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Volume 49, Issue 6

September 2011

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

In this Issue

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CORRECTION
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS
TRICK OF THE TRADE
FERMI QUESTIONS
PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
YOUTUBE PHYSICS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
LITTLE GEMS
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS
- MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The lives and times of scientists

Frank Lock

Phys. Teach. 49, 324 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628246

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More biography projects

Jenn Broekman

Phys. Teach. 49, 324 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628247

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But is it good for anything?

Paul Dolan

Phys. Teach. 49, 324–325 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628248

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CORRECTION

Correction: Walter L. Trikosko and Thomas O. Callaway, “Apparatus for demonstrating longitudinal wave pulses,” Phys. Teach. 49, 312–313 (May 2011)

Phys. Teach. 49, 325 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628249

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FIGURING PHYSICS

POST WRAP

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 49, 326 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628250

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PAPERS

Physics From the News — Fukushima Daiichi: Radiation Doses and Dose Rates

A. A. Bartlett

Phys. Teach. 49, 330 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628251

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High-Speed Video Analysis in a Conceptual Physics Class

Dwain M. Desbien

Phys. Teach. 49, 332–333 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628252

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Ring Falling into a Chain: No Magic — Just Physics

Michael Vollmer; Klaus-Peter Möllmann

Phys. Teach. 49, 335–337 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628253

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Pepper's Ghost

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 49, 338–339 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628254

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Special Relativity in Week One: 4) Lack of Simultaneity

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 49, 340–342 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628255

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Reanalyzing the Ampère-Maxwell Law

S. Eric Hill

Phys. Teach. 49, 343–345 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628256

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Lotus Effect Toy

Said Shakerin

Phys. Teach. 49, 346–347 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628257

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Racial and Gender Issues with Physics in the Pacific Region

Than Aung; Awnesh Singh; Uma Prasad

Phys. Teach. 49, 349–351 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628258

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Cartoon by Alejandro Yegros

Alejandro Yegros

Phys. Teach. 49, 351 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628259

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USAYPT Holds Annual February Tournament

Bruce Oldaker

Phys. Teach. 49, 352 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628260

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The Rolling Release Rulapult

Joseph West; Seth Ross; James Flesher

Phys. Teach. 49, 353–355 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628261

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An Improved Box Theater

Michael E. Huster

Phys. Teach. 49, 356 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628262

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Black and Hispanic Participation in High School Physics Still Low

Phys. Teach. 49, 356 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628263

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Optics Demonstration with Student Eyeglasses Using the Inquiry Method

Mark C. James

Phys. Teach. 49, 357–359 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628264

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A Simple Experiment to Explore Standing Waves in a Flexible Corrugated Sound Tube

Maria Eva Amorim; Teresa Delmira Sousa; P. Simeão Carvalho; Adriano Sampaioe Sousa

Phys. Teach. 49, 360–362 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628265

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Wikis as a Teaching Tool in Physics Classrooms

Hashini E. Mohottala

Phys. Teach. 49, 363–364 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628266

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The “Green Lab”: Power Consumption by Commercial Light Bulbs

James A. Einsporn; Andrew F. Zhou

Phys. Teach. 49, 365–367 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628267

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Infrared Imaging for Inquiry-Based Learning

Charles Xie; Edmund Hazzard

Phys. Teach. 49, 368–372 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628268

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Flight Physics for Beginners: Simple Examples of Applying Newton's Laws

Vassilis Spathopoulos

Phys. Teach. 49, 373–376 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628269

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Building Dynamic Conceptual Physics Understanding

Charlotte Trout; Scott A. Sinex; Susan Ragan

Phys. Teach. 49, 377–379 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628270

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Motivating Calculus-Based Kinematics Instruction with Super Mario Bros

Jeffrey C. Nordine

Phys. Teach. 49, 380–382 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628271

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Experiments Using Cell Phones in Physics Classroom Education: The Computer-Aided g Determination

Patrik Vogt; Jochen Kuhn; Sebastian Müller

Phys. Teach. 49, 383–384 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628272

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Single-Concept Clicker Question Sequences

Albert Lee; Lin Ding; Neville W. Reay; Lei Bao

Phys. Teach. 49, 385–389 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628273

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Sub-$10 sound card photogate variants

Zoltan Gingl

Phys. Teach. 49, 390–391 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628274

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Using a roll of household wire for magnetic induction demonstrations

Blane Baker

Phys. Teach. 49, 392 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628275

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Running Down Court; Cool It!

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 49, 392 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628276

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Slipless in Seattle

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 49, 393 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628277

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

For the Love of Golf

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 49, 394 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628278

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Notes on Discussion: Using physics to teach ninth-graders to take effective notes in a science class

Joe Kremer

Phys. Teach. 49, 396–397 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628279

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LITTLE GEMS

Demonstration of the “Trampoline Effect” in aluminum bats

David Kagan

Phys. Teach. 49, 398 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628280

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WEBSIGHTS

Notable physics curricula for newly assigned physics teachers

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 399 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628281

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Why physics departments should stock “canned air”: A simple diffusion cloud chamber by Olivia Donovan (age 15) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVj69R66Agg

Andromeda MacIsaac; Ari Hämäläinen

Phys. Teach. 49, 399 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628282

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All (4000+ titles) National Academies Press (NAP) PDF books now freely downloadable from www.nap.edu/

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 399 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628283

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Angry Birds: The physics phenomenon

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 399 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628284

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BOOK REVIEWS

Fizz: Nothing Is as It Seems — A young woman's quest to understand the universe,: Zvi Schreiber

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 400 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628285

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor

MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Fizzics: The Science of Bubbles, Droplets, and Foams: F. Ronald Young

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 400 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628286

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: 101 Quantum Questions: What You Need to Know about the World You can't See: Kenneth W. Ford

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 400 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628287

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0: A DVD-ROM of Astronomy Activities and Resources: Andrew Fraknoi

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 400 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628288

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