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Volume 53, Issue 7
October 2015
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

EDITORIAL

Harmony and Higgs – Palette and Particle
Jack Hehn; Gary White
Phys. Teach. 53, 388–389 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4930999
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reflections from the classroom
Ken Rideout
Phys. Teach. 53, 389 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931000
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FIGURING PHYSICS

IN TUNE
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 390 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931001
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Answer to September Figuring Physics Question
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 442 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931018
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PAPERS

Commedia dell'Arte as a Metaphor for the Art of Teaching
Robert A. Morse
Phys. Teach. 53, 392–393 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931002
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Teaching the Delightful Laws of Physics in a Survey Course
Paul G. Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 394–395 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931003
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A Course Connecting Astronomy to Art, History, and Literature
Don Olson
Phys. Teach. 53, 396–400 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931004
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Workshop Physics and Related Curricula: A 25-Year History of Collaborative Learning Enhanced by Computer Tools for Observation and Analysis
Priscilla W. Laws; Maxine C. Willis; David R. Sokoloff
Phys. Teach. 53, 401–406 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931006
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Modern Kaleidophones
John A. Daffron; Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 53, 407–408 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931007
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Teaching Critical Thinking: Sense-Making, Explanations, Language, and Habits
David Maloney
Phys. Teach. 53, 409–411 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931008
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Respecting Our Students
Andy Gavrin
Phys. Teach. 53, 412–414 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931009
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Teaching Physics with Music
Gordon P. Ramsey
Phys. Teach. 53, 415–418 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931010
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The Physlet Approach to Simulation Design
Wolfgang Christian; Mario Belloni; Francisco Esquembre; Bruce A. Mason; Lyle Barbato; Matt Riggsbee
Phys. Teach. 53, 419–422 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931011
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Color Addition and Subtraction Apps
Frances Ruiz; Michael J. Ruiz
Phys. Teach. 53, 423–427 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931012
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Bringing (Century-Old) Technology into the Classroom, Part I: Teaching Mechanics and Thermodynamics with Antiques
John W. Jewett, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 53, 428–431 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931013
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Defining and Developing “Critical Thinking” Through Devising and Testing Multiple Explanations of the Same Phenomenon
Eugenia Etkina; Gorazd Planinšič
Phys. Teach. 53, 432–437 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931014
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AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...

Availability of high school physics and socioeconomics
Susan C. White
Phys. Teach. 53, 400 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931005
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IPHYSICSLABS

The sound of church bells: Tracking down the secret of a traditional arts and crafts trade
Patrik Vogt; Lutz Kasper; Jan-Philipp Burde
Phys. Teach. 53, 438–439 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931015
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LITTLE GEMS

A demonstration of “weightlessness” with 1-kg mass and balloon
Jasmina Balukovic; Josip Slisko; Adrián Corona Cruz
Phys. Teach. 53, 440–441 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931016
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Maximum cosmic ray energy; Question 2: Really living longer
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 53, 442 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931017
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Using artistic drawings to create physics problems
Gorazd Planinšič
Phys. Teach. 53, 443–444 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931019
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ASTRONOTES

The language of the arrows
Joe Heafner
Phys. Teach. 53, 445–446 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931020
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Chain reaction
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 53, 446 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931021
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WEBSIGHTS

Whiteboarding: The art and science of teaching physics via discourse
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 447 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931022
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Physics, equity, and social justice: Why are there so few black physicists? by Moses Rifken
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 447 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931023
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The Dzhanibekov effect or tennis racket theorem
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 447 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931024
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More activities at Matt Blackman's TheUniverseAndMore website
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 447 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931025
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APlusPhysics site update by Dan Fullerton
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 447 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4931026
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A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
Jack Reacher and the Deployment of an Airbag
Gregory A. DiLisi, Richard A. Rarick
An Introduction to Quantum Phenomena: A Conceptual Instructional Sequence
Zac Patterson
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