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Volume 43, Issue 5

May 2005

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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EDITORIAL
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
TRICK OF THE TRADE
LITTLE GEMS
FROM OUR FILES
PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
- A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM-SOLVING CONTEST
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS
IN MY OPINION

Requiring High School Physics

Herman Erlichson

Phys. Teach. 43, 260 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903803

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Hyperopia and Myopia

David Gavenda

Phys. Teach. 43, 260 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903804

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Author's Response

Michael J. Ruiz

Phys. Teach. 43, 260–261 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903805

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EDITORIAL

Our 2004–2005 Manuscript Referees

Karl C. Mamola

Phys. Teach. 43, 262–263 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903806

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Fission-Fusion Curve

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 43, 264 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903807

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PAPERS

Conservation Laws, Symmetries, and Elementary Particles

Dick Hoekzema; Gert Schooten; Ed van den Berg; Piet Lijnse

Phys. Teach. 43, 266–271 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903808

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A Pilot Course for Teachers

Aimee L. Govett; John W. Farley

Phys. Teach. 43, 272–275 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903809

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Quarks & Quilts: A Physics Sampler

Julie A. Becker

Phys. Teach. 43, 276–277 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903810

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Surfing a Standing Wave

Eduardo de Campos Valadares; Esdras Garcia Alves

Phys. Teach. 43, 280–281 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903812

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Saw Blades and Resonance

Michael Liebl

Phys. Teach. 43, 282–284 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903813

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Albert Einstein: The Violinist

Peregrine White

Phys. Teach. 43, 286–288 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903814

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Approximations for the Period of a Simple Pendulum

Gerald E. Hite

Phys. Teach. 43, 290–292 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903815

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Orbital Timing for a Mission to Mars

Stephen B. Turcotte

Phys. Teach. 43, 293–296 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903816

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Hanging-Picture Instability

Bruce Denardo; Richard Raspet

Phys. Teach. 43, 298–301 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903817

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The “Quantity? Units” Poem for Remembering Electrical Units

D. G. Hees

Phys. Teach. 43, 302 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903818

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Improving Upon Mach's Wave Machines to Demonstrate Traveling Waves

James Flaten; Ronnie Cooper

Phys. Teach. 43, 304–307 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903819

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Measuring the Speed of Sound Without Plumbing

James A. Warden

Phys. Teach. 43, 308 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903820

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LITTLE GEMS

Hearing a Camera Flash

Antonio Serrano

Phys. Teach. 43, 309 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903821

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FROM OUR FILES

Interference fringes using a Fresnel biprism and a laser

J. Veit; D. J. Solarek

Phys. Teach. 43, 310 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903822

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

February Results

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 312 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903827

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A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM-SOLVING CONTEST

The Power of One (M1)

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 312 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903823

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It Is Crowded at the Bottom (M2)

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 312 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903824

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The Star and the Imagemaker (M3)

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 312 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903825

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Hocus Focus (M4)

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 312 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903826

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Educational Equity or Equality — Which Do We Really Want?

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 43, 314–315 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903828

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WEBSIGHTS

Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: The Mechanical Universe

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903829

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Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: Two resources for teaching introductory atomic, wave and quantum physics

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903830

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Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: An online special and general relativity

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903831

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Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: Particle physics sites

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903832

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Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: Historical sites for modern physics

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903833

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Web resources for teaching introductory modern physics: Radioactivity sites

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903834

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Astronomy Teaching Resources

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 316 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903835

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BOOK REVIEWS

$e^{iπ} = −1+0$

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 317–318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903836

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Q.E.D.: Beauty in Mathematical Proof: Burkard Polster

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903837

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Force, Motion, and Energy, Teacher's Guide and Resource Book: Uri Haber-Schaim et al.

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903838

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903839

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Science Literacy for the Twenty-First Century: Stephanie Pace Marshall et al.

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903840

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Handbook of Physics: Walter Benenson et al.

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903841

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Young Women of Achievement: A Resource for Girls in Science, Math, and Technology: Frances A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephens

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903842

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The Ten Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time: Marcel Danesi

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 318 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903843

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IN MY OPINION

Physics First: The Right-Side-Up Science Sequence

Gene Ewald; Jennifer Bond Hickman; Paul Hickman; Fred Myers

Phys. Teach. 43, 319–320 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1903844

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