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Volume 49, Issue 4

April 2011

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Newton and projectile motion

Todd K. Timberlake

Phys. Teach. 49, 196 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566019

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Measuring weight

Kenneth S. Mendelson

Phys. Teach. 49, 196 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566020

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Banish “weight”?

Alfredo Louro

Phys. Teach. 49, 196 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566021

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Bartlett's response

Albert A. Bartlett

Phys. Teach. 49, 197 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566022

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Corrections

Phys. Teach. 49, 197 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566023

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FIGURING PHYSICS

HOW WARM OR COLD?

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 49, 198 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566024

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AAPT AWARDS

AAPT Awards

Alex Dickison

Phys. Teach. 49, 200–201 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566025

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PAPERS

Teaching Newton's Laws with the iPod Touch in Conceptual Physics

Angela M. Kelly

Phys. Teach. 49, 202–205 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566026

Abstract

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Physics Thirst? A Survey of Ninth‐Grade Physics Students

Boris Korsunsky; Grace Huckins

Phys. Teach. 49, 208–211 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566027

Abstract

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Helium Speech: An Application of Standing Waves

Christopher D. Wentworth

Phys. Teach. 49, 212–215 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566028

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‘It Has to Go Down a Little, in Order to Go Around’ — Revisiting Feynman on the Gyroscope

Svilen Kostov; Daniel Hammer

Phys. Teach. 49, 216–219 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566029

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Special Relativity in Week One: 2) All Clocks Run Slow

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 49, 220–221 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566030

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Harnessing Students' Interest in Physics with Their Own Video Games

Christopher Like

Phys. Teach. 49, 222–224 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566031

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Cramster: Friend or Foe?

Michael Grams

Phys. Teach. 49, 225–227 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566032

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Inexpensive Instruments for a Sound Unit

Bob Brazzle

Phys. Teach. 49, 228–230 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566033

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Teaching the First Law of Thermodynamics via Real‐Life Examples

Wheijen Chang

Phys. Teach. 49, 231–233 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566034

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Can a String's Tension Exert a Torque on a Pulley?

Dennis E. Krause; Yifei Sun

Phys. Teach. 49, 234–235 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566035

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A Mechanical Analogue of the Refracting Telescope

Maurizio Vannoni; Giuseppe Molesini; Andrea Sordini; Samuele Straulino

Phys. Teach. 49, 236–237 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566036

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Stunt Barbie ‐ A Laboratory Practicum Combining Constant Velocity and Constant Acceleration

Scott Hertting

Phys. Teach. 49, 238–240 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566037

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The Opaque Projector: The Inverse of the Camera Obscura

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 49, 241 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566038

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Engineering Design Modules as Physics Teaching Tools

Douglas L. Oliver; Jackie Kane

Phys. Teach. 49, 242–245 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566039

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Doppler frequency shift of sound apparatus

Walter Schier

Phys. Teach. 49, 246–247 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566040

Abstract

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Roll over, Rover

Mike Shaw

Phys. Teach. 49, 248 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566041

Abstract

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

What physics principle can I teach with this?

Paul Dolan

Phys. Teach. 49, 249 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566042

Abstract

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Innovation

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 49, 250 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566043

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Bait and switch

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 49, 251 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566044

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LITTLE GEMS

The dream of transmutation of common material to silver: An example of a hands‐on science experiment

Andreas Müller

Phys. Teach. 49, 252–253 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566045

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High School Physics Teachers Demographics

Phys. Teach. 49, 253 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566046

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WEBSIGHTS

Eric Mazur “Confessions of a Converted Lecturer,” 90‐minute recorded seminar as presented to the Perimeter Institute, pirsa.org/10110081

Chuck Britton

Phys. Teach. 49, 254 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566047

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Measuring the Earth's Rotation with a PlayStation Move controller

Michael Magnuson

Phys. Teach. 49, 254 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566048

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Do‐it‐yourself personalized, randomized homework assignments using a spreadsheet

Frank Noschese

Phys. Teach. 49, 254 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566049

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BOOK REVIEWS

Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall, 2nd ed.: Jeremy Bernstein

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566050

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second Ed., Your Smart Reference®: Paul W. Zitzewitz

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566051

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made Up: K. C. Cole

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566052

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Quantify!: A Crash Course in Smart Thinking (with extensive notes and an Epilogue, “Seven Principles in Scientific Literacy”): Göran Grimvall

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566053

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Not Exactly: In Praise of Vagueness: Kees van Deemter

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566054

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Quantum Generations: A History of Physics in the Twentieth Century: Helge Kragh

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566055

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight: David E. Alexander

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 255 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566056

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IN MY OPINION

Breaking the barriers in physics

Duruhan Badraslioglu

Phys. Teach. 49, 256 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566057

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Jumping fleas; Question 2: A very long year

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 49, 256 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566058

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