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Volume 47, Issue 1
January 2009
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

“Figuring Physics” on the Web
Paul G. Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 47, 4 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049866
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Using Physics to Solve a Mystery
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 47, 4 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049867
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Don't Try this at Home?
Kyle Forinash
Phys. Teach. 47, 4 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049868
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FIGURING PHYSICS

ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONSERVATION WITH A TWIST
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 47, 6 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049869
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PAPERS

Can an Electron Rotate a Brick?
Craig F. Bohren
Phys. Teach. 47, 9–11 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049870
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Plucked String on a Shoestring Budget
Paul Gluck
Phys. Teach. 47, 13–17 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049871
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Electricity: From Tabletop to Power Plant
Timothy Moran
Phys. Teach. 47, 18–20 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049872
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Measuring Terrestrial Ozone from Historic Astronomical Spectra
Elizabeth Griffin
Phys. Teach. 47, 22–27 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049873
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Video Analysis with a Web Camera
Edward P. Wyrembeck
Phys. Teach. 47, 28–29 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049874
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Comments on “Speed of Sound in Metal Pipes: An Inexpensive Lab”
Earl D. Blodgett
Phys. Teach. 47, 31–32 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049875
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Administratium: A 20th-Anniversary Update
William DeBuvitz
Phys. Teach. 47, 33 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049876
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The Critical Angle Can Override the Brewster Angle
Peter H. Froehle
Phys. Teach. 47, 34–35 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049877
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Nils Gustav Dalén, the Unknown Nobel Prize Winner
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 47, 37 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049878
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Quarked! — Adventures in Particle Physics Education
Teresa MacDonald; Alice Bean
Phys. Teach. 47, 38–41 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049879
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Relativistic Velocity Addition Law from Machine Gun Analogy
Bernhard Rothenstein; Stefan Popescu
Phys. Teach. 47, 43–45 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049880
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The “First Physics First” Movement, 1880–1920
Keith Sheppard; Dennis M. Robbins
Phys. Teach. 47, 46–50 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049881
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Apparatus Review: Cenco Wave Apparatus
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 47, 53 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049882
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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Digital Camera as a Data Collector
Dongsheng Chen; Lirong Xing
Phys. Teach. 47, 54 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049883
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 47, 55 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049884
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Develop Your Questioning Techniques
Patricia Blanton
Phys. Teach. 47, 56–57 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049885
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Phd in the Water
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 47, 58 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049886
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LITTLE GEMS

Bell-Jar Demonstration Using Cell Phones
Christian Villa
Phys. Teach. 47, 59 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049887
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WEBSIGHTS

APS publishes energy efficiency study: Energy = Future: Think Efficiency
Philip Schewe
Phys. Teach. 47, 60 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049888
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Using videos from http://YouTube.com and other online sources with blocked Internet access
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 47, 60 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049889
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Some sample instructor assembled sites featuring videos to try
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 47, 60 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049890
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Paper Roller Coasters website
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 47, 60 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049891
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BOOK REVIEWS

Physics, the Vital Science: The New Physics for the Twenty-First Century: Gordon Fraser
S. Raj Chaudhury
Phys. Teach. 47, 61 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049892
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MicroReview by the Book Review Editor: Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds behind Them: Clifford A. Pickover
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 61 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049893
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IN MY OPINION

Celebrating the Mystery in Science
Pangratios Papacosta
Phys. Teach. 47, 62 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3049894
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Explaining Quanta with Optical Illusions
Gianluca Li Causi
Sauntering Sauropods: The Preferred Walking Speeds of the Largest Land Animals That Ever Lived
Scott A. Lee, Justyna Slowiak
A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
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