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Volume 46, Issue 6
September 2008
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Response to “Clickers or Flashcards?”
Paul Rider
Phys. Teach. 46, 323 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971210
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Answer Manual for The Quantum World
Kenneth Ford; Diane Goldstein
Phys. Teach. 46, 323 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971211
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GUEST EDITORIAL

Remembering Fermi as a Teacher
Mildred Dresselhaus
Phys. Teach. 46, 324–325 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971212
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FIGURING PHYSICS

ACTION-REACTION
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 46, 326 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971213
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PAPERS

Rainbow-Like Spectra with a CD: An Active-Learning Exercise
G. Planinšič; A. Corona; J. Slisko
Phys. Teach. 46, 329–333 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971214
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The Blowgun Demonstration Experiment
Koji Tsukamoto; Masanori Uchino
Phys. Teach. 46, 334–336 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971215
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Torsional Oscillations and Waves Projected on the Wall
Albert A. Bartlett
Phys. Teach. 46, 338–340 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971216
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Conservation of Mechanical Energy Using Dry Ice Slider-Projectiles
Jenna Gales; Blane Baker
Phys. Teach. 46, 341–342 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971217
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The Egg Joust
Wade A. Bosworth; John Wilkinson
Phys. Teach. 46, 344–346 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971218
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The Phase Shift in the Jumping Ring
Rondo N. Jeffery; Farhang Amiri
Phys. Teach. 46, 350–357 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971219
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A Physics Show Performed by Students for Kids: From Mechanics to Elementary Particle Physics
Herbi K. Dreiner
Phys. Teach. 46, 358–362 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971220
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The Gravitational Landscape of the Solar System
Willem H. van den Berg
Phys. Teach. 46, 363–364 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971221
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Millikan Movies
Xueli Zou; Eric Dietz; Trevor McGuire; Louise Fox; Tiara Norris; Brendan Diamond; Ricardo Chavez; Stephen Cheng
Phys. Teach. 46, 365–368 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971222
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Mechanical Simulation of a Half-Life
T. T. Grove; M. F. Masters
Phys. Teach. 46, 369–371 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971223
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Keeping the Coffee Warm: A Challenge for Amateurs and Professionals
Ole Anton Haugland
Phys. Teach. 46, 372–374 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971224
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

An Inexpensive Toroidal Solenoid for an Investigative Student Lab
Andrew Ferstl; John Broberg
Phys. Teach. 46, 376–377 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971225
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Half and Half
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 46, 378 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971226
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 46, 379 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971227
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LITTLE GEMS

Paraffin Puzzler
Michelle Tantillo
Phys. Teach. 46, 380 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971228
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Dealing with Resistance to Reform
Marc Reif
Phys. Teach. 46, 381–382 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971229
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WEBSIGHTS

Getting Connected with Other Physics Educators and the Physics Community
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 46, 383 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971230
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The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics outreach website: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/en/Outreach/General/Outreach_Overview/
Dave Doucette
Phys. Teach. 46, 383 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971231
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BOOK REVIEWS

Cliff's Nodes: Editorials from The Physics Teacher: Clifford Swartz
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 46, 384 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971232
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars: Mabel Armstrong
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 46, 384 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971233
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: • Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities, From Plato to String Theory (by Way of Alice in Wonderland, Einstein, and The Twilight Zone): Lawrence M. Krauss
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 46, 384 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2971234
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Direct Observations and Measurements of Single Atoms
Natascha Hedrich, Ilia Sergachev, et al.
Using Math in Physics: 6. Reading the physics in a graph
Edward F. Redish
Where Is Half of the Universe?
Don Lincoln
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