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Volume 50, Issue 5
May 2012
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mousetrap cars
Daniel Ludwigsen
Phys. Teach. 50, 260 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703530
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iBIackBox?
Jonathan Hall
Phys. Teach. 50, 260 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703531
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Presenting g
John M. Clement
Phys. Teach. 50, 260 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703532
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The third man
Paul Winther Andersen
Phys. Teach. 50, 261 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703533
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Response to Andersen
Harvey S. Leff
Phys. Teach. 50, 261 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703534
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Correction: William Jumper, “Modeling the Mousetrap Car,” Phys. Teach. 50, 137–142 (March 2012).
Phys. Teach. 50, 261 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703535
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EDITORIAL

Thank You to Our 2011–2012 Referees
Karl Mamola
Phys. Teach. 50, 262 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703536
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FIGURING PHYSICS

NEW WIRE RESISTANCE
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 50, 264 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703537
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PAPERS

The Shadow Knows: Inferring the Density Distribution of a Nonuniform Medium from its Standing Wave Pattern
Philippe Binder; Ian Cunnyngham
Phys. Teach. 50, 266 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703538
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The Physics of a Simple Camera Stabilizer
Albert A. Bartlett
Phys. Teach. 50, 268–269 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703539
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Teaching Quantum Nonlocality
Art Hobson
Phys. Teach. 50, 270–273 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703540
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Removing the Mystery of Entropy and Thermodynamics — Part V
Harvey S. Leff
Phys. Teach. 50, 274–276 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703541
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Using Phun to Study “Perpetual Motion” Machines
Jaroslav Koreš
Phys. Teach. 50, 278–279 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703542
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About the International System of Units (SI) Part VII. Numerical issues, unit conversions, and basic handling of data
Gordon J. Aubrecht, II; Anthony P. French; Mario Iona
Phys. Teach. 50, 280–283 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703543
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Fizz-ball Fizzics
Murray Moinester; Lars Gerland; Gérard Liger-Belair; Aharon Ocherashvili
Phys. Teach. 50, 284–287 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703544
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Minds-On Audio-Guided Activities (MAGA): More Than Hearing and Better Than Seeing
James Brian Hancock, II; Marco Fornari
Phys. Teach. 50, 288–291 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703545
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Moment of Inertia of a Ping-Pong Ball
Xian-Sheng Cao
Phys. Teach. 50, 292 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703546
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Simple Activities to Improve Students' Understanding of Microscopic Friction
Edgar de Guzman Corpuz; N. Sanjay Rebello
Phys. Teach. 50, 293–295 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703547
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A Collaboration Between University and High School in Preparing Physics Teachers: Chicago State University's Teacher Immersion Institute
Mel S. Sabella; Andrea G. Van Duzor; Jennie Passehl; Kara Weisenburger
Phys. Teach. 50, 296–300 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703548
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Online Prelectures: An Alternative to Textbook Reading Assignments
Homeyra R. Sadaghiani
Phys. Teach. 50, 301–303 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703549
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On the Definition of Mass in Mechanics: Why Is It So Difficult?
Ricardo Lopes Coelho
Phys. Teach. 50, 304–306 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703550
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TRICK OF THE TRADE

iPad & weightlessness
Taoufik Nadji
Phys. Teach. 50, 307 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703551
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IPHYSICSLABS

Determining the speed of sound with stereo headphones
Patrik Vogt; Jochen Kuhn
Phys. Teach. 50, 308–309 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703552
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Flashy bugs; Question 2: Running on water
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 50, 310 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703553
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“New” High School Physics Teachers
Phys. Teach. 50, 310 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703554
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Amicable separation
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 50, 311 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703555
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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Youtube Physics
Diane Riendeau
Phys. Teach. 50, 312 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703556
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LITTLE GEMS

Another way to experiment with images formed by lenses
Gordon R. Gore
Phys. Teach. 50, 314 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703557
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Alternating-current demonstration using Christmas tree lights
John Carlson
Phys. Teach. 50, 315 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703558
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

People get ready, there's a train a-comin'
Patricia Blanton
Phys. Teach. 50, 316 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703559
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WEBSIGHTS

Annual reminder: Get your summer physics professional development plans under way
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703560
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Report on HS Physics Teacher Preparation, www.aip.org/statistics/trends/reports/hsteachprep.pdf, by Casey Langer Tesfaye and Susan White of the American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703561
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Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic, www.americaspromise.org/
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703562
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Science Edventures blog by Peter Newbury of the University of British Columbia Physics and Astronomy, blogs.ubc.ca/polarisdotca/
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703563
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Collective Intelligence and Problem Solving <DOI: l0.1126/science.1193147>
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 50, 317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703564
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BOOK REVIEWS

Physics: The First Science,: Peter Lindenfeld and Suzanne White Brahmia
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 50, 318 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3703565
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
A simple method to estimate Q for a damped oscillation
Rod Cross
Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
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