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Volume 44, Issue 4
April 2006
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Turbo Ring Flinger
Lester Evans
Phys. Teach. 44, 198–199 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186214
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Averting Armageddon
Jay M. Pasachoff
Phys. Teach. 44, 198 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186215
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Sizing Up Atoms
James J. Carr
Phys. Teach. 44, 198–199 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186216
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Project 2061 Plans for Assessment
Tom Regan; George DeBoer
Phys. Teach. 44, 199 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186217
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Logger Pro vs MacMotion
Boye M. Odom
Phys. Teach. 44, 199 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186218
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CORRECTION

Correction: “Sine Waves in the Snow,” Phys. Teach. 44, 85 (Feb. 2006)
Albert A. Bartlett
Phys. Teach. 44, 199 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2187592
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EDITORIAL

Pseudoscience
Karl C. Mamola
Phys. Teach. 44, 200 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186219
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AAPT AWARDS

2006 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to: Mario Belloni, Steven Iona, Zigmund Peacock, Gregory Puskar, and Frieda Stahl
Jim Nelson
Phys. Teach. 44, 201 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186220
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2006 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to: Mario Belloni, Steven Iona, Zigmund Peacock, Gregory Puskar, and Frieda Stahl
Jim Nelson
Phys. Teach. 44, 201–202 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186221
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2006 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to Mario Belloni, Steven Iona, Zigmund Peacock, Gregory Puskar, and Frieda Stahl
Jim Nelson
Phys. Teach. 44, 202 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186222
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2006 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to: Mario Belloni, Steven Iona, Zigmund Peacock, Gregory Puskar, and Frieda Stahl
Jim Nelson
Phys. Teach. 44, 202–203 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186223
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2006 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to Mario Belloni, Steven Iona, Zigmund Peacock, Gregory Puskar, and Frieda Stahl
Jim Nelson
Phys. Teach. 44, 203 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186224
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AAPT 75TH ANNIVERSARY

AAPT 75th Anniversary
Phys. Teach. 44, 204 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186225
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AAPT 75th Anniversary
Phys. Teach. 44, 204 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186226
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FIGURING PHYSICS

TIDES
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 44, 205 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186227
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PAPERS

Teaching Image Formation by a Lens
Paul Gluck
Phys. Teach. 44, 206–210 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186228
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Albert Einstein and Mościcki's Patent Application
Zofia Gołab-Meyer
Phys. Teach. 44, 212–213 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186229
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Proficiency Tests for Introductory Physics
Eugene J. Hoffman
Phys. Teach. 44, 214–216 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186230
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Teaching To the Test: Some SSS-Based TTTTT
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 44, 217–221 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186231
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Radius of Gyration of a Sphere and a Barrel
Alfred F. Leung
Phys. Teach. 44, 222–225 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186232
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Frost in the Solar System
Gordon McIntosh
Phys. Teach. 44, 226–227 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186233
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Aliens or the SR-71 Blackbird?
Michael J. Ruiz
Phys. Teach. 44, 229–231 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186234
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Work, Energy Transfer, and Sliding Friction
Dick C. H. Poon
Phys. Teach. 44, 232–234 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186235
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Retaking a Test Online
Gerd Kortemeyer; Wolfgang Bauer; Walter Benenson; Edwin Kashy
Phys. Teach. 44, 235–239 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186236
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Why Do We Feel Weightless in Free Fall?
Pirooz Mohazzabi
Phys. Teach. 44, 240–242 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186237
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

An Old Favorite: The Noncircular “Wheel”
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 44, 244 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186238
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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
Seán Stewart
Phys. Teach. 44, 245 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186239
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LITTLE GEMS

Phosphorescent Drawing Pendulum
Luka Vidic; Miha Kos
Phys. Teach. 44, 246–247 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186240
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FROM OUR FILES

Interference bands observable at a distance from a light source
Walter H. Kruschwitz
Phys. Teach. 44, 248 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186241
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

A Faradayan Slip
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 44, 249 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186242
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The Springs in the Winter
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 44, 249 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186243
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Student Problem-Solving Behaviors
Kathleen A. Harper
Phys. Teach. 44, 250–251 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186244
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WEBSIGHTS

Some Physics and Science Outreach Websites and Related Links:
Marina Milner-Bolotin
Phys. Teach. 44, 252 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186245
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A site devoted to Physics First
Olga Livanis
Phys. Teach. 44, 252 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186246
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BOOK REVIEWS

35 Years of “Conceptual” Physics: Problem Solving in Conceptual Physics: Paul G. Hewitt and Phillip R. Wolf; Conceptual Physics Alive!: The San Francisco Years: Paul G. Hewitt
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 44, 253–254 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186247
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Lectures on Introductory Physics I & II: Mikhail M. Agrest
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 44, 254 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186248
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration: Paul Gilster
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 44, 254 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186249
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Newton to Einstein: The Trail of Light: An Excursion to the Wave-Particle Duality and the Special Theory of Relativity: Ralph Baierlein
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 44, 254 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186250
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Theoretical Concepts in Physics: An Alternative View of Theoretical Reasoning in Physics 2nd edition: Malcolm Longair
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 44, 254 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186251
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IN MY OPINION

Science and Society: We're Not Paying Our Dues
Art Hobson
Phys. Teach. 44, 255–256 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186252
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
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Challenging ChatGPT with Different Types of Physics Education Questions
Víctor López-Simó, Mikael Frank Rezende, Jr.
Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
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