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Volume 46, Issue 1

January 2008

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

In this Issue

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GUEST EDITORIAL
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
FERMI QUESTIONS
PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
TRICK OF THE TRADE
LITTLE GEMS
GEMS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Effective Dipole Position of Magnets

Herbert Looser

Phys. Teach. 46, 4 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823985

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Authors' Response

Martin Connors; Farook Al-Shamali

Phys. Teach. 46, 4 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823986

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Fraunhofer Spectrum

Jay M. Pasachoff

Phys. Teach. 46, 4 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823987

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Lorentz Transformation and Charge Conservation

Herbert Looser

Phys. Teach. 46, 4–5 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823988

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Author Response

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 46, 5 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823989

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GUEST EDITORIAL

The Evolution Debate

George V. Coyne

Phys. Teach. 46, 6–7 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823990

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FIGURING PHYSICS

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 46, 8 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823991

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PAPERS

A Black Hole in Our Galactic Center

Michael J. Ruiz

Phys. Teach. 46, 10–12 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823992

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Speed of Sound in Metal Pipes: An Inexpensive Lab

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 46, 13–14 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823993

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Physics First? Survey First!

Boris Korsunsky; Ozymandias Agar

Phys. Teach. 46, 15–18 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823994

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Escape from the Pipeline: Women Using Physics Outside Academia

Jill A. Marshall

Phys. Teach. 46, 20–24 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823995

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Pinhole Glasses

Giuseppe Colicchia; Martin Hopf; Hartmut Wiesner; Dean Zollman

Phys. Teach. 46, 26–28 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823996

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Physics of Incandescent Lamp Burnout

Paul Gluck; John King

Phys. Teach. 46, 29–35 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823997

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A Free-Form Power Experiment to Enhance Student Creativity

John T. Fons

Phys. Teach. 46, 36–37 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823998

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Energy and the Confused Student I: Work

John W. Jewett, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 46, 38–43 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2823999

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The Biot-Savart Law: From Infinitesimal to Infinite

Jeffrey A. Phillips; Jeff Sanny

Phys. Teach. 46, 44–47 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824000

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Learning Projectile Motion with the Computer Game “Scorched 3D“

John S. Jurcevic

Phys. Teach. 46, 48–49 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824001

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Microcomputer-Based Laboratory for Archimedes' Principle and Density of Liquids

Concetto Gianino

Phys. Teach. 46, 52–54 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824002

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 46, 55 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824003

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Adventures of a Mole

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 46, 56 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824004

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Simple DC Power Supply

George M. Caplan

Phys. Teach. 46, 57 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824005

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LITTLE GEMS

A Polarizer Demo Using LCDs

Gerd Kortemeyer

Phys. Teach. 46, 58 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824006

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GEMS

Polarizing Filters Aren't Supposed to Do THAT!

Matt Evans

Phys. Teach. 46, 59–60 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824007

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Tips for Organizing Your Course

Marc Reif

Phys. Teach. 46, 61–62 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824008

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WEBSIGHTS

A Theory of Everything

John S. Denker

Phys. Teach. 46, 63 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824009

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BOOK REVIEWS

Brainteaser Physics: Challenging Physics Puzzlers: Göran Grimvall

Alan J. DeWeerd

Phys. Teach. 46, 64 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824013

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Clickers in the Classroom: How to Enhance Science Teaching Using Classroom Response Systems: Douglas Duncan

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 46, 64 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824014

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Ingenium: Five Machines that Changed the World: Mark Denny

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 46, 64 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2824015

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