Volume 61 Issue 5 | The Physics Teacher

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Deadlines and extensions

Frank Lock

Phys. Teach. 61, 324 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0138322

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A sine wave template

Thomas Greenslade, Jr

Phys. Teach. 61, 324 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0139250

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A balloon in the sky

Terrence Toepker

Phys. Teach. 61, 324 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149312

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Erratum: “A Simulation Experiment Using Algodoo: What Force Makes a Car Accelerate, and What Does the Acceleration Depend On?” Phys. Teach. 61, 271–275 (2023)

Phys. Teach. 61, 324 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0154582

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FIGURING PHYSICS

RED ROSE

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 61, 325 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018000

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Answer to April 2023 Figuring Physics Question

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 61, 400 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018001

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Answer to May 2023 Figuring Physics Question

Paul Hewitt

Phys. Teach. 61, A325 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018008

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PAPERS

We Can’t Ignore the Pandemic Fallout in Our Physics Classes

Matthew Wright

Phys. Teach. 61, 326–327 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0133979

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Physics of the String Shooter

Karl Mamola

Phys. Teach. 61, 328–330 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0099300

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A Deeper Look at the Sadly Cannot Thermodynamic Cycle

Bruce Cameron Reed

Phys. Teach. 61, 331–333 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0090865

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Prepare for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses! School and Community Events and Fundraising

Douglas Duncan

Phys. Teach. 61, 334–338 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0131185

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How Media Hype Affects Our Physics Teaching: A Case Study on Quantum Computing

In Special Collection: Quantum Topics in the Introductory Physics Classroom

Josephine C. Meyer; Steven James Pollock; Bethany R. Wilcox; Gina Passante

Phys. Teach. 61, 339–342 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0117671

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How Can We Design Instruction to Support Student Reasoning About Physicists’ Ethical Responsibilities in Society?

Alice Olmstead; Brianne Gutmann; Egla Ochoa-Madrid; Alexander Vasquez; Ciana Pike; Daniel Barringer

Phys. Teach. 61, 343–350 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0087490

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Rainbows in Different Refractive Indices

Yuan Zheng; Kexun Shen; Xianghe Wang; Xing-Xing Yao

Phys. Teach. 61, 351–354 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0086915

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Serious Physics on a Playground Swing—With Toys, Your Own Body, and a Smartphone

Ann-Marie Pendrill

Phys. Teach. 61, 355–359 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0074171

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What Physics Instructors Can Learn from Astronomy Teaching

Melanie Good; Andrew J. Mason; Chandralekha Singh

Phys. Teach. 61, 360–363 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0074117

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Physics in a Space Science Context: Learning Sequences to Teach Electromagnetic Waves and Fields

Rebecca Elizabeth Vieyra; Ramon Lopez

Phys. Teach. 61, 364–367 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0094223

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Motivating the Biot-Savart Law

Alon Drory

Phys. Teach. 61, 368–370 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0084454

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Narrow-Band Invisibility Cloaking: The Vanishing Test Tube Revisited

Jerry Barretto

Phys. Teach. 61, 371 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0077759

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Kepler’s Second Law Using Integration by Weighing

Marta R. Stoeckel

Phys. Teach. 61, 372–373 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0102901

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Adherence to and Deviation from the Inverse-Square Law of Intensity for Sound and Light

James C. Sanders; Victoria C. Colvin; Soumitra Ganguly; Caroline E. Howell; Ernest Sebastian Lee; Suraj Thapa Magar; Nicholas A. Johnson

Phys. Teach. 61, 374–377 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0082472

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Acceleration of a Ball Up an Incline

Rod Cross

Phys. Teach. 61, 378–379 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0080835

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Where Exactly Is the Weight of a Body Applied?

Fábio M. S. Lima

Phys. Teach. 61, 380–384 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0060495

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A Low-Cost Optical Board and Binder Clip Setup for Optics Experiments

Amarin Ratanavis

Phys. Teach. 61, 385–387 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0077471

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Adapting an Activity to Be an Engineering Project

Jane Bray Nelson; Jim Nelson

Phys. Teach. 61, 388–391 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0089197

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A Nonlinear Least-Squares Approach for Estimating the Refractive Index of a Liquid

Jialai She

Phys. Teach. 61, 392–393 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0086331

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Instantaneous Measurement of the Speed of Sound in Air and Water Using Arduino

Gustavo A. Mendes; Jusciane da Costa e Silva; Gustavo de O. G. Rebouças

Phys. Teach. 61, 394–395 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0118245

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Measurement of Work and Power in a Coffee-Mug Stirling Engine as a First-Year Physics Laboratory

Richard E. Stevens; Karen E. Stevens; Ryan L. Grady; Laura A. Stricker

Phys. Teach. 61, 396–400 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0073861

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IPHYSICSLABS

Investigating diffraction phenomena with low-cost material and augmented reality

Thorsten Wagner; Christoph Hoyer; Christian Ringl; Jochen Kuhn

Phys. Teach. 61, 402–403 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149766

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ASTRONOTES

Why every astronomy class should devote time to light pollution education

Jennifer J. Birriel; J. Kevin Adkins; Abigail Fagan

Phys. Teach. 61, 404–405 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149904

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LITTLE GEMS

A low-cost device to demonstrate simple harmonic motion

Shiqi Zhao; Yongping Sun; Wei Zhang

Phys. Teach. 61, 406–407 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0128982

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TALKIN’ PHYSICS

Labs and demos with a one-farad capacitor

James Lincoln

Phys. Teach. 61, 408–409 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0152309

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JUST PHYSICS?

They’re gone: Building classroom community to promote student retention

Heather Wilson-Ashworth

Phys. Teach. 61, 410–411 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0153112

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FERMI QUESTIONS

Another angle on perspective

John Adam

Phys. Teach. 61, 412 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0142530

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Another angle on perspective: Solutions for Fermi Questions, May 2023

John Adam

Phys. Teach. 61, A412–A413 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0142531

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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

May u B happy

Boris Korsunsky

Phys. Teach. 61, 413 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018002

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Solution to the March 2023 Challenge 2C and not 2C*

Phys. Teach. 61, A413–A416 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018009

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AND THE SURVEY SAYS…

Nationwide Survey of High School Physics

Susan C. White

Phys. Teach. 61, 414 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0152380

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WEBSIGHTS

Chrome Music Lab

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 61, 415 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018003

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Hollywood Trial Features Kinematics and the Work–Energy Theorem

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 61, 415 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018004

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Medical Drone Delivery: STEM in Rwanda

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 61, 415 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018005

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Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Site: “The Engineering Hub”

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 61, 415 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018006

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Summer Professional Development Opportunities

Dan MacIsaac

Phys. Teach. 61, 415 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0018007

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VISUAL PHYSICS

Sun pillar

Jennifer J. Birriel

Phys. Teach. 61, 416 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0139520

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FIGURING PHYSICS

PAPERS

IPHYSICSLABS

ASTRONOTES

LITTLE GEMS

TALKIN’ PHYSICS

JUST PHYSICS?

FERMI QUESTIONS

PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

AND THE SURVEY SAYS…

WEBSIGHTS

VISUAL PHYSICS

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