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Volume 49, Issue 1

January 2011

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cliff Swartz's legacy

Frank Lock

Phys. Teach. 49, 4 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527741

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EDITORIAL

Cliff

Karl Mamola

Phys. Teach. 49, 6 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527742

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FIGURING PHYSICS

DIRECTION OF FRICTION

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 49, 7 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527743

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PAPERS

Remembering Cliff Swartz

Erlend H. Graf

Phys. Teach. 49, 8–9 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527744

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The Author's Report

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 49, 10 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527745

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Teaching Elementary Particle Physics: Part I1

Art Hobson

Phys. Teach. 49, 12–15 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527746

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Using the Wiimote in Introductory Physics Experiments

Romulo Ochoa; Frank G. Rooney; William J. Somers

Phys. Teach. 49, 16–18 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527747

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Experiencing Light's Properties Within Your Own Eye

Michael Mauser

Phys. Teach. 49, 19–21 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527748

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Whole Class Laboratories with Google Docs

Scott Bonham

Phys. Teach. 49, 22–23 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527749

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Chladni Patterns on Drumheads: A “Physics of Music” Experiment

Randy Worland

Phys. Teach. 49, 24–27 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527750

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Apparatus Named After Our Academic Ancestors — II

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 49, 28–29 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527751

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Innovative Use of a Classroom Response System During Physics Lab

Jay Walgren

Phys. Teach. 49, 30–32 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527752

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Using the Sound Card as a Timer

C. E. Aguiar; M. M. Pereira

Phys. Teach. 49, 33–35 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527753

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Impulse-Momentum Diagrams

David Rosengrant

Phys. Teach. 49, 36–39 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527754

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On Defining Mass

Eugene Hecht

Phys. Teach. 49, 40–44 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527755

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Exploring Magnetic Fields with a Compass

Brandon Lunk; Robert Beichner

Phys. Teach. 49, 45–48 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527756

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Resonance Effects in Magnetically Driven Mass‐Spring Oscillations

Ken Taylor

Phys. Teach. 49, 49–50 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527757

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Following Michael Faraday's Footprints

Javier Galeano

Phys. Teach. 49, 52–53 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527758

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Measuring Systematic Error with Curve Fits

Mark E. Rupright

Phys. Teach. 49, 54–55 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527759

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Demonstration of momentum and kinetic energy during an entire collision

Nattakit Sawadthaisong; Ratchapak Chitaree; James P. Barufaldi

Phys. Teach. 49, 56–57 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527760

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

… And now a suspended Cartesian diver

Hasan Fakhruddin

Phys. Teach. 49, 58 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527761

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

“Make and Take” YouTube

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 49, 59 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527762

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Mindset matters

John Cato

Phys. Teach. 49, 60 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527763

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Round and Round

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 49, 61 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527764

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Supplementary Material

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 49, 61 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527765

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Supplementary Material

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LITTLE GEMS

Thin‐film interference using a computer's screen and camera

Leslie J. Atkins

Phys. Teach. 49, 62 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527766

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WEBSIGHTS

Great Moments in Science

Martti Sloan

Phys. Teach. 49, 63 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527767

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American Institute of Physics 2008–9 Nationwide Survey of HS Physics Teachers released

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 63 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527768

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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited released by National Academy of Science

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 63 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527769

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Accessible Elements: Teaching Science Online and at a Distance, by D. Kennepohl & L. Shaw (Eds) freely downloadable from

Dietmar Kennepohl

Phys. Teach. 49, 63 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527770

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BOOK REVIEWS

MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: The Fundamental Particles: Clifford E. Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527771

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Measure and Find Out (Book One, Book Two and Book Three plus Teacher's Notes): A Quantitative Approach to Science: Clifford E. Swartz, edited by Roy A. Gallant

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527772

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Used Math: For the First Two Years of College Science: Clifford E. Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527773

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: A Search for Order in the Physical Universe: Clifford E. Swartz & Theodore D. Goldfarb

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527774

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Prayers from the Nave and Temptation, Wicked Women, and Denials: Clifford Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527775

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Phenomenal Physics: Clifford E. Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527776

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Teaching Introductory Physics: A Sourcebook: Clifford E. Swartz and Thomas Miner

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527777

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Back‐of‐the‐Envelope Physics: Clifford Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527778

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MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor ‐ Recollections of Cliff Swartz: Cliff's Nodes: Editorials from The Physics Teacher: Clifford Swartz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 64 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3527779

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