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Volume 48, Issue 5

May 2010

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

In this Issue

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Addams monster and infinite mirrors

Jay M. Pasachoff

Phys. Teach. 48, 278 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393043

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More absorption band demos

Jennifer J. Birriel

Phys. Teach. 48, 278 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393045

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The proof is in the picture

Erich Landstrom

Phys. Teach. 48, 278 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393046

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Thank You to Our 2010 Referees

Karl Mamola

Phys. Teach. 48, 279 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393047

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AAPT AWARDS

Distinguished Service Citations, Winter 2010

Lila Adair

Phys. Teach. 48, 280 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393048

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Melba Newell Phillips Award Presentation: Feb. 15, 2010 “The Faces of AAPT”

Mary Beth Monroe

Phys. Teach. 48, 281–282 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393049

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FIGURING PHYSICS

DOUBLE SLIT

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 48, 284 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393051

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PAPERS

No Time Lag in the Photoelectric Effect

Paul Gluck; Bernd Saering

Phys. Teach. 48, 285–286 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393052

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Weighing Photons Using Bathroom Scales: A Thought Experiment

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 48, 287–288 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393053

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The Physics of the Imploding Can Experiment

Pirooz Mohazzabi

Phys. Teach. 48, 289–291 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393054

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Einstein's Tea Leaves and Pressure Systems in the Atmosphere

Amit Tandon; John Marshall

Phys. Teach. 48, 292–295 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393055

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A Comparative Planetology Activity

Michael C. LoPresto; Steven R. Murrell

Phys. Teach. 48, 296–299 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393056

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Blue Skies, Coffee Creamer, and Rayleigh Scattering

Michael Liebl

Phys. Teach. 48, 300–301 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393057

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Radiological Dispersion Devices and Basic Radiation Science

Joseph John Bevelacqua

Phys. Teach. 48, 302–305 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393059

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An Introduction to Solar Cells

Bernard J. Feldman

Phys. Teach. 48, 306–308 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393060

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The Electron Runaround: Understanding Electric Circuit Basics Through a Classroom Activity

Vandana Singh

Phys. Teach. 48, 309–311 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393061

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The Quark Puzzle: A Novel Approach to Visualizing the Color Symmetries of Quarks

Eric Gettrust

Phys. Teach. 48, 312–315 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393062

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Vortex Apparatus and Demonstrations

Said Shakerin

Phys. Teach. 48, 316–318 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393063

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Astronomical Misconceptions

Regina M. Barrier

Phys. Teach. 48, 319–321 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393064

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Turning a Common Lab Exercise into a Challenging Lab Experiment: Revisiting the Cart on an Inclined Track

Joseph C. Amato; Roger E. Williams

Phys. Teach. 48, 322–323 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393065

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Increasing Student Engagement and Enthusiasm: A Projectile Motion Crime Scene

David Bonner

Phys. Teach. 48, 324–325 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393066

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Storing the Electric Energy Produced by an AC Generator

In Special Collection: Teaching about the environment, sustainability, and climate change (2010-2022)

P. Simeão Carvalho; Ana Paula Lima; Pedro Simeão Carvalho

Phys. Teach. 48, 326–327 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393067

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Does Sea Level Change When a Floating Iceberg Melts?

Boon Leong Lan

Phys. Teach. 48, 328–329 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393068

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Surface Gravity Waves: Resonance in a Fish Tank

Scott J. Sinick; John J. Lynch

Phys. Teach. 48, 330–332 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393069

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The Effect of High School Physics Laboratories on Performance in Introductory College Physics

Adam V. Maltese; Robert H. Tai; Philip M. Sadler

Phys. Teach. 48, 333–337 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393070

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Physics Is All Around Us

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 48, 338–340 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393071

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An inexpensive LED light sensor

Mickey Kutzner; Richard Wright; Emily Kutzner

Phys. Teach. 48, 341–343 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393072

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 48, 344 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393073

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Supplementary Material

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

This Month's Secret Ingredient: Eggs

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 48, 345 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393074

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Be There and Be Square

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 48, 346 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393075

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Supplementary Material

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Becoming the “sage”guide

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 48, 347 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393076

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LITTLE GEMS

Demonstrating the photoelectric effect using household items1,2

Adam J. Beehler

Phys. Teach. 48, 348–349 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393077

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WEBSIGHTS

Summer professional development for physics teachers

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 48, 350 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393078

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Galileo's “falling bodies”experiment “re‐created”at Pisa, www.tinyurl/galileo‐pisa

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 48, 350 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393079

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Baseball Physics: Physics and the boys of summer, phys.csuchico.edu:16080/baseball/

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 48, 350 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393080

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The Science 360 News Service, news.science360.gov

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 48, 350 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393081

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Over a century of Popular Science magazine online and free, preview.tinyurl.com/popsci137free

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 48, 350 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393082

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BOOK REVIEWS

A New Approach to Astronomy Textbooks — Planetary Motions: A Historical Perspective: Norris S. Hetherington

Joe Heafner

Phys. Teach. 48, 351 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393083

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IN MY OPINION

The human side of physics

Julie Monroe Bastuk

Phys. Teach. 48, 352 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3393084

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