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Volume 51, Issue 8

November 2013

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
LITTLE GEMS
FERMI QUESTIONS
IPHYSICSLABS
WEBSIGHTS
BOOK REVIEWS

FIGURING PHYSICS

SKATEBOARD LIFT

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 51, 452 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824932

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FIGURING PHYSICS

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 51, 503 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824952

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PAPERS

Common Magnets, Unexpected Polarities

Mark Olson

Phys. Teach. 51, 454–455 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824933

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Tarzan's Dilemma: A Challenging Problem for Introductory Physics Students

Matthew Rave; Marcus Sayers

Phys. Teach. 51, 456–458 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824934

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View articletitled, Tarzan's Dilemma: A Challenging Problem for Introductory Physics Students

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Seeing and Experiencing Relativity — A New Tool for Teaching?

Gerd Kortemeyer; Jordan Fish; Jesse Hacker; Justin Kienle; Alexander Kobylarek; Michael Sigler; Bert Wierenga; Ryan Cheu; Ebae Kim; Zach Sherin; Sonny Sidhu; Philip Tan

Phys. Teach. 51, 460–461 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824935

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View articletitled, Seeing and Experiencing Relativity — A New Tool for Teaching?

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A Carbon Nanotube Cable for a Space Elevator

Zdeněk Bochníček

Phys. Teach. 51, 462–464 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824936

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Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 3. Newtonian Cosmology & GR

Elisha Huggins

Phys. Teach. 51, 465–467 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824937

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Calculating Pi Using the Monte Carlo Method

Timothy Williamson

Phys. Teach. 51, 468–469 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824938

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I'll Tell You What You Think: An Exercise in Pseudoscience Debunking in an Introductory Astronomy Course

Dan Caton

Phys. Teach. 51, 470–471 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824939

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View articletitled, I'll Tell You What You Think: An Exercise in Pseudoscience Debunking in an Introductory Astronomy Course

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Indirect Charged Particle Detection: Concepts and a Classroom Demonstration

Nicholas B. Childs; Mihály Horányi; Andrew Collette

Phys. Teach. 51, 472–475 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824940

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Developing Early Undergraduate Research at a Two-Year College

Kendra Sibbernsen

Phys. Teach. 51, 476–477 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824941

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Seeing Earth's Orbit in the Stars: Parallax and Aberration

Todd K. Timberlake

Phys. Teach. 51, 478–481 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824942

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Pharmacokinetics and RC Circuit Concepts

Mieke De Cock; Paul Janssen

Phys. Teach. 51, 482–484 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824943

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View articletitled, Pharmacokinetics and <em>RC</em> Circuit Concepts

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An Alternative Introduction to Maxwell's Displacement Current

Gary Reich

Phys. Teach. 51, 485–486 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824944

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Physics Offerings in Two-Year Colleges

Susan C. White

Phys. Teach. 51, 486 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824945

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The Pedagogical Value of “Obvious” Questions in Introductory Physics

Brian Frank; Renee Michelle Goertzen; Paul Hutchison

Phys. Teach. 51, 487–490 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824946

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On the Intensity Profile of Electric Lamps and Light Bulbs

Xavier Bacalla; Edcel John Salumbides

Phys. Teach. 51, 491–492 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824947

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Evaluating a Surprising Claim

Howard C. Hayden

Phys. Teach. 51, 493–494 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824948

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Pulse Oximetry in the Physics Lab: A Colorful Alternative to Traditional Optics Curricula

Ellynne Kutschera; Justin C. Dunlap; Misti Byrd; Casey Norlin; Ralf Widenhorn

Phys. Teach. 51, 495–497 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824949

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Archimedes in Action

Phong T. Vo

Phys. Teach. 51, 498–499 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824950

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Moving Worked Problems to YouTube

Warren Christensen

Phys. Teach. 51, 500–502 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824951

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Physics Challenge for Teachers and Students

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 51, 504 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824953

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“Where do they get those wonderful toys?”

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 51, 505 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824954

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LITTLE GEMS

A glass of wine a day does not keep optics away! Reflection and refraction images in wine glasses

Jair LúCio Prados Ribeiro

Phys. Teach. 51, 506–507 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824955

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Melting a car; Question 2: Google cars

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 51, 507 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824956

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IPHYSICSLABS

Smartphone-aided measurements of the speed of sound in different gaseous mixtures

Sara Orsola Parolin; Giovanni Pezzi

Phys. Teach. 51, 508–509 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824957

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View articletitled, Smartphone-aided measurements of the speed of sound in different gaseous mixtures

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WEBSIGHTS

• Musical Theoretical Physics: “Bohemian Gravity,” and “Rolling in the Higgs,” by Tim Blois of McGill Physics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7twc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtItBX1l1VY

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 51, 510 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824958

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View articletitled, • Musical Theoretical Physics: “Bohemian Gravity,” and “Rolling in the Higgs,” by Tim Blois of McGill Physics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7twc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtItBX1l1VY

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• MAGNETS: How Do They Work? Ferromagnetism: Particles, orbits, elements and domains from Minute Physics and “Veritasium” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFAOXdXZ5TM http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 51, 510 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824959

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View articletitled, • MAGNETS: How Do They Work? Ferromagnetism: Particles, orbits, elements and domains from Minute Physics and “Veritasium” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFAOXdXZ5TM http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium

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• Tools for observing space launches by Shawn Beightol, chemistry instructor, Miami-Dade County Public Schools http://tinyurl.com/got-rocket http://shawnbeightol.com/oct42012810AMdeltaIVlaunch.jpg http://www.heavens-above.com/

Shawn Beightol

Phys. Teach. 51, 510 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824960

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View articletitled, • Tools for observing space launches by Shawn Beightol, chemistry instructor, Miami-Dade County Public Schools http://tinyurl.com/got-rocket http://shawnbeightol.com/oct42012810AMdeltaIVlaunch.jpg http://www.heavens-above.com/

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• Feynman Lectures, Volume I (mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat) now available online http://www.feynmanlectures.info/, click on READ

Paul J. Camp

Phys. Teach. 51, 510 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824961

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View articletitled, • Feynman Lectures, Volume I (mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat) now available online http://www.feynmanlectures.info/, click on READ

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•The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See — aka “Arithmetic, Population, and Energy” by Al Bartlett, Professor Emeritus, CU Boulder Physics http://www.albartlett.org/ http://bit.ly/1e6wXiy http://tinyurl.com/WSBarlettObit

Jane Jackson

Phys. Teach. 51, 510 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824962

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View articletitled, •The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See — aka “Arithmetic, Population, and Energy” by Al Bartlett, Professor Emeritus, CU Boulder Physics http://www.albartlett.org/ http://bit.ly/1e6wXiy http://tinyurl.com/WSBarlettObit

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BOOK REVIEWS

Error Analysis in the Introductory Physics Laboratory (Continued)

John L. Hubisz

Phys. Teach. 51, 511 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4824963

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