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Volume 50, Issue 2
February 2012
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

MEET YOUR NEW PRESIDENT

Meet Your New President, Jill Marshall
Karen L. Johnston
Phys. Teach. 50, 68 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677274
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GUEST EDITORIAL

The Many Faces of AAPT
Jill Marshall
Phys. Teach. 50, 69 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677275
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FIGURING PHYSICS

SHOCKING TALE
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 50, 70 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677276
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PAPERS

Charge and Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Yaakov Kraftmakher
Phys. Teach. 50, 73–74 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677277
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About the International System of Units (SI) Part IV. Writing, Spelling, and Mathematics
Gordon J. Aubrecht, II; Anthony P. French; Mario Iona
Phys. Teach. 50, 77–79 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677278
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Measuring the Effects of Lift and Drag on Projectile Motion
Rod Cross
Phys. Teach. 50, 80–82 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677279
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Collisions with Springs: A Useful Context for the Study of Analytical Dynamics
Patrick Twomey; Colm O'Sullivan; John O'Riordan; Stephen Fahy
Phys. Teach. 50, 83–86 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677280
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Removing the Mystery of Entropy and Thermodynamics — Part II
Harvey S. Leff
Phys. Teach. 50, 87–90 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677281
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Female representation by type of class
Phys. Teach. 50, 90 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677282
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How Einstein Discovered E=mc2
Eugene Hecht
Phys. Teach. 50, 91–94 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677283
View articletitled, How Einstein Discovered <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mrow xmlns=""><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi></mrow><mrow><mn></mn></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mi>m</mi><msup><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>
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Discovery Garden — Physics and Architecture Meet Outside to Talk
Anne Tabor-Morris; Timothy Briles; Kathleen Froriep; Catherine McGuire
Phys. Teach. 50, 95–97 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677284
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Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment: A Centennial Setup Revisited in Virtual World
Michel Gagnon
Phys. Teach. 50, 98–102 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677285
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Cappuccino and Specific Heat Versus Heat of Vaporization
Frits Hidden; Jorn Boomsma; Anton Schins; Ed van den Berg
Phys. Teach. 50, 103–104 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677286
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Modeling Physical Systems Using Vensim PLE Systems Dynamics Software
Stephen Widmark
Phys. Teach. 50, 105–108 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677287
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A Better 2-D Mechanical Energy Conservation Experiment
Michael Paesler
Phys. Teach. 50, 109–111 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677288
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Inertial Navigation: A Bridge Between Kinematics and Calculus
Philip M. Sadler; Eliza N. Garfield; Alex Tremblay; Daniel J. Sadler
Phys. Teach. 50, 112–114 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677289
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Binder clip optics bench for Young's double-slit experiment
Dave Van Domelen
Phys. Teach. 50, 116–117 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677290
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Number seven billion; Question 2: Cost to heat water
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 50, 117 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677291
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IPHYSICSLABS

Diffraction experiments with infrared remote controls
Jochen Kuhn; Patrik Vogt
Phys. Teach. 50, 118–119 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677292
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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Youtube Physics
Diane Riendeau
Phys. Teach. 50, 120 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677293
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TRICK OF THE TRADE

To swing a ball
Wojciech Dindorf
Phys. Teach. 50, 121 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677294
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Speaking the same language in physics and math
Marci Harvey
Phys. Teach. 50, 122 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677295
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Softball in space
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 50, 123 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677296
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LITTLE GEMS

Measurement of refractive index of a liquid
Paul Gluck; Taha Massalha
Phys. Teach. 50, 124 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677297
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WEBSIGHTS

YouTube Minute Physics channel by Henry Reich youtube.com/user/minutephysics
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 125 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677298
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The Physics of Bicycle Stability bicycle.tudelft.nl/stablebicycle
Anthony Lapinski; Chuck Britton
Phys. Teach. 50, 125 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677299
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John Bell video on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=V8CCfOD1iu8
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 125 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677300
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BOOK REVIEWS

For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time—A Journey Through the Wonders Of Physics: Walter Lewin with Warren Goldstein
A. Gavrin
Phys. Teach. 50, 126 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677301
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MicroRewiews by the Book Review Editor: Edward Bouchet; The First African-American Doctorate: Ronald E. Mickens
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 50, 126 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677302
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MicroRewiews by the Book Review Editor: Suspended in Language: Niels Bohr's Life, Discoveries, and the Century He Shaped: Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 50, 126 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677303
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MicroRewiews by the Book Review Editor: • Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium: Carla Killough McClafferty
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 50, 126 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677304
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MicroRewiews by the Book Review Editor: Life and Death of a Star: Astronomy Magazine
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 50, 126 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3677305
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Direct Observations and Measurements of Single Atoms
Natascha Hedrich, Ilia Sergachev, et al.
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Tethered Buoys
Hans C. Mayer
Rethinking the Ideal Gas Law Using Graphs
Fei Wang
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