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Volume 50, Issue 1

January 2012

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Units and terms

Carlos H. Wörner

Phys. Teach. 50, 6 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670069

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Cartoon by Doug Stith

Doug Stith

Phys. Teach. 50, 6 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670070

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Female representation among U.S. high school physics students unchanged

Phys. Teach. 50, 6 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670071

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FIGURING PHYSICS

STEEP WELL

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 50, 8 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670072

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PAPERS

About the International System of Units (SI) Part III. SI Table

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

Phys. Teach. 50, 10–11 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670073

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How Can “Weightless” Astronauts be Weighed?

Jesus Carnicer; Francisco Reyes; Jenaro Guisasola

Phys. Teach. 50, 12–13 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670074

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The Monty Hall Problem as a Class Activity Using Clickers

Stephen H. Irons

Phys. Teach. 50, 14–16 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670075

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Surface Bubbles in the Bathtub and Reflections on Ripple Tanks

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 50, 17 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670076

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Teaching Galileo? Get to Know Riccioli! What a Forgotten Italian Astronomer Can Teach Students About How Science Works

Christopher M. Graney

Phys. Teach. 50, 18–21 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670077

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More on Systematic Error in a Boyle's Law Experiment

Richard P. McCall

Phys. Teach. 50, 22–23 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670078

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Rolling Motion of a Ball Spinning About a Near-Vertical Axis

Rod Cross

Phys. Teach. 50, 25–27 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670079

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Removing the Mystery of Entropy and Thermodynamics — Part I

Harvey S. Leff

Phys. Teach. 50, 28–31 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670080

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An Unexpected Heat Engine

K. P. Trout; Charles A. Gaston

Phys. Teach. 50, 32–34 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670081

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Angular Acceleration Without Torque?

Richard D. Kaufman

Phys. Teach. 50, 35–37 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670082

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Two Simple Activities to Bring Rainbows into the Classroom

Hakan Isik; Kemal Yurumezoglu

Phys. Teach. 50, 38–39 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670083

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Diurnal Astronomy: Using Sticks and Threads to Find Our Latitude on Earth

Néstor Camino; Alejandro Gangui

Phys. Teach. 50, 40–41 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670084

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Creativity and Introductory Physics

Ildefonso (Fonsie) J. Guilaran

Phys. Teach. 50, 42–44 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670085

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Using a High-Speed Camera to Measure the Speed of Sound

William Nathan Hack; William H. Baird

Phys. Teach. 50, 45–47 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670086

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Helping Students to Think Like Scientists in Socratic Dialogue-Inducing Labs

Richard Hake

Phys. Teach. 50, 48–52 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670087

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The Numbers Speak: Physics First Supports Math Performance

Howard M. Glasser

Phys. Teach. 50, 53–55 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670088

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Shoveling snow; Question 2: Orbiting a black hole

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 50, 56 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670089

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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Wavetank in a glass

Dave Van Domelen

Phys. Teach. 50, 56 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670090

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Hot, cool, and working hard

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 50, 57 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670091

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Circular motion

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 50, 58 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670092

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Insider conference tips

Jill Tennant

Phys. Teach. 50, 59 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670093

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LITTLE GEMS

Overhead projector in a wastebasket

Max Ziegler

Phys. Teach. 50, 60 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670094

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WEBSIGHTS

An audio physics/science ed podcast by teachers: Lab Out Loud, laboutloud.com

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 61 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670095

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iOS physics learning apps (for Apple products iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 61 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670096

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Also interesting are a series of iOS applets

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 61 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670097

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Even more video analysis iOS apps

William Van Der Sluys

Phys. Teach. 50, 61 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670098

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BOOK REVIEWS

Quantitative Understanding of Biosystems: An Introduction to Biophysics: Thomas M. Nordlund

Keith Weninger

Phys. Teach. 50, 62 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670099

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A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable: John Steele Gordon

Herman Erlichson

Phys. Teach. 50, 62 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3670100

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