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Photographing a meter stick moving at relativistic speeds

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Len Zane
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 157 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0167793
Published: February 2024
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Developing a low-cost experimental apparatus to observe the Tyndall effect using an Arduino and 3D printing

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Luiz Américo Alves Pereira, Rozane de Fátima Turchiello, Sergio Leonardo Gómez
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 154–156 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0146499
Published: February 2024
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Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones

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Thomas Gallot, Daniel Gau, Rodrigo García-Tejera
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 873–878 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0138680
Published: November 2023
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An undergraduate physics experiment to measure the frequency-dependent impedance of inductors using an Anderson bridge

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Andrew James Murray, Carl Hickman
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 847–854 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0148114
Published: October 2023
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Low-cost automated spin coater and thermal annealer for additive prototyping of multilayer Bragg reflectors

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Nathan J. Dawson, Yunli Lu, Zoe Lowther, Jacob Abell, Nicholas D. Christianson, Aaron W. Weiser, Gioia Aquino
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 48–55 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0088776
Published: January 2023
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A simple and low-cost experimental method to determine the thermal diffusivity of various types of foods

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Lisa R. Wang, Yifei “Jenny” Jin, Jian Jim Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 568–572 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0087135
Published: August 2022
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Resource Letter MDS-1: Mobile devices and sensors for physics teaching

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Martín Monteiro, Arturo C. Martí
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 328–343 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0073317
Published: May 2022
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Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone

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T. Splith, A. Kaps, F. Stallmach
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 314–316 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009254
Published: April 2022
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The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum

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Stephan Schlamminger, Leon Chao, Vincent Lee, David B. Newell, Clive C. Speake
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 169–176 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006965
Published: March 2022
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Vertical quasistatic Poiseuille flow: Theory and experiment

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Don S. Lemons, Trevor C. Lipsombe, Rickey J. Faehl
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 59–63 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006245
Published: January 2022
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Determination of density profile by using the refractive index in a linearly salt-stratified fluid: An experiment for an advanced undergraduate laboratory

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R. C. Cruz-Gómez, F. A. Velázquez-Muñoz, J. Salcedo-Castro
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 71–77 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006353
Published: January 2022
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The toppling of a uniform rectangular block

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Peter F. Hinrichsen
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 1026–1032 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005889
Published: November 2021
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ArduinoTM microprocessors as a platform for modeling framework labs

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Matthew J. Farrar
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 596–602 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004856
Published: June 2021
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Using mobile-device sensors to teach students error analysis

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Martín Monteiro, Cecila Stari, Cecila Cabeza, Arturo C. Martí
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 477–481 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002906
Published: May 2021
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The mobile phone as a free-rotation laboratory

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Michael S. Wheatland, Tara Murphy, Daniel Naoumenko, Daan van Schijndel, Georgio Katsifis
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 342–348 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003380
Published: April 2021
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Frequency-dependent capacitors using paper

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Bart H. McGuyer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 370–371 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002655
Published: April 2021
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Of balls, bladders, and balloons: The time required to deflate an elastic sphere

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Don S. Lemons, Trevor C. Lipscombe
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 80–83 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001998
Published: January 2021
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Fourier analysis of the non-linear pendulum

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Peter F. Hinrichsen
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 1068–1074 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001788
Published: December 2020
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The Poynting effect

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Giuseppe Zurlo, James Blackwell, Niall Colgan, Michel Destrade
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 1036–1040 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001997
Published: December 2020
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Slow-dissipation limit of the harmonic oscillator with general power-law damping

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Jarrett L. Lancaster
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 1151–1155 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001794
Published: December 2020
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