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Volume 55, Issue 9
December 2017
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A cautionary note on operationally defining force and mass
Eugene Hecht
Phys. Teach. 55, 516–517 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011819
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Author’s response
Andreas Valadakis
Phys. Teach. 55, 517 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011820
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More on English vs. SI units
Frank Lock
Phys. Teach. 55, 517 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011821
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FIGURING PHYSICS

LOVEBUG SPLAT
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 55, 518 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011822
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Answer to November 2017 Figuring Physics
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 55, 583 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011842
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PAPERS

“All Students Are Brilliant”: A Confession of Injustice and a Call to Action
In Special Collection: Race and Physics Teaching
Amy D. Robertson; Leslie J. Atkins Elliott
Phys. Teach. 55, 519–523 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011823
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You Don’t Look Like a Physicist
In Special Collection: Race and Physics Teaching
Antonio Carlos Fontes Santos
Phys. Teach. 55, 524–527 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011824
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Optimizing the Launch of a Projectile to Hit a Target
Carl E. Mungan
Phys. Teach. 55, 528–529 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011825
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Best Practices for Administering Concept Inventories
Adrian Madsen; Sarah B. McKagan; Eleanor C. Sayre
Phys. Teach. 55, 530–536 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011826
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Partially Covered Lenses and Additive Color Mixing
Nada Razpet; Tomaž Kranjc
Phys. Teach. 55, 537–540 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011827
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A New Resonance Tube
Alan Bates
Phys. Teach. 55, 544–545 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011830
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A New Look at an Old Activity: Resonance Tubes Used to Teach Resonance
Jim Nelson; Jane Nelson
Phys. Teach. 55, 546–549 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011831
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“Einstein’s Playground”: An Interactive Planetarium Show on Special Relativity
Zachary Sherin; Philip Tan; Heather Fairweather; Gerd Kortemeyer
Phys. Teach. 55, 550–554 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011832
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Pendulum Underwater – An Approach for Quantifying Viscosity
José Costa Leme; Agostinho Oliveira
Phys. Teach. 55, 555–557 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011833
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Analyzing Virtual Physics Simulations with Tracker
Tom Claessens
Phys. Teach. 55, 558–560 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011834
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Work and Inertial Frames
Richard Kaufman
Phys. Teach. 55, 561–564 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011835
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Data Collection During the Great American Eclipse
Dave Vernier
Phys. Teach. 55, 565–569 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011836
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Modeling as an Anchoring Scientific Practice for Explaining Friction Phenomena
Drew Neilson; Todd Campbell
Phys. Teach. 55, 570–574 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011837
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Designing Efficient Self-Diagnosis Activities in the Physics Classroom
Rafi’ Safadi
Phys. Teach. 55, 575–579 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011839
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Enhancing physics demos using iPhone slow motion Video Abstracts
James Lincoln
Phys. Teach. 55, 588–589 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011847
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BOOK REVIEWS

Women in Science: Not for the Weak of Heart: The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is Still a Boys’ Club; Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World
Maryanne Angliongto
Phys. Teach. 55, 541–542 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011828
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When Computers Were Women: The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
Scott Henderson
Phys. Teach. 55, 543 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011829
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AND THE SURVEY SAYS…

New physics bachelor’s degree recipients in the private sector
Susan C. White
Phys. Teach. 55, 574 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011838
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IPHYSICSLABS

Magnetic field ‘flyby’ measurement using a smartphone’s magnetometer and accelerometer simultaneously
Martín Monteiro; Cecilia Stari; Cecilia Cabeza; Arturo C. Marti
Phys. Teach. 55, 580–581 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011840
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ASTRONOTES

Pondering astronomy’s perplexingly preposterous propositions
Tim Slater
Phys. Teach. 55, 582–583 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011841
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TALKIN’ PHYSICS

Using guided inquiry to teach academic language
Kelley Parent
Phys. Teach. 55, 584–585 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011843
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Question 1: Bursting a balloon; Question 2: Pennies to cover America
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 55, 585 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011844
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LITTLE GEMS

A spreading shadow in color
Maja Poklinek Čančula; Mojca Čepič
Phys. Teach. 55, 586 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011845
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PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

2b or not 2b?
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 55, 587 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011846
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WEBSIGHTS

Gravitational wave and E&M wave astronomy event data provide strong evidence for Binary Neutron Star kilonovae, nucleosysnthesis, and one source of Gamma Ray Bursts
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 55, 590 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011848
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Polaroid filters, EM waves, and an introduction to Bell’s theorem/quantum mechanics
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 55, 590 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011849
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Collection of essays on physics for physics teachers freely available
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 55, 590 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011850
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VISUAL PHYSICS

Doppler rainbows
Zachary Sherin; Philip Tan; Heather Fairweather; Gerd Kortemeyer
Phys. Teach. 55, 592 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5011851
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A Simple and Cost-Effective Fluid Dynamics Apparatus to Engage Students in the Classroom and Laboratory
David James Horne, Lily Zheng, et al.
Direct Observations and Measurements of Single Atoms
Natascha Hedrich, Ilia Sergachev, et al.
LEGO-Based Physics Lab: The Potential of LEGO Bricks for Modeling in Physics
Dany López González
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