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The Snowflake Problem: An Introduction to Energy Minimization Problems

Tim LaFave, Jr.
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 252–255 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0168597
Published: April 2025
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Simulating Physics Experiments in Spreadsheets II—Experimenting with the Half-Deflection Method, Resistance of a Voltmeter, and a Meter Bridge

Zaheer Uddin, Naeem Sadiq
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 281–285 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0158752
Published: April 2025
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Circular Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Constant Magnetic Field Revisited

Orion Ciftja, Cleo L. Bentley, Jr.
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 269–273 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0198137
Published: April 2025
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Using AI tools to analyze periodic phenomena

Jennifer L. Klay, Adia Pinski, Kelly Schackel, Zane Sieger, Isabella Simpson, Maxine Walas, David Rakestraw
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 286–289 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0263636
Published: April 2025
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Superposition for Non-Science Majors

Michael Zheng
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 230–233 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0225565
Published: April 2025
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Physics Intuition About Vectors Can Help Us Understand Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Tor Ole B. Odden, Audun Skau Hansen
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 173–176 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149555
Published: March 2025
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Temperature-Dependent I–V Characterization of a Diode Using an Arduino Shield

Marciano Santamaría, Noriel Correa, José Emilio Moreno, Agustín Orro, Yarien Moreno, Álvaro Maturell
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 201–205 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0167787
Published: March 2025
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Suntan (and other solar trigonometric functions): Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2025

John Adam
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, A129 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0210892
Published: February 2025
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Suntan (and other solar trigonometric functions)

John Adam
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 129 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0210890
Published: February 2025
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Maxwell’s Laws Videos

Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 77 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0034779
Published: January 2025
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Golden spirals everywhere?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2025

John Adam
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, A76–A77 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0209519
Published: January 2025
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Golden spirals everywhere?

John Adam
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 76 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0209517
Published: January 2025
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Describing e (Euler’s Number; Napier’s Constant) to Different Student Audiences

Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 798 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0034531
Published: December 2024
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Nobel goes to Hinton and Hopfield for Machine Learning and Neural Networks

Dan MacIsaac
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 798 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0034529
Published: December 2024
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Tangential and Normal Acceleration Components in Projectile Motion

Felipe Melo Santos, José G. S. Duque, Wagner Ferreira Santos
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 758–762 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0155155
Published: December 2024
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From Kinematics to the Formulas for the Radius of Curvature

Vardan Manukyan, Gagik Nikoghosyan
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 763–765 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0161870
Published: December 2024
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Electric Field Activity for Continuous Charge Distributions

Andrew Ferstl
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 740–741 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0181327
Published: December 2024
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Physics Models Help Students Identify Experimental Errors

Daniel Crowe
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 562–563 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0134665
Published: October 2024
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Impulsive Magnetic Damping: Linear Damping of a Pendulum

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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Ferris Wheel Earth

Stephen W. Hughes
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 62, 606–608 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0139556
Published: October 2024
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Includes: Supplementary data