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Motion of Spinning Rings and Washers on a Vertical Rod

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Rod Cross
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 312–316 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0181520
Published: May 2025
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A Detailed Analysis of Systematic Errors in the Atwood Machine Experiment: The Effect of the Pulley’s Friction on the Uncertainty of the Measurement Results

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Ebrahim Heidari Semiromi
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 364–367 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0211528
Published: May 2025
View articletitled, A Detailed Analysis of Systematic Errors in the Atwood Machine Experiment: The Effect of the Pulley’s Friction on the Uncertainty of the Measurement Results
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Inverted Pendulum in a Uniformly Accelerated Reference Frame

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Nathaniel R. Greene, Luke A. Smith
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 317–320 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0203334
Published: May 2025
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Using a Telescopic Ball and a Smartphone to Investigate the Conservation of Angular Momentum

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Yang Zhiqiang, Qi Wei, Xiao Yan Zhu, Jin Tao, Xing Feng Zhu
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 359–363 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0202045
Published: May 2025
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Oscillatory Motion of an Eccentric Disk

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Rod Cross, Kenneth Brecher
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 346–348 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0177645
Published: May 2025
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Rolling down a Basketball

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Rod Cross
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 238–239 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0197017
Published: April 2025
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Pendulum Motion of a Conical Object on an Incline

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Rod Cross
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 122–124 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0178570
Published: February 2025
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Rolling to a Stop Down an Inclined Golf Green

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Rod Cross
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 29–31 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0173052
Published: January 2025
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A Coincidence in the Spring–Rod System

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Fábio M. S. Lima
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 46–48 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0159121
Published: January 2025
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Sauntering Sauropods: The Preferred Walking Speeds of the Largest Land Animals That Ever Lived

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Scott A. Lee, Justyna Slowiak
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 20–22 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0187569
Published: January 2025
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Friction Forces on a Pulled Spool

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Rod Cross
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 725–727 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0171859
Published: December 2024
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Reinventing the Wheel: An Alternative Rotational Inertia Lab for Introductory, Calculus-Based Physics

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Alissa Sperling
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 656–657 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0168085
Published: November 2024
View articletitled, Reinventing the Wheel: An Alternative Rotational Inertia Lab for Introductory, Calculus-Based Physics
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Impulsive Magnetic Damping: Linear Damping of a Pendulum

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Richard Ignace, Gary D. Henson
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 587–590 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0138884
Published: October 2024
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Bicycle chains: How efficient are they?

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John Waite
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 534–535 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0202236
Published: September 2024
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Magnetically Coupled Oscillators and a Smartphone

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Praveen Pathak, Yogita Patel, Rishi Raj
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 463–467 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0150809
Published: September 2024
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Conservation of Angular Momentum with a 3D-Printed Launcher

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Alan DeWeerd, Eric Hill
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 340–341 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0142732
Published: May 2024
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Experimental Evidence for the Direction of Friction on a Pulled Spool

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Bjarne Schmidt
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 346–349 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0159623
Published: May 2024
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Analyzing Vertical Circular Motion and Damped Oscillations Using a Smartphone Accelerometer

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Sándor Egri, Gábor Bihari, Muhammad Hassan Nawaz, Ayuba Tahiru
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 350–355 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0077295
Published: May 2024
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Large language models—Valuable tools that require a sensitive integration into teaching and learning physics

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Stefan Küchemann, Steffen Steinert, Jochen Kuhn, Karina Avila, Stefan Ruzika
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 400–402 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0212374
Published: May 2024
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Free-Body Diagrams and Bogus Work

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William H. Bassichis
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 342–345 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149798
Published: May 2024
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