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May 1979

Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286-341


All not lost

L. R. B. Elton

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286

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The unusual commonplace

Morton Tavel

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286

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01.40.-d Education
01.55.+b General physics

Something needed

James P. McConville

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286

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07.57.Ty Infrared spectrometers, auxiliary equipment, and techniques
07.60.Rd Visible and ultraviolet spectrometers

The flying cylinder

Robert Liefeld

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286

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01.55.+b General physics
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

S. Winston Cram

R. S. Alexander, Professor Emeritus

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 286

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01.60.+q Biographies, tributes, personal notes, and obituaries

The future of the universe

Jay M. Pasachoff

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 291

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Olber’s paradox is discussed in terms of Hubble’s law, and the question of the closure of the universe is considered in light of recent experimental observations. (AIP)
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98.80.Bp Origin and formation of the Universe
98.80.Cq Particle-theory and field-theory models of the early Universe (including cosmic pancakes, cosmic strings, chaotic phenomena, inflationary universe, etc.)
98.35.Jk Galactic center, bar, circumnuclear matter, and bulge (including black hole and distance measurements)
98.62.Py Distances, redshifts, radial velocities; spatial distribution of galaxies

Teaching electrical resistance

Mario Iona

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 299

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
03.50.De Classical electromagnetism, Maxwell equations
01.40.-d Education
84.32.-y Passive circuit components

Rubens flame‐tube demonstration

George W. Ficken and Francis C. Stephenson

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 306 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
43.20.Ks Standing waves, resonance, normal modes

Interference colors in thin films

H. L. Armstrong

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 311 | Cited 1 time

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78.66.-w Optical properties of specific thin films
78.67.-n Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures

The silo

Albert A. Bartlett

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 312

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The use of coolant sprays to enhance heat demonstrations

Stanley K. Derby

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 313

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
07.20.-n Thermal instruments and apparatus
05.70.-a Thermodynamics

Do the leaning tower experiment with one hand!

Paul Latimer

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 314

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Shadows

Gilbert W. Kessler

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 315

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42.25.Bs Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
02.30.-f Function theory, analysis

Wave motion–an experiment for a course in musical acoustics

F. M. Phelps, III

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 317

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
43.75.-z Music and musical instruments

Automobile stopping distances

L. J. Logue

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 318

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01.55.+b General physics
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

19th century textbook illustrations XXX Demonstrations of thermal radiation

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 320

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01.65.+g History of science
05.70.-a Thermodynamics

Experiments in a coke bottle

James E. Kettler

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 321

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
92.60.Nv Cloud physics and chemistry

Projecting transparencies

Jacqueline D. Spears, Section Editor

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 326

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
07.68.+m Photography, photographic instruments; xerography

16–mm film

Dinah L. Moché

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 326

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
95.10.-a Fundamental astronomy

Sound/filmstrip

Ken Evans

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 326

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
03.65.-w Quantum mechanics

Depth of a well question

Van E. Neie

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 327

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01.55.+b General physics
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
07.05.-t Computers in experimental physics

The Tel‐X‐Ometer○–an evaluation

Thomas H. Zepf

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 330 | Cited 1 time

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07.85.-m X- and γ-ray instruments

Erratum

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 333

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99.10.Cd Errata

Manufacturer’s response to evaluation of Thornton’s biophysics modules

John Baldassaro

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 333

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
87.10.-e General theory and mathematical aspects

Trying to make physics relevant

Ludwik Kowalski

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 336

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89.60.-k Environmental studies

A unique autobiography

R. S. Shankland

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 336

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
01.60.+q Biographies, tributes, personal notes, and obituaries

Building new worlds

J. S. Huebner

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 338

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
94.80.+g Instrumentation for space plasma physics, ionosphere, and magnetosphere

Viking missions to Mars

Robert Hetzel

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 338

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
96.30.Gc Mars
94.80.+g Instrumentation for space plasma physics, ionosphere, and magnetosphere

Too much background material

Mario Iona

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 339

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
06.20.F- Units and standards

Fascinating, but not experiments

Thomas D. Miner, Associate Editor

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 339

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
01.55.+b General physics
01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus

Cesium does it regularly

Robert H. Johns

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 340

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06.30.Ft Time and frequency

Stellar evolution without math

Emilia P. Belserene

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 340

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
97.10.-q Stellar characteristics and properties
97.60.-s Late stages of stellar evolution (including black holes)

Preliminary reviews: Fundamentals of physics

Bob Heath, Bob Macnaughton, and David Martindale

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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Physics of the environment

Herbert Inhaber

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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89.60.-k Environmental studies

Elements of physics

Alpheus W. Smith and John N. Cooper

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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The concepts of physics

Amit Goswami

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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Physics: An energy introduction

George Laundry, Nick Naunheimer, Jim Stevens, and Philip Alper

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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89.30.-g Fossil fuels and nuclear power
01.55.+b General physics

Physics

Jay Orear

The Physics Teacher -- May 1979 -- Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 341

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