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Measurement of the Electric Fields in Parallel Plate Capacitors

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Taehun Jang, Hyejin Ha, Sang Ho Sohn, Jungmin Moon
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 392–396 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0118567
Published: May 2024
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Enlightening Visualizations of Partially Filled Dielectric Capacitors

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Chen Xuan
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 503–505 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0131656
Published: September 2023
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Solution to the April 2023 Challenge: Resistivity is futile*

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Boris Korsunsky
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, C542–C544 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0020784
Published: September 2023
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Adapting an Activity to Be an Engineering Project

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Jane Bray Nelson, Jim Nelson
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 388–391 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0089197
Published: May 2023
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Resistivity is futile

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Boris Korsunsky
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 317 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0017699
Published: April 2023
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Graphite-paper circuit elements: Resistor, capacitor, and π value estimation

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Vibhooti Shekhawat
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 154–155 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0077435
Published: February 2023
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Determining Charge Stored on a Capacitor Using Numerical Integration with a Spreadsheet

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Douglas T. Young
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 31–33 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0077442
Published: January 2023
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Reparameterization of Two-Dimensional Projectile Motion

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Olimpio Pereira de Sá Neto, Herbert José Aquino Sousa, Rafael Ferreira da Silva
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 60, 772–773 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0025372
Published: December 2022
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Jay’s Plasma Channel Electrolytic Capacitor “Gun”

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Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 60, 623 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0014314
Published: October 2022
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Magnetic Poles: A Missing Manual

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Wayne Mark Saslow
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 60, 540–545 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0079043
Published: October 2022
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Temporal Change of a Parallel Plate Capacitor’s Voltage after Dielectric Insertion

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Youngmin Oh, Taehun Jang, Hyejin Ha, Sangho Sohn
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 60, 124–127 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009419
Published: February 2022
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What Does It Mean to “Make Sense” of Physics?

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Tor Ole Odden
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 59, 596–598 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0024095
Published: November 2021
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The Ball Bearing High Voltage Generator – A Demonstration Apparatus Illustrating Electrostatic Concepts at Multiple Levels

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Hans Pfister
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 59, 450–454 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006126
Published: September 2021
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Faraday’s Law Low-Cost Experiment Without Permanent Magnets

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Daniel T. M. Fontes, André Machado Rodrigues
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 59, 345–347 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004884
Published: May 2021
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Surface Currents on the Plates of a Charging Capacitor

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Carl E. Mungan
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 59, 86–88 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003456
Published: February 2021
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A FAN-C Exploration of RC Circuits

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Rebekah Silar, Michael Glasscock, Brandon Mitchell, Robert Ekey, Jr.
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 58, 552–555 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002375
Published: November 2020
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Seeing Is Believing: Demonstrating the RC Time Constant Visually

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M. Qasim Syed, Ian Lovatt
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 58, 402–404 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001837
Published: September 2020
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Teachers can unwind and learn watching YouTube Electrical Fun: Big Clive and ElectroBoom

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Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 58, 142 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5144807
Published: February 2020
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Using Capacitors to Measure Charge in Electrostatic Experiments

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Francisco Vera, Manuel Ortiz, Diego Romero-Maltrana, Francisco Antonio Horta-Rangel
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 56, 525–527 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5064560
Published: November 2018
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ElectroBOOM

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Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 55, 509 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5008357
Published: November 2017
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