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Volume 53, Issue 3
March 2015
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

EDITORIAL

Rush τ, rush π!
Gary White
Phys. Teach. 53, 132 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908076
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FIGURING PHYSICS

MOONVIEW
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 133 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908077
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Figuring Physics
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 178 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908090
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AWARDS

The following Awards were presented at the 2015 AAPT Winter Meeting in San Diego, Jan. 3–5:
Gay Stewart
Phys. Teach. 53, 134–136 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908078
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PAPERS

Making the Most of Your First Day of Class
Jon D. H. Gaffney; Jacob T. Whitaker
Phys. Teach. 53, 137–139 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908079
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The LHC's Next Big Mystery
Don Lincoln
Phys. Teach. 53, 140–144 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908080
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Learning from the Starry Message: Using Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius in Introductory Astronomy Classes
Matthew P. Wiesner
Phys. Teach. 53, 146–150 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908081
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The Physics of Warfare
Gerardo Giordano
Phys. Teach. 53, 151–154 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908082
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Who's Teaching What in High School Physics?
Susan White; John Tyler
Phys. Teach. 53, 155–157 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908083
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Scaling in Theropod Dinosaurs: Femoral Bone Strength and Locomotion II
Scott Lee
Phys. Teach. 53, 158–161 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908084
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Analyzing Oscillations of a Rolling Cart Using Smartphones and Tablets
Sándor Egri; Lóránt Szabó
Phys. Teach. 53, 162–164 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908086
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Drinking-Straw Microbalance and Seesaw: Stability and Instability
Peter Chapman; Leslie Glasser
Phys. Teach. 53, 165–168 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908087
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Water Jets from Bottles, Buckets, Barrels, and Vases with Holes
Vjera Lopac
Phys. Teach. 53, 169–173 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908088
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How Much Does a Half-Kilogram of Water “Weigh”?
Panagiotis Koumaras; Theodoros Pierratos
Phys. Teach. 53, 174–176 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908089
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AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...

What are students who earned a bachelor's degree in physics doing one year after graduation?
Susan C. White
Phys. Teach. 53, 161 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908085
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IPHYSICSLABS

Analyzing planetary transits with a smartphone
Azael Barrera-Garrido
Phys. Teach. 53, 179–181 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908091
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: The Death Star; Question 2: The Death Star's temperature
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 53, 181 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908092
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ASTRONOTES

Astronomy stories
Rhoda Berenson
Phys. Teach. 53, 182 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908093
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Using social media in a high school physics classroom
Katie Page
Phys. Teach. 53, 184–185 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908094
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LITTLE GEMS

The dipolar express: An electromagnetically driven train
Stephen Irons
Phys. Teach. 53, 186–188 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908095
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

I've got two worlds on a string
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 53, 189 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908096
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WEBSIGHTS

Smartphones in a guitar redux
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 190 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908097
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International Year of Light (IYL2015)
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 190 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908098
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What research says about effective instruction in undergraduate science and engineering (2015)
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 190 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908099
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Bathroom physics (reducing unwanted splashing)
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 190 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908100
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VISUAL PHYSICS

Balancing act
Leandro Inocencio
Phys. Teach. 53, 192 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4908101
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
Serious Physics on a Playground Swing—With Toys, Your Own Body, and a Smartphone
Ann-Marie Pendrill
Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
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