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Volume 53, Issue 4

April 2015

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ISSN 0031-921X

EISSN 1943-4928

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
FIGURING PHYSICS
PAPERS
AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...
LITTLE GEMS
Trick of the Trade
IPHYSICSLABS
FERMI QUESTIONS
ASTRONOTES
FOR THE NEW TEACHER
PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
WEBSIGHTS
VISUAL PHYSICS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comment on chalk breaking

Arjun Tan

Phys. Teach. 53, 196 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914550

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Activating a radiometer with a hair dryer

Carl Mungan

Phys. Teach. 53, 196 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914551

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Comments on “Platonic Relationships Among Resistors”

Mikhail Kagan

Phys. Teach. 53, 196–197 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914552

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More people should know physics rudiments

Harvey S. Leff

Phys. Teach. 53, 197 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914553

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FIGURING PHYSICS

LARGER SPEED; LARGER MOMENTUM

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 53, 198 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914554

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Figuring Physics

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 53, 246 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914571

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PAPERS

Fixing the Shadows While Moving the Gnomon

Alejandro Gangui

Phys. Teach. 53, 199–200 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914555

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Kepler's Third Law and NASA's Kepler Mission

Alan Gould; Toshi Komatsu; Edna DeVore; Pamela Harman; David Koch

Phys. Teach. 53, 201–204 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914556

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The Maiden Voyage of a Kinematics Robot

Matthew L. Greenwolfe

Phys. Teach. 53, 205–209 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914557

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Light-Emitting Diodes: Learning New Physics

Gorazd Planinšič; Eugenia Etkina

Phys. Teach. 53, 210–216 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914558

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Precession of a Spinning Ball Rolling Down an Inclined Plane

Rod Cross

Phys. Teach. 53, 217–219 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914559

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Relating Time-Dependent Acceleration and Height Using an Elevator

Jason M. Kinser

Phys. Teach. 53, 220–221 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914561

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A Simple Mechanical Experiment on Exponential Growth

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Ralph McGrew

Phys. Teach. 53, 222–223 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914562

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Negative Work Done by a Person

Carl E. Mungan

Phys. Teach. 53, 224 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914563

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Measuring Musical Consonance and Dissonance

Michael C. LoPresto

Phys. Teach. 53, 225–229 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914564

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A Bit of Quantum Mechanics

Stefano Oss; Tommaso Rosi

Phys. Teach. 53, 230–233 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914565

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Photogate Timing with a Smartphone

Kyle Forinash; Raymond F. Wisman

Phys. Teach. 53, 234–235 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914566

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Cell Phone RF Radiation

Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq

Phys. Teach. 53, 236–237 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914567

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Signal Frequency Spectra with Audacity®

Alycia Gailey

Phys. Teach. 53, 239–243 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914568

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AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...

Who hires physics bachelor's degree recipients?

Susan C. White

Phys. Teach. 53, 219 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914560

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LITTLE GEMS

Watching harmonics beat

David Keeports

Phys. Teach. 53, 244 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914569

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Trick of the Trade

Resonance in a head massager

Jair Lúcio Prados Ribeiro

Phys. Teach. 53, 245 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914570

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IPHYSICSLABS

Measuring the acoustic response of Helmholtz resonators

Martín Monteiro; Arturo C. Marti; Patrik Vogt; Lutz Kasper; Dominik Quarthal

Phys. Teach. 53, 247–249 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914572

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: “Up” — A Fermi question about buoyancy; Question 2: Traffic jams

Larry Weinstein

Phys. Teach. 53, 249 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914573

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ASTRONOTES

Bringing critical thinking into introductory astronomy

Joe Heafner

Phys. Teach. 53, 250 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914574

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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

“Out of the box” professional development

Diane Riendeau

Phys. Teach. 53, 251 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914575

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

April cools!

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 53, 252 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914576

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WEBSIGHTS

Perimeter Institute posters: Great physics teachers and STEM figures who made their mark

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914577

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How do mirrors work revisited

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914578

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Deliberate and thoughtful climate engineering: Coming soon to a planet near you

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914579

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Report: AAPT Recommendations for the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Curriculum

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914580

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Other brief WebSights roundup items — BICEP2 claims abandoned

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914581

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McGyver physics tricks

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 53, 253 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914582

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VISUAL PHYSICS

Freezing bubble

Daniela Rapava

Phys. Teach. 53, 256 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914583

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