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Volume 51, Issue 9
December 2013
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Another approach to the segmented hoop pendulum
Art Hovey
Phys. Teach. 51, 516 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830053
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Layton and Rodriguez respond
Nuria Rodriguez; Bill Layton
Phys. Teach. 51, 516 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830054
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Is there a best definition of weight?
Wong Chee Leong
Phys. Teach. 51, 516–517 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830055
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Hewitt's response
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 51, 517 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830056
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Avoid release of SF6
Gordon Aubrecht
Phys. Teach. 51, 517 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830057
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Correction to “Galilean moons, Kepler's third law, and the mass of Jupiter,” Phys. Teach. 51, 428 (Oct. 2013).
Gordon Aubrecht
Phys. Teach. 51, 517 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830058
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FIGURING PHYSICS

OOMPH
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 51, 518 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830059
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FIGURING PHYSICS
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 51, 572 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830082
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PAPERS

The Leaf Electroscope: A Take-Home Project of Unexpected Depth
John Stewart; Stephen Skinner; Gay Stewart
Phys. Teach. 51, 520–521 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830060
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The Goldfish Over the Rainbow
Carlos E. Aguiar; Antonio C. F. Santos; Eric B. Lopes; Walter S. Santos
Phys. Teach. 51, 522–523 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830061
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The Shapes of Physics
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 51, 524–527 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830062
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Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 4. An Inflationary Universe
Elisha Huggins
Phys. Teach. 51, 528–531 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830063
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The Laser Level as an Optics Laboratory Tool
Mickey Kutzner
Phys. Teach. 51, 532–533 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830064
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Service Learning in Introductory Astronomy
Michael Orleski
Phys. Teach. 51, 535–538 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830065
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Average Annual Rainfall Over the Globe
D. C. Agrawal
Phys. Teach. 51, 540–541 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830066
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Derivation of the Biot-Savart Law from Ampere's Law Using the Displacement Current
Robert Buschauer
Phys. Teach. 51, 542–543 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830067
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Rocking and Rolling Rattlebacks
Rod Cross
Phys. Teach. 51, 544–545 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830068
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Mass as a Form of Energy in a Simple Example
Claudio Dib
Phys. Teach. 51, 546–548 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830069
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Perception of Relative Motion Between Two Systems Through the Sense of Touch: The Example of the Moving Walkway
Gamze Sezgin Selçuk; Kemal Yurumezoglu
Phys. Teach. 51, 549–551 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830071
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Teaching Geophysics with a Vertical-Component Seismometer
Kasper van Wijk; Ted Channel; Karen Viskupic; Martin L. Smith
Phys. Teach. 51, 552–554 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830072
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The Size of Earth from Seven Miles Up
J. Mottmann
Phys. Teach. 51, 555–556 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830073
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The Jar Magic — Instructional Activities for Teaching Air Pressure
Bing-Hong Ku; Chyong-Sun Chen
Phys. Teach. 51, 557–559 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830074
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Is a Simple Measurement Task a Roadblock to Student Understanding of Wave Phenomena?
Mila Kryjevskaia; MacKenzie R. Stetzer; Paula R. L. Heron
Phys. Teach. 51, 560–563 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830075
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AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...

Enrollments in physics courses at two-year colleges
Susan C. White
Phys. Teach. 51, 548 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830070
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IPHYSICSLABS

Angular momentum
Asif Shakur; Taylor Sinatra
Phys. Teach. 51, 564–565 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830076
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TRICK OF THE TRADE

Balanced Can
Said Shakerin
Phys. Teach. 51, 566 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830077
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Squaring the circle: Now in 3D!
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 51, 567 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830078
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LITTLE GEMS

Angular momentum activities using a carpenter's measuring tape
John W. Jewett, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 51, 568–569 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830079
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Football programs; Question 2: Parking area
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 51, 569 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830080
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Use demonstrations to teach, not just entertain
Kelly Miller
Phys. Teach. 51, 570–571 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830081
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WEBSIGHTS

• Phillip Morrison's PBS series “Ring of Truth” (1987) excerpts start arriving on YouTube
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 51, 573 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830083
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• Reports Roundup: College Board, National Science Board's 2013 SAT Report on College and Career Readiness
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 51, 573 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830084
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• U.S. National Science Board releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2012
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 51, 573 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830085
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• U.S. National Science Board releases “STEM Education Data and Trends Tool“
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 51, 573 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830086
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• U.S. National Science Board releases “Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing Our Nation's Human Capital”
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 51, 573 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830087
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BOOK REVIEWS

MicroReviews by the Book Reviews Editor
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 51, 574 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830088
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
Challenging ChatGPT with Different Types of Physics Education Questions
Víctor López-Simó, Mikael Frank Rezende, Jr.
The Scientific Graphic Organizer for Lab Work
Freek Pols
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