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Volume 47, Issue 4

April 2009

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

An Appreciation of Hewitt

Ronald Newburgh

Phys. Teach. 47, 196 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098199

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FIGURING PHYSICS

EQUINOX

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 47, 198 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098200

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PAPERS

Kinematic Measurements from YouTube Videos

Michael J. Ruiz

Phys. Teach. 47, 200–203 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098201

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Making a Simple Self-Starting Electric Motor

Seok-In Hong; Jung-In Choi; Seok-Cheol Hong

Phys. Teach. 47, 204–205 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098202

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Nanomagnetism: A Case History of Nanoscience and Technology

Mark Freeman

Phys. Teach. 47, 206–211 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098203

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Beginning Introductory Physics with Two-Dimensional Motion

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 47, 212–215 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098204

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Using a Classroom Response System to Improve Multiple-Choice Performance in AP® Physics

Peggy Bertrand

Phys. Teach. 47, 216–219 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098205

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Magnetism and Simultaneity

Charles L. Adler

Phys. Teach. 47, 221–223 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098206

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An MBL Experiment to Analyze the Torque on a Rigid Body

Concetto Gianino

Phys. Teach. 47, 224–225 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098207

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Nineteenth-Century Textbook Illustrations: A Frontispiece Puzzle

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 47, 226 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098208

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Student Difficulties in Analyzing Thin-Film Interference

Ronald Newburgh; Douglass Goodale

Phys. Teach. 47, 227–230 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098209

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Teaching Special Relativity Without Calculus

Lawrence Ruby

Phys. Teach. 47, 231–232 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098210

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Effectiveness of Ninth-Grade Physics in Maine: Conceptual Understanding

Michael J. O'Brien; John R. Thompson

Phys. Teach. 47, 234–239 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098211

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

A Simple Apparatus for Demonstrating How Light Rays Emanate From a Point Source

Kreetha Kaewkhong; Narumon Emarat; Kwan Arayathanitkul; Alex Mazzolini

Phys. Teach. 47, 243–245 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098212

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Simulate Interference…With Supplies that Last

David Kagan

Phys. Teach. 47, 246 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098213

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Three Questions Can Change Your Labs for the Better

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 47, 248–249 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098214

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 47, 250 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098215

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Fit for an I–V League

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 47, 251 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098216

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LITTLE GEMS

Plastic Syringe Vacuum Cannon

Yasuo Ogawara

Phys. Teach. 47, 252–253 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098217

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WEBSIGHTS

More Summer 2009 Physics Teacher Professional Workshop announcements

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098218

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Vision 101: How the eye works, visual correction and wearing contacts

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098219

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Friction demonstrations with interleaved book pages

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098220

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Convenient unit conversions using Google

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3098221

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2009 is the International Year of Astronomy

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099670

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Doing What Works: http://dww.ed.gov

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 254 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099671

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BOOK REVIEWS

E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation: David Bodanis

Marshall Ellenstein

Phys. Teach. 47, 255 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099672

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MicroReviews by The Book Review Editor: Out of the Shadows: Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics: Nina Byers and Gary Williams

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 47, 255 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099673

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MicroReviews by The Book Review Editor: The Big Idea Collected: Six Revolutionary Ideas that Changed the World: Paul Strathern

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 47, 255 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099674

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MicroReviews by The Book Review Editor: Is There a LASER in the House?: Understanding Your High-Tech Everyday World: Amy E. Bieber

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 47, 255 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3099675

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