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05.60.-k	Transport processes
52.30.-q	Plasma dynamics and flow
66.70.-f	Nonelectronic thermal conduction and heat-pulse propagation in solids; thermal waves
72.15.Eb	Electrical and thermal conduction in crystalline metals and alloys

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Computerized lab test on error analysis

David Harrison and John M. Pitre

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 588

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01.50.Qb	Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation
06.20.Dk	Measurement and error theory
01.50.ht	Instructional computer use

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The reality of a real image

Christopher Conery

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 589

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
42.15.Dp	Wave fronts and ray tracing
42.79.Bh	Lenses, prisms and mirrors

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Determination of the polarizing direction of polarizers

M. Ameloot and H. Hendrickx

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 590

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01.50.Pa	Laboratory experiments and apparatus
07.60.Fs	Polarimeters and ellipsometers

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Levitating spinners

Robert Liefeld and Scott Spray

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 592

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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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An analog for energy transfer in photosynthesis

Raymond Chang

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 593

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
43.40.At	Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrating systems
87.15.M-	Spectra of biomolecules

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Examples of atmospheric arithmetic

Albert A. Bartlett

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 594

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92.60.H-

Atmospheric composition, structure, and properties

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Acoustic chirps in the snow

W. R. From and J. Higbie

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 605

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43.28.Fp	Outdoor sound propagation through a stationary atmosphere, meteorological factors
42.15.Fr	Aberrations
43.20.Fn	Scattering of acoustic waves

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Making light bulbs last forever

H. Richard Crane

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 606 | Cited 1 time

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42.72.-g

Optical sources and standards

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Elasticity

R. D. Edge

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 608

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01.50.Pa	Laboratory experiments and apparatus
46.25.-y	Static elasticity

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Courseware review

John S. Risley

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 609

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01.50.ht

Instructional computer use

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Media matters

Van E. Neie

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 610

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

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Is there room for variation in SI?

William Hooper

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 613

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06.20.F-

Units and standards

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A coriolis simulator using a carbon paper trace technique

H. Kent Moore

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 618 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
07.10.-h	Mechanical instruments and equipment

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A simple specific‐heat apparatus

Ted W. Geisert

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 619

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
07.20.Fw	Calorimeters
65.40.-b	Thermal properties of crystalline solids
65.60.+a	Thermal properties of amorphous solids and glasses: heat capacity, thermal expansion, etc.
65.80.-g	Thermal properties of small particles, nanocrystals, nanotubes, and other related systems

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Tricks of the trade

John G. McCaslin

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 620

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06.60.Vz

Workshop procedures (welding, machining, lubrication, bearings, etc.)

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Optical phenomena without math

Reuben Alley

The Physics Teacher -- December 1983 -- Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 621

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01.30.mp	Textbooks for undergraduates
01.30.Ee	Monographs and collections
07.60.Dq	Photometers, radiometers, and colorimeters
42.66.-p	Physiological optics