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Volume 49, Issue 8

November 2011

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bloogle instruction booklets

John Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 49, 467 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651720

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Beach “corrugabugle”

Terry Toepker

Phys. Teach. 49, 467 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651721

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Correction: James A. Einsporn and Andrew F. Zhou, “The ‘Green Lab’: Power Consumption by Commercial Light Bulbs,” Phys. Teach. 49, 365 (Sept. 2011).

Phys. Teach. 49, 467 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651722

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FIGURING PHYSICS

NORMAL FORCE AND WEIGHT

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 49, 468 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651723

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PAPERS

Atwood's Heavy Chain

Paul Beeken

Phys. Teach. 49, 470–472 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651724

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Socioeconomic factors affecting minority physics taking in U.S. high schools

Phys. Teach. 49, 472 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651725

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Galilean Tracks in the Physics Lab

Walter Hellman

Phys. Teach. 49, 474–477 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651726

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Physics for Animation Artists

David Chai; Alejandro L. Garcia

Phys. Teach. 49, 478–480 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651727

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Using NASA Science News Articles to Enhance Learning in the Classroom

Vandana Singh

Phys. Teach. 49, 482–483 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651728

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The Mayer-Joule Principle: The Foundation of the First Law of Thermodynamics

Ronald Newburgh; Harvey S. Leff

Phys. Teach. 49, 484–487 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651729

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Smoke Ring Physics

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 49, 488–491 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651730

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About the International System of Units (SI) Part I. Introduction and Bibliography

Gordon J. Aubrecht, II; Anthony P. French; Mario Iona

Phys. Teach. 49, 493–495 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651731

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The Three-Pole Electromagnet

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 49, 496 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651732

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A Conspectus on U.S. Energy

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

Howard C. Hayden

Phys. Teach. 49, 497–501 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651733

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Measuring Lift with the Wright Airfoils

Richard M. Heavers; Arianne Soleymanloo

Phys. Teach. 49, 502–504 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651734

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Vibration Analysis and the Accelerometer

Paul Hammer

Phys. Teach. 49, 505–507 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651735

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Wiimote Experiments: 3-D Inclined Plane Problem for Reinforcing the Vector Concept

Alae Kawam; Minjoon Kouh

Phys. Teach. 49, 508–509 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651736

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Online with Integers

Jonathan W. Siegel; P. B. Siegel

Phys. Teach. 49, 510–511 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651737

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Challenges in Using Analogies

Shih-Yin Lin; Chandralekha Singh

Phys. Teach. 49, 512–513 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651738

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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Looking for radio waves with a simple radio wave detector

Norihiro Sugimoto (Stray Cats)

Phys. Teach. 49, 514–515 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651739

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

A remarkable vector addition exercise

Wojciech Dindorf

Phys. Teach. 49, 517 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651740

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES

2t or NOT 2t?

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 49, 518 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651741

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Barometric inch; Question 2: Water bottle

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 49, 518 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651742

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Energy conservation

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 49, 520 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651743

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

“Don't Lecture Me”

Patricia Blanton

Phys. Teach. 49, 523 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651744

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LITTLE GEMS

Magnetic demonstration of weightlessness: A spark of student creativity

Heladio Ayala; Josip Slisko; Adrian Corona

Phys. Teach. 49, 524–525 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651745

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Royal Crescent

Jay Pasachoff

Phys. Teach. 49, 525 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3653553

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WEBSIGHTS

Notable figures in Physics Education Research interviewed for Tomorrow's Classroom series on Public Radio, americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-college/lectures/

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 526 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651746

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Association of American Universities (AAU) initiative to improve the quality of STEM teaching and learning, www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/15/qt#270450

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 526 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651747

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“The Flipped Classroom” and Khan Academy video-lecture-based educational reform discussed by The Economist magazine, MSNBC, Salman Khan, and Frank Noschese

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 49, 526 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651748

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BOOK REVIEWS

The Grand Design: Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

Robert Liposchak

Phys. Teach. 49, 527 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3651749

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