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Volume 53, Issue 8
November 2015
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The importance of evidence in science
John L. Roeder
Phys. Teach. 53, 452 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933138
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Radial descent of an energetically unbound spacecraft toward a comet
Carl E. Mungan
Phys. Teach. 53, 452–453 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933139
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Correction: “Demonstrating the Direction of Angular Velocity in Circular Motion,” by S. Demircioglu, K. Yurumezoglu, and H. Isik
Phys. Teach. 53, 453 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933140
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AAPT AWARDS

AAPT awards
Phys. Teach. 53, 454–456 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933141
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FIGURING PHYSICS

X-RAY SCATTERING
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 457 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933142
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Answer to October 2015 Figuring Physics Question
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 53, 499 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933156
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PAPERS

Modeling of Women's 100-m Dash World Record: Wind-Aided or Not?
Conner Hazelrigg; Bryson Waibel; Blane Baker
Phys. Teach. 53, 458–460 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933143
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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse on Film and Video
Don Olson; Joseph Hook; Russell Doescher; Steven Wolf
Phys. Teach. 53, 461–465 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933145
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Re-Cycling
Robert W. Brown; Corbin E. Covault
Phys. Teach. 53, 466–468 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933146
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Sparking Curiosity: How Do You Know What Your Students Are Thinking?
Wendy K. Adams; Courtney Willis
Phys. Teach. 53, 469–472 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933147
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Two Mirrors: Infinite Images of DiCaprio
Pavel Fadeev
Phys. Teach. 53, 473–474 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933148
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Thin Film Interference: An Experiment with Microwaves and Paraffin Oil
Michele D'Anna; Tommaso Corridoni
Phys. Teach. 53, 475–477 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933149
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Introducing Filters and Amplifiers Using a Two-Channel Light Organ
Erik Zavrel; Eric Sharpsteen
Phys. Teach. 53, 478–481 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933150
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Moment of Inertia by Differentiation
Joseph A. Rizcallah
Phys. Teach. 53, 482–484 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933151
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Item-Writing Guidelines for Physics
Tom Regan
Phys. Teach. 53, 485–487 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933152
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Bouncing Poppers
Michael Vollmer; Klaus-Peter Möllmann
Phys. Teach. 53, 489–493 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933153
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On Atwood's Machine with a Nonzero Mass String
Mariusz Tarnopolski
Phys. Teach. 53, 494–496 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933154
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Using Nonprinciple Rays to Form Images in Geometrical Optics
Jeff Marx; Shabbir Mian
Phys. Teach. 53, 497–499 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933155
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AND THE SURVEY SAYS ...

High school physics and socioeconomics
Susan C. White
Phys. Teach. 53, 460 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933144
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IPHYSICSLABS

The direction of acceleration
Thomas Wilhelm; Jan-Philipp Burde; Stephan Lück
Phys. Teach. 53, 500–501 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933157
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LITTLE GEMS

Wavelength, frequency, and constant speed buggies
David S. Abbott
Phys. Teach. 53, 502–503 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933158
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Go-to's: Pedagogical knowledge
Ken Wester
Phys. Teach. 53, 504–505 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933159
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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Biting the dust
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 53, 505 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933160
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ASTRONOTES

Teaching astronomy with case studies
Timothy F. Slater
Phys. Teach. 53, 506–507 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933161
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Star speeds; Question 2: Slurping gasoline
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 53, 507 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933162
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WEBSIGHTS

An Adventure in Motorcycle Physics on iTunes University
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933163
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Frank McCulley's Simulated Environments at The Physics Aviary
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933164
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Chinese classroom physics teaching videos online
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933165
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LEIFIphysik by Ernst Leitner and Ulrich Finckh (The Google Chrome browser will translate for you)
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933166
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How U.S. Students Get a University Degree for Free in Germany Earning a university degree in Germany
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 53, 509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933167
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VISUAL PHYSICS

Pluto's majestic mountains, frozen plains and foggy hazes
NASA Image
Phys. Teach. 53, 512 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4933168
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Explaining Quanta with Optical Illusions
Gianluca Li Causi
Sauntering Sauropods: The Preferred Walking Speeds of the Largest Land Animals That Ever Lived
Scott A. Lee, Justyna Slowiak
A “Perpetual Motion Machine” Powered by Electromagnetism
Hollis Williams
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