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89.90.+n	Other topics in areas of applied and interdisciplinary physics (restricted to new topics in section 89)
07.10.-h	Mechanical instruments and equipment

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Foundations of the international system of units (SI)

Robert A. Nelson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 596 | Cited 1 time

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06.20.F-

Units and standards

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A modern use of Volta’s electroscope

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr. and Richard H. Howe

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 614

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
41.20.Cv	Electrostatics; Poisson and Laplace equations, boundary-value problems
41.20.Gz	Magnetostatics; magnetic shielding, magnetic induction, boundary-value problems

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The slope of the ’’best’’ straight line

A. M. Bancroft

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 615

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07.05.Hd	Data acquisition: hardware and software
07.05.Kf	Data analysis: algorithms and implementation; data management
07.05.Rm	Data presentation and visualization: algorithms and implementation
02.60.Ed	Interpolation; curve fitting

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Blitz quiz

Herbert A. Perlman, Sr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 617

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01.55.+b	General physics
01.50.Kw	Techniques of testing

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Demonstration of far ultraviolet spectral lines Part II

R. H. Hardie, E. A. Jones, J. H. Hamilton, and M. C. Hamilton

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 618

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
07.60.Rd	Visible and ultraviolet spectrometers

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Single‐beam holographic technique on membrane vibration

Y. P. Hwu, E. H. Bunn, C. L. Brown, and D. L. Hoosier

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 619

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42.40.Kw

Holographic interferometry; other holographic techniques

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Component interest: an example revisited

Albert A. Bartlett

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 619

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02.30.-f

Function theory, analysis

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Snow on a slope

Thomas R. Bross

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 620

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92.40.Ea

Precipitation

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An inexpensive modern Nörrenberg doubler

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 626

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42.15.Eq	Optical system design
81.70.-q	Methods of materials testing and analysis

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The states of matter

P. Ostrander

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 627

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01.50.F-	Audio and visual aids
01.55.+b	General physics

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Uniformly accelerated reference frames. Twin paradox

J. A. Weiss

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 627

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01.50.F-	Audio and visual aids
03.30.+p	Special relativity

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Galaxy

Dinah l. Moché

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 628

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01.50.F-	Audio and visual aids
98.90.+s	Other topics on stellar systems; interstellar medium; galactic and extragalactic objects and systems; the Universe (restricted to new topics in section 98)

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Voyager: The story of a space mission

Richard A. Marble

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 630

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01.30.-y	Physics literature and publications
07.87.+v	Spaceborne and space research instruments, apparatus, and components (satellites, space vehicles, etc.)
95.55.Pe	Lunar, planetary, and deep-space probes

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Discovering relativity for yourself

Edward D. Lambe

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 630

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01.30.mp	Textbooks for undergraduates
03.30.+p	Special relativity

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The milky way

P. W. Hodge

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 631

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01.30.Ee	Monographs and collections
01.30.mp	Textbooks for undergraduates
98.35.-a	Characteristics and properties of the Milky Way galaxy

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The first stargazers: An introduction to the origins of astronomy

Ronald J. Bieniek

The Physics Teacher -- December 1981 -- Volume 19, Issue 9, pp. 631

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01.30.Ee	Monographs and collections
89.90.+n	Other topics in areas of applied and interdisciplinary physics (restricted to new topics in section 89)
95.45.+i	Observatories and site testing