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Volume 42, Issue 7

October 2004

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL
GUEST 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

Another Modest Proposal

George K. Horton

Phys. Teach. 42, 387 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804651

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EDITORIAL

Mario Iona (1917–2004)

Phys. Teach. 42, 389 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804652

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Would You Believe — ?

Cliff Swartz

Phys. Teach. 42, 390–391 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804653

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Material Strength

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 42, 392 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804654

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PAPERS

Model Rocketry in the 21st-Century Physics Classroom

Ken Horst

Phys. Teach. 42, 394–397 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804655

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Getting Students to Provide Direction When Drawing Free-Body Diagrams

Mark Mattson

Phys. Teach. 42, 398–399 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804656

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The Nimitz Freeway Collapse

Bernard J. Feldman

Phys. Teach. 42, 400–402 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804657

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The Haunted Physics Lab

Thomas H. Zepf

Phys. Teach. 42, 404–408 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804658

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Magnetohydrodynamic Propulsion for the Classroom

Gabriel I. Font; Scott C. Dudley

Phys. Teach. 42, 410–415 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804659

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The Siren

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 42, 418–421 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804660

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Tossing on a Rotating Space Station

Mark Paetkau

Phys. Teach. 42, 423–426 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804661

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Assessing-To-Learn: Formative Assessment in Physics Instruction

Robert J. Dufresne; William J. Gerace

Phys. Teach. 42, 428–433 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804662

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Using the Vernier LabPro as an Ohmmeter and Multimeter

Robert C. Word; Erik Bodegom; Ian Honohan

Phys. Teach. 42, 435–437 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804663

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LITTLE GEMS

Building a Better Bed of Nails Demonstration

Gordon P. Ramsey

Phys. Teach. 42, 438–439 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804664

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FROM OUR FILES

Damped Simple Harmonic Motion on a Linear Air Track [Phys. Teach. 7, 395 (Oct. 1969)]

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 42, 440–441 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804665

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

A Futile Chase

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 442 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804666

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A Picture Is Worth 137 Words

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 442 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804667

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Bounce, Bounce, Bounce…

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 42, 442 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804668

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Question Their Answers

Brenda Royce

Phys. Teach. 42, 444–445 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804669

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WEBSIGHTS

Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: The Mechanical Universe, http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804670

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Spacecraft Piloting Games, http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/station/gameroom/spacetrak/index.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804671

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Personal Hovercraft, http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/WNYPTA/meetings/2003-04/12Jun04/hover.doc

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804672

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Tutorials and Simulations for Free-Body Diagrams, http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/shwave/fbd.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804673

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Tutorials and Simulations for Vectors, http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/resultant.htm

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804674

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Students Like to See Newton's Laws Analyzing Their Own Bodies and Interesting Situations, http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/carcr.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804675

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Gravity, Orbits, and Kepler's Laws, http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa//education/reference/orbits/orbits.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1804676

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Visualizing Inclined Planes, Banked Roads, and Newton's Third Law, http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/pubs/TPT/TPTApr01WallFlex/

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805897

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Sites for Teaching Newton's Laws, Introductory Forces, and Uniform Circular Motion: Unit-Level Curricula for Forces, http://modeling.asu.edu/Curriculum.html

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 42, 447 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805898

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BOOK REVIEWS

Time Tested: The Tests of Time: Readings in the Development of Physical Theory,: Lisa M. Dolling, Arthur F. Gianelli, and Glenn N. Statile

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805899

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Time Tested: On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy,: Stephen Hawking

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805900

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Cosmic Cabaret & Maxwell's Equations 1.0: Lynda Williams

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805901

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: 200 Puzzling Problems with Hints and Solutions: Peter Gnädig, Gyula Honyek, & Ken Riley

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805902

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Remarkable Physicists: From Galileo to Yukawa: Ioan James

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805903

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Small Things Considered: Why There Is no Perfect Design: Henry Petroski

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805904

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Are Universes Thicker than Blackberries?: Discourse on Gödel, Magic Hexagrams, Little Red Riding Hood, and other Mathematical and Pseudoscience Topics: Martin Gardner

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 42, 448 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1805905

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