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Volume 44, Issue 7

October 2006

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GUEST EDITORIAL
AAPT 75TH ANNIVERSARY
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
TRICK OF THE TRADE
LITTLE GEMS
FROM OUR FILES
PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Tweaking “Simple Photoelectric Effect” Demo

Jeffrey Goldader

Phys. Teach. 44, 406 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353568

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University Teaching Credential

Joe Heafner

Phys. Teach. 44, 406 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353569

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Comment on “Kick-off”

Armando Vieira

Phys. Teach. 44, 406–407 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353570

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Step Outside the Classroom and Jump-Start Careers

Arden L. Bement, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 44, 408 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353571

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AAPT 75TH ANNIVERSARY

AAPT 75th Anniversary

Phys. Teach. 44, 410 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353572

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AAPT 75th Anniversary

Phys. Teach. 44, 410 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353573

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AAPT 75th Anniversary

Phys. Teach. 44, 410 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353574

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Cannonball

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 44, 412 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353575

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PAPERS

Estimating the Speed of Light from Earth-Moon Communication

David Keeports

Phys. Teach. 44, 414–415 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353576

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Science Icebreaker Activities: An Example from Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Michelle B. Larson; Louis J. Rubbo; Kristina D. Zaleski; Shane L. Larson

Phys. Teach. 44, 416–419 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353577

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Gravitational Waves: New Observatories for New Astronomy

Louis J. Rubbo; Shane L. Larson; Michelle B. Larson; Kristina D. Zaleski

Phys. Teach. 44, 420–423 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353578

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Relativistic Effects on Clocks Aboard GPS Satellites

Carl E. Mungan

Phys. Teach. 44, 424–425 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353579

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Kelvin and the Trans-Atlantic Cable

Herman Erlichson

Phys. Teach. 44, 426–427 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353580

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The Energetics of Bouncing (Revisited): A Quantitative Demonstration of Energy Conversion During Bouncing

Eric Gettrust

Phys. Teach. 44, 428–429 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353581

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Classroom Use of Martial Arts Exhibitions

Shane Garrett Landry; Grant R. Denn

Phys. Teach. 44, 430–431 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353582

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Thermal Physics Concepts: The Role of the Thermal Effusivity

E. Marín

Phys. Teach. 44, 432–434 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353583

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Remote Experimentation Made Easy with LabVIEW™

Perry A. Tompkins

Phys. Teach. 44, 435–437 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353584

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USA Team Ties for Third at 19th International Young Physicists' Tournament

Phys. Teach. 44, 437 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353585

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Two Physical Phenomena in One Experiment

José Naranjo Torres

Phys. Teach. 44, 438–439 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353586

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Doppler Football

Michael J. Ruiz; Jeremy Abee

Phys. Teach. 44, 440–442 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353587

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The Levitating Buddha: Constructing a Realistic Cylindrical Mirror Pseudo Image

María Alicia Caussat; Héctor Rabal; Mikiya Muramatsu

Phys. Teach. 44, 443–444 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353588

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Dare You Play It Safe?

Paul Gluck; Oded Yaron; Margalit Harmatz

Phys. Teach. 44, 445–447 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353589

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The Sandbag Collision

Xueli Zou

Phys. Teach. 44, 448–450 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353590

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Fun with Automobile Springs

Klaus Fritsch

Phys. Teach. 44, 451–454 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353591

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Temperature Transformation Equations

H. L. Neal

Phys. Teach. 44, 455–456 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353592

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Blending Old Technology With New: Measuring the Mass of the Electron

Jeremy Brown

Phys. Teach. 44, 457–459 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353593

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Creating and Analyzing a Mirage

Lauren Richey; Bailey Stewart; Justin Peatross

Phys. Teach. 44, 460–464 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353594

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A Standing-Wave Experiment with a Guitar

Fred W. Inman

Phys. Teach. 44, 465–468 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353595

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

A Simple Electric Field Probe in a Gauss's Law Laboratory

Daniel O. Ludwigsen; Gregory N. Hassold

Phys. Teach. 44, 470–472 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353596

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Destructive Interference Between Computer Speakers

James Strachan

Phys. Teach. 44, 473 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353597

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LITTLE GEMS

Colorful Conundrum

Matt Lowry

Phys. Teach. 44, 474 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353598

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FROM OUR FILES

Paper Waves

Richard A. Lohsen

Phys. Teach. 44, 475 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353599

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

A Band on the Loose

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 44, 476 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353600

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

The First Three Minutes … of Class

Timothy F. Slater

Phys. Teach. 44, 477–478 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353601

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WEBSIGHTS

The Elegant Universe; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program_d.html

Julia Olsen

Phys. Teach. 44, 479 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353602

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Workshops and lessons about the physics underlying Color Mixing, the Incandescent Light Bulb, Graphite Pencil DC Circuits, Safe Driving, and The Seasons—http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/modules—by Dr. Larry Woolf

Larry Woolf

Phys. Teach. 44, 479 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353603

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BOOK REVIEWS

Computation “is” Physics!: Computational Physics: Nicholas J. Giordano and Hisao Nakanishi

Marco Buongiorno Nardelli

Phys. Teach. 44, 480 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353604

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: A Hand Up: Women Mentoring Women in Science: Deborah C. Fort

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 44, 480 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353605

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Candid Science IV: Conversations with Famous Physicists: Magdolna Hargittai & István Hargittai

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 44, 480 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2353606

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