Gas

Carl E. Mungan

Phys. Teach. 41, 450–453 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625202

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Monday Night Football: Physics Decides Controversial Call

Gregory A. DiLisi; Richard Rarick

Phys. Teach. 41, 454–459 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625203

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A Triple Rainbow?

Archibald W. Hendry

Phys. Teach. 41, 460–463 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625204

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The Hydraulic Analogy for Electric Current

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 41, 464–466 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625205

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Tycho Brahe's Stjerneborg

Harry Manos

Phys. Teach. 41, 469–471 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625206

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Statistics of Measurements of Automobile Fuel Efficiency

Albert A. Bartlett

Phys. Teach. 41, 472–477 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625207

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Checking Students' Symbolic Math on a Computer

Benjamin Crowell

Phys. Teach. 41, 478–480 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625208

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Series and Parallel Resistors and Capacitors

Ronald Brown

Phys. Teach. 41, 483–485 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625209

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An Historico-Critical Account of Potential Energy: Is PE Really Real?

Eugene Hecht

Phys. Teach. 41, 486–493 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625210

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

A Demonstration Apparatus for the Cartesian Diver

J. Güémez; C. Fiolhais; M. Fiolhais

Phys. Teach. 41, 495–496 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625211

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Recharging the Battery Pack in a Camcorder

Samaroo Deonarine

Phys. Teach. 41, 497 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625212

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FROM OUR FILES

A demonstration of moment of inertia [Phys. Teach. 15, 546 (Dec. 1977)]

Walter Q. Quint

Phys. Teach. 41, 498 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625213

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Board Game

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 499 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625214

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A Pit Pull

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 499 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625215

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A Spring Fling

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 41, 499 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625216

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Maximizing the Workshop Experience: An Example from the PTRA Rural Initiatives Program

Teresa Burns

Phys. Teach. 41, 500–501 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625217

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WEBSIGHTS

The Elegant Universe, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 41, 502 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625218

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Superstrings: Einstein's Dream at the New Millennium, http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/lecture/ stringtheory.htm

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 41, 502 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625219

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“Taking the Particle out of Particle Physics,” by Sylvester James Gates Jr. and Warren Siegel (originally appeared in Quotient, University of Maryland, April/May 1986), http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/∼siegel/quo.html

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 41, 502 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625220

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The Official String Theory Web Site, http://www.superstringtheory.com

Andrew Graham

Phys. Teach. 41, 502 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625221

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BOOK REVIEWS

Another List of Greats — Instability Rules: The Ten Most Amazing Ideas of Modern Science, by Charles Flowers

James O'Connell; John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 41, 503–504 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625222

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