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Volume 50, Issue 8

November 2012

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Newton's “peripheral” laws, the first and third

Kenneth W. Ford

Phys. Teach. 50, 452 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758137

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Confusing fictitious forces?

Richard Hake

Phys. Teach. 50, 452 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758138

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FIGURING PHYSICS

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 50, 454 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758139

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PAPERS

Locating the Center of Gravity: The Dance of Normal and Frictional Forces

Nuri Balta

Phys. Teach. 50, 456–457 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758140

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Bubbles that Change the Speed of Sound

Gorazd Planinšič; Eugenia Etkina

Phys. Teach. 50, 458–460 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758141

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“Cheers for Rates of Change” — An Introductory Lab Used to Relate Graphs to Physical Systems

Doug Forrest; Mary Battershell Whalen

Phys. Teach. 50, 461–463 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758142

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Blue Road Approach to Special Relativity

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 50, 464–466 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758143

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And the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to …The Accelerating Universe!

Art Hobson

Phys. Teach. 50, 468–469 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758144

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Hooke's Law and the Stiffness of a Plastic Spoon

Kenneth A. Pestka, II; Cori Warren

Phys. Teach. 50, 470–471 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758145

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Formulas in Physics Have a “Standard” Form

Matthew J. Moelter; Martin Jackson

Phys. Teach. 50, 472–474 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758146

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Slipping and Tipping: Measuring Static Friction with a Straightedge

Eric Dietz; Isaac Aguilar

Phys. Teach. 50, 475–476 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758147

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Dashboard Videos

Alan D. Gleue; Chris Depcik; Ted Peltier

Phys. Teach. 50, 477–479 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758148

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I “Saw” Newton's Three Laws

Mike Shaw

Phys. Teach. 50, 480–481 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758149

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Second-career teachers

Phys. Teach. 50, 481 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758150

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Simultaneous Tracking of Multiple Points Using a Wiimote

Alex Skeffington; Kyle Scully

Phys. Teach. 50, 482–484 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758151

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Acoustic Resonators

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

Phys. Teach. 50, 485 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758152

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Providing the Essential Questions of the Course to Students

Mark Vondracek

Phys. Teach. 50, 486–487 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758153

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The Pulley: A Parable of Effort and Reward

Paul Gluck

Phys. Teach. 50, 488 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758154

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Peer Assessment with Online Tools to Improve Student Modeling

Leslie J. Atkins

Phys. Teach. 50, 489–493 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758155

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Active Assessment of Learning in High School Physics

John F. Koser

Phys. Teach. 50, 494–497 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758156

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Temporary Personal Radioactivity

Fred Myers

Phys. Teach. 50, 499–501 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758157

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Photo of the Month

Bruce Illingworth

Phys. Teach. 50, 501 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758158

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Flying south; Question 2: Election words

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 50, 502 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758159

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AWARDS

2012 INTEL International Science & Engineering Fair

Phys. Teach. 50, 502 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758160

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TRICK OF THE MONTH

Watching and listening to the coefficient of restitution

Jing Wang; Macro Ciocca

Phys. Teach. 50, 503 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758161

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IPHYSICSLABS

Analyzing spring pendulum phenomena with a smart-phone acceleration sensor

Jochen Kuhn; Patrik Vogt

Phys. Teach. 50, 504–505 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758162

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Pin and the Pendulum

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 50, 506 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758163

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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Flipping the Classroom

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 50, 507 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758164

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LITTLE GEMS

A demonstration condenser microphone

Bob Froehlich

Phys. Teach. 50, 508 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758165

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

“Small” schools versus “big” schools: Anecdotal notes of a second-year physics teacher

David Pudder

Phys. Teach. 50, 509 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758166

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WEBSIGHTS

“Physics Questions Without Numbers” from Monash University, tinyurl.com/WS-qwn

Bill Rachinger

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758167

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Guidance for students making VPython Screencast Projects by Frank Noschese, fnoschese.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/vpython-sceencasts/

Frank Noschese

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758168

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Video Sites update: “Science Off the Sphere,” www.physicscentral.com/explore/sots/index.cfm

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758169

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Veritasium lives, Veritasium.org

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758170

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Phys-L listserv relocates, recent posting wave on online/free software for teaching astronomy, www. phys-I.org/ tinyurl.com/WS-PL-SepAstro

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758171

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“Change The Equation” website compiles some STEM data by ethnicity across the U.S. states, vitalsigns.changetheequation.org

Ted Hodapp

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758172

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Discipline-based education research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering, an NAP/NSF published book on DBER, tinyurl.com/WS-DBER

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 50, 510 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758173

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BOOK REVIEWS

Everyday Engineering: Putting the E in STEM Teaching and Learning: Richard H. Moyer and Susan A. Everett

Stephen Scannell

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758174

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes: George Bibel

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758175

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Little Brown Book

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758176

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics: Charis Anastopoulos

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758177

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt and Other Intriguing Stories of Mathematical Physics: Paul J. Nahin

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758178

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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Rise of Nuclear Fear: Spencer R. Weart

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 50, 511 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4758179

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