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Volume 43, Issue 7

October 2005

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CORRECTIONS
EDITORIAL
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
LITTLE GEMS
FROM OUR FILES
PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Projectile Motion: Geometric Arguments

Ole Anton Haugland

Phys. Teach. 43, 405 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060628

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Reflective Dog Eyes

Jim McNeill

Phys. Teach. 43, 405–406 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060629

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Discomforting Study of Seat Location

J. West

Phys. Teach. 43, 406 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060630

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Authors' Response

Katherine Perkins; Carl Wieman

Phys. Teach. 43, 406–407 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060631

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CORRECTIONS

Correction: “An Inexpensive Moment of Inertia Experiment,” Phys. Teach. 43, 389 (Sept. 2005)

Phys. Teach. 43, 407 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2073120

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EDITORIAL

Too Light on the Board

Karl C. Mamola

Phys. Teach. 43, 408 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060632

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Faster Than c?

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 43, 410 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060633

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PAPERS

Five Quantitative Physics Experiments (Almost) Without Special Apparatus

James L. Hunt

Phys. Teach. 43, 412–416 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060634

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Maxwell to Einstein — A Liberal-Arts Physics Course

Herman Erlichson

Phys. Teach. 43, 418–421 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060635

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When Is Momentum Conserved, and What About Car Crashes in Virginia?

Robert Ehrlich

Phys. Teach. 43, 422–423 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060636

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Teaching Potential Energy Functions and Stability with Slap Bracelets

Stephen J. Van Hook

Phys. Teach. 43, 425–427 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060637

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The Hammer Falls: A Fresh Look at the Pile Driver

Kyle Hathcox; David Ward

Phys. Teach. 43, 428–431 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060638

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Accuracy in Computing Acceleration of Free Fall in the Air

Jan Benacka; Igor Stubna

Phys. Teach. 43, 432–433 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060639

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Pizza Boy vs the Highway Department

Mark A. Ilyes; James M. Filizzi

Phys. Teach. 43, 434–437 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060640

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Hysteresis Loops of a Ferromagnet

Yaakov Kraftmakher

Phys. Teach. 43, 439–441 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060641

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Predicting Turning Points for Toy Cars

M. W. Ramsdell; D. P. Wick

Phys. Teach. 43, 442–444 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060642

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Modeling Vehicle Rollover

Jonathan Hall; Jerry Magraw

Phys. Teach. 43, 445–447 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060643

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Conceptualizing Series and Parallel Circuits Through 3-D Modeling

Tony Minich

Phys. Teach. 43, 448–451 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060644

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Simulating Realistic Satellite Orbits in the Undergraduate Classroom

D. J. Knipp; E. T. Patterson; A. Franz; J. H. Head; T. A. Summers; E. L. Zirbel

Phys. Teach. 43, 452–455 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060645

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A Bernoulli's Law Lab in a Bottle

David Guerra; Aaron Plaisted; Michael Smith

Phys. Teach. 43, 456–459 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060646

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Conductors and Insulators: A QuickTime Movie

Xueli Zou

Phys. Teach. 43, 460–462 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060647

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Using Science Fiction Movies in Introductory Physics

Marta L. Dark

Phys. Teach. 43, 463–465 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060648

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Ubiquitous Drawing Errors for the Simple Pendulum

Julio V. Santos-Benito; Albert Gras-Marti

Phys. Teach. 43, 466–468 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060649

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

A Demonstration of the Critical Angle Without Using Total Internal Reflection

Barret R. Viss; Arnold E. Sikkema

Phys. Teach. 43, 471–472 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060650

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LITTLE GEMS

Making Vision Correction More Visible

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 43, 473 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060651

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FROM OUR FILES

Demonstrations with a Sabre-Saw Oscillator

Haym Kruglak

Phys. Teach. 43, 474–475 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060652

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Roll Call

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 43, 476 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060653

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World Year of Physics Challenges Contest

Phys. Teach. 43, 476 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060654

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Using and Writing Explorations in Science

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 43, 477–478 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060655

Abstract

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WEBSIGHTS

How To Evaluate Websites; Obtaining the Modeling Physics Curriculum: Evaluating websites for school use

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 479 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060656

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How To Evaluate Websites; Obtaining the Modeling Physics Curriculum: Obtaining the freely-distributed Modeling Physics curriculum files

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 43, 479 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060657

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BOOK REVIEWS

Football Physics: The Science of the Game: Timothy Gay

David G. Haase

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060658

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Einstein Almanac: Alice Calaprice

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060659

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Relatively Speaking: Relativity, Black Holes, and the Fate of the Universe: Eric Chaisson

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060660

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Expanded Quotable Einstein: Albert Einstein

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060661

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Meaning of Relativity: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field (5th edition): Albert Einstein

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060662

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Albert Einstein: A Biography: Albrecht Fölsing

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 43, 480 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060663

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