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Dec 1987

Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 544-591


Seasonal Simulations

Robert D. Smith

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 544

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Certification qualms

Burt Droste

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 544

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01.40.J- Teacher training

Response

Bill Aldridge

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 544

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01.40.J- Teacher training

Physics before chemistry

Christ A. Bolton

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 545

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01.40.E- Science in school
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

Response

Fred R. Myers

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 545

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01.40.E- Science in school
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

Beyond Ballon Fun

Emory Kimbrough

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Reflection Review

T. P. Toepker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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42.15.Dp Wave fronts and ray tracing
42.30.Va Image forming and processing

Load Matching Mistake

J. Gerard Anderson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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84.70.+p High-current and high-voltage technology: power systems; power transmission lines and cables

Hydrometer Calibration

Mario Iona

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
06.30.Dr Mass and density

Erratum: ‘‘Measurement of Water’s Refractive Index’’ [Phys. Teach. 25, 166 (1987)]

P. J. Mejias

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
07.60.Hv Refractometers and reflectometers
78.20.Ci Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity)
99.10.Cd Errata

Erratum: ‘‘Experiments with sharp acoustical pulses’’ [Phys. Teach. 25, 167 (1987)]

H. Biezeveld and L. Mathod

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 546

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
84.30.Ng Oscillators, pulse generators, and function generators
43.58.Kr Spectrum and frequency analyzers and filters; acoustical and electrical oscillographs; photoacoustic spectrometers; acoustical delay lines and resonators
99.10.Cd Errata

The life and legacy of Edward Williams Morley

Daniel D. Skwire and Lawrence J. Badar

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 548

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

The compact disc digital audio system

Thomas D. Rossing

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 556 | Cited 1 time

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43.38.Md Sound recording and reproducing systems, general concepts
43.38.Zp Acoustooptic and photoacoustic transducers
43.75.Yy Instrumentation and measurement methods for musical acoustics

Physics toy chest

James Watson, Jr. and Nancy T. Watson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 564

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

The great equipment giveaway project

Ernie McFarland and Jim Hunt

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 567

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
01.40.E- Science in school

A physics toy: Magnetic seal and ball

Raymond C. Turner

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 568

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
85.70.-w Magnetic devices

Circular motion with the soundwagon

Donna A. Berry

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 570

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
43.38.Qg Magnetic and electrostatic recording and reproducing systems

Physics of the stability of a biplane

George Gerhab

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 571

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47.32.Ef Rotating and swirling flows

Circular motion studies with a toy airplane

Frank Butcher

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 572 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

‘‘The lonesome trolley’’ and other physics games

Jearl Walker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 574

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01.55.+b General physics

Wavelength for tots

Tom Haff

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 576

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus

The falling monkey problem

Walter Connolly, Editor

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 577

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Star wars and the magic mountain

William Hooper, Editor

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 578

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06.20.F- Units and standards

Heat and thermodynamics problems

Steve Van Wyk

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 579

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05.70.-a Thermodynamics
44.90.+c Other topics in heat transfer (restricted to new topics in section 44)

DOING physics

Earl Zwicker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 586

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Uncommon uses of the stereoscope

H. Richard Crane

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 588 | Cited 2 times

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42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.30.Va Image forming and processing
95.75.De Photography and photometry (including microlensing techniques)
96.20.Dt Features, landmarks, mineralogy, and petrology

From the Big Bang to the Big Buck

E. W. Kolb, Editor, D. Linkley, Editor, K. Olive, Editor, D. Seckel, Editor, and Gordon J. Aubrecht, II

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 590

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01.30.Cc Conference proceedings
98.80.Cq Particle-theory and field-theory models of the early Universe (including cosmic pancakes, cosmic strings, chaotic phenomena, inflationary universe, etc.)
95.30.Cq Elementary particle processes

Understandable relativity for beginners

Clifford M. Will, Author and Alan Gibson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 590

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01.30.mp Textbooks for undergraduates
04.80.-y Experimental studies of gravity
04.20.Cv Fundamental problems and general formalism

A fine history of mathematics

David M. Burton, Author and Laurent Hodges

The Physics Teacher -- December 1987 -- Volume 25, Issue 9, pp. 591

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
01.65.+g History of science
02.90.+p Other topics in mathematical methods in physics (restricted to new topics in section 02)
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