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Volume 47, Issue 6

September 2009

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GUEST EDITORIAL
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
FERMI QUESTIONS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
YOUTUBE PHYSICS
LITTLE GEMS
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS
IN MY OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comments on Static vs Kinetic Friction

Gabriel Kessler

Phys. Teach. 47, 326 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204102

Abstract

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Authors' Response

Dan Ludwigsen; Kathryn Svinarich

Phys. Teach. 47, 326–327 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204103

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Equinox Disparity

A. John Mallinckrodt

Phys. Teach. 47, 327 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204104

Abstract

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Alternative Presentation

Gene Mosca

Phys. Teach. 47, 327 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204105

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Author's Correction: “Student Difficulties in Analyzing Thin-Film Interference,” Phys. Teach. 47, 227–230 (April 2009)

Ronald Newburgh

Phys. Teach. 47, 328 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204106

Abstract

View articletitled, Author's Correction: “Student Difficulties in Analyzing Thin-Film Interference,” Phys. Teach. 47, 227–230 (April 2009)

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Correction: “Innovative Uses of Video Analysis,” Phys. Teach. 47, 145–150 (March 2009)

Phys. Teach. 47, 328 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204107

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GUEST EDITORIAL

From the AAPT Executive Officer

Warren Hein

Phys. Teach. 47, 329–330 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204108

Abstract

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FIGURING PHYSICS

THALIA ON A SWING

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 47, 332 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204109

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PAPERS

Kaleidoscopes Made With Big Mirrors

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 47, 334–335 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204110

Abstract

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Einstein Never Approved of Relativistic Mass

Eugene Hecht

Phys. Teach. 47, 336–341 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204111

Abstract

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Time Trials — An AP Physics Challenge Lab

David Jones

Phys. Teach. 47, 342–344 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204112

Abstract

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Physics for the Non-Scientist: A Middle Way

Michael Sobel

Phys. Teach. 47, 346–349 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204113

Abstract

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Theater in Physics Teacher Education

Ed van den Berg

Phys. Teach. 47, 350–352 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204114

Abstract

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Motors and Bulbs in Series

Robert J. Whitaker

Phys. Teach. 47, 353–354 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204115

Abstract

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The Physics of a Gymnastics Flight Element

Jonas Contakos; Les G. Carlton; Bruce Thompson; Rick Suddaby

Phys. Teach. 47, 355–361 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204116

Abstract

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Objects in Telescope Are Farther Than They Appear: How diffraction tricked Galileo into mismeasuring distances to the stars

Christopher M. Graney

Phys. Teach. 47, 362–365 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204117

Abstract

View articletitled, Objects in Telescope Are Farther Than They Appear: How diffraction tricked Galileo into mismeasuring distances to the stars

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Estimating the Wavelength of Sodium Emission in Flame — The Easy Way

M. Farooq Wahab

Phys. Teach. 47, 367–369 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204118

Abstract

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Another Way of Tracking Moving Objects Using Short Video Clips

Francisco Vera; Cristian Romanque

Phys. Teach. 47, 370–373 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204119

Abstract

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The ‘Nut-Drop‘ Experiment—Bringing Millikan's Challenge to Introductory Students

Lowell I. McCann; Earl D. Blodgett

Phys. Teach. 47, 374–379 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204120

Abstract

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Three-Phase and Six-Phase AC at the Lab Bench

George M. Caplan

Phys. Teach. 47, 380–384 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204121

Abstract

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

A Static Hanging-Weight Demonstration Apparatus

Miriam A. Forman; Erlend H. Graf

Phys. Teach. 47, 387–388 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204122

Abstract

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 47, 389 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204123

Abstract

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Supplementary Material

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Know it, Lead it, Revise it: The Keys to Success in Physics Education

Jeff C. Marshall

Phys. Teach. 47, 390–391 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204124

Abstract

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Half and Rough

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 47, 392–393 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204125

Abstract

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Physics Enrollment in U.S. High Schools, 1948–2005

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 47, 394 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204127

Abstract

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Bigger Is Bigger

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 47, 394 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204128

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Bigger Is Bigger

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 47, 394 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204129

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LITTLE GEMS

A Para- and Dia-Magnetism Balance

John A. Daffron

Phys. Teach. 47, 395 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204130

Abstract

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WEBSIGHTS

Seven Feynman Video Lectures: The Character of Physical Law from Microsoft Research

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 396 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204131

Abstract

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Three Physics and Astronomy blogs

Richard Hubbard

Phys. Teach. 47, 396 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204132

Abstract

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The LivePhoto Physics videos and video analysis site

David Abbott

Phys. Teach. 47, 396 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204133

Abstract

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The Brainiacs and the Electric Fence from YouTube

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 47, 396 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204134

Abstract

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BOOK REVIEWS

Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul: Kenneth R. Miller

John L. Roeder

Phys. Teach. 47, 397–398 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204135

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IN MY OPINION

Increasing Physics Enrollment in Your School

Earl Barrett

Phys. Teach. 47, 399–400 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3204136

Abstract

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