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Volume 42, Issue 6

September 2004

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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
LITTLE GEMS
FROM OUR FILES
PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Downhill Races Revisited

Robert Shafer

Phys. Teach. 42, 324 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790331

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Practical Physics

Don Ellis

Phys. Teach. 42, 324 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790332

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Representing Uncertainty

José Pedro Rino

Phys. Teach. 42, 324 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790333

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Authors' Response

Saalih Allie; Andy Buffler; Bob Campbell; Fred Lubben; Dimitris Evangelinos; Dimitris Psillos; Odysseas Valassiades

Phys. Teach. 42, 324–325 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790334

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EDITORIAL

Staff Update

Karl C. Mamola

Phys. Teach. 42, 326 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790335

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Gravity Force on Shuttle

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 42, 328 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790336

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PAPERS

The Coefficient of Restitution of Baseballs as a Function of Relative Humidity

David Kagan; David Atkinson

Phys. Teach. 42, 330–333 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790337

Abstract

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Creating and Maintaining a High School Physics Research Program

Robert Horton; Mark Vondracek

Phys. Teach. 42, 334–338 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790338

Abstract

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Following in Einstein's Footsteps: Teaching the Photoelectric Effect

Scott Calvin

Phys. Teach. 42, 340–341 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790339

Abstract

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Making ‘Internal Thermal Energy’ Visible

Xueli Zou

Phys. Teach. 42, 343–345 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790340

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Stellar Inquiry

Timothy F. Slater

Phys. Teach. 42, 347–349 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790341

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More Track and Field

Marco Fatuzzo; Terrence P. Toepker

Phys. Teach. 42, 351–353 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790342

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The X-ray Shoe Fitter — An Early Application of Roentgen's ‘New Kind of Ray’

David R. Lapp

Phys. Teach. 42, 354–358 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790343

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Illustrating Electric Circuit Concepts with the Glitter Circuit

Hans Pfister

Phys. Teach. 42, 359–363 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790344

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A Strange Direction for Static Friction

David Keeports

Phys. Teach. 42, 364–365 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790345

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Ball on the Edge

Paul Beeken

Phys. Teach. 42, 366–368 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790346

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The Metal Detector and Faraday's Law

J. A. McNeil

Phys. Teach. 42, 369–373 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790347

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

The Kodak One-Time-Use Flash Camera

John Carlson

Phys. Teach. 42, 375–376 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790348

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LITTLE GEMS

Simple Experiments on Perception of Color Using Cardboard Turbines

Adolf Cortel

Phys. Teach. 42, 377 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790349

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FROM OUR FILES

Rolling Balls for Projectile Motion [Phys. Teach. 15, 500 (Nov. 1977)]

Mark Winstein

Phys. Teach. 42, 378 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790350

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Global Crossing

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 379 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790351

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Home, Sweet Home

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 379 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790352

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Gently Up the Stream

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 379 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790353

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Know Your Students

Randy Knight

Phys. Teach. 42, 380–381 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790354

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WEBSIGHTS

Sites for Course Background: Powers of Ten, http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10.

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790355

View articletitled, Sites for Course Background: Powers of Ten, http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10.

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Sites for Course Background: Chemistry Math Review, http://www.old.umassd.edu/1Academic/CArtsandSciences/Chemistry/Catalyst/catalyst.html.

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790356

View articletitled, Sites for Course Background: Chemistry Math Review, http://www.old.umassd.edu/1Academic/CArtsandSciences/Chemistry/Catalyst/catalyst.html.

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Sites for Course Background: Vectors Tutorials and Applet, http://www.pa.uky.edu/∼phy211/VecArith/

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790357

View articletitled, Sites for Course Background: Vectors Tutorials and Applet, http://www.pa.uky.edu/∼phy211/VecArith/

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Sites for Course Background: The Magnitudes of Physics, http://smccd.net/accounts/goth/MainPages/magphys.htm

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790358

View articletitled, Sites for Course Background: The Magnitudes of Physics, http://smccd.net/accounts/goth/MainPages/magphys.htm

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Sites for Course Background: The Mechanical Universe, http://www.learner.org/progdesc/series42.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790359

View articletitled, Sites for Course Background: The Mechanical Universe, http://www.learner.org/progdesc/series42.html

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Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.learner.org/progdesc/series42.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790360

View articletitled, Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.learner.org/progdesc/series42.html

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Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/arstoc.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790361

View articletitled, Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/arstoc.html

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Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/kinemaTOC.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790362

View articletitled, Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/kinemaTOC.html

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Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Cannon/index.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790363

View articletitled, Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Cannon/index.html

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Some Sites for Introductory Kinematics, http://physics.bu.edu/∼duffy/java/RelV2.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 383 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790364

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BOOK REVIEWS

Back-of-the-Envelope Physics, by Clifford Swartz

James O'Connell

Phys. Teach. 42, 384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790365

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Physlet Physics: Interactive Illustrations, Explorations, and Problems for Introductory Physics, by Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790367

View articletitled, MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Physlet Physics: Interactive Illustrations, Explorations, and Problems for Introductory Physics, by Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: A Love of Discovery: Science Education—The Second Career of Robert Karplus,: Robert G. Fuller

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790368

View articletitled, MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: A Love of Discovery: Science Education—The Second Career of Robert Karplus,: Robert G. Fuller

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Sun,: Jay M. Pasachoff

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790369

View articletitled, MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Sun,: Jay M. Pasachoff

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Doing Physics with Spreadsheets: A Workbook,: Gordon J. Aubrecht II, T. Kenneth Bolland, and Michael G. Ziegler

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1790370

View articletitled, MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Doing Physics with Spreadsheets: A Workbook,: Gordon J. Aubrecht II, T. Kenneth Bolland, and Michael G. Ziegler

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