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Dec 1990

Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 580-620


Better than we thought

Jan Dabrowski, Author and George W. Ficken, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 580

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
43.20.Hq Velocity and attenuation of acoustic waves
43.58.Dj Sound velocity

Microwave hot spots

Barbara S. Andereck

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 580

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
84.40.Fe Microwave tubes (e.g., klystrons, magnetrons, traveling-wave, backward-wave tubes, etc.)
41.20.Gz Magnetostatics; magnetic shielding, magnetic induction, boundary-value problems
07.20.Hy Furnaces; heaters

Question on the space telescope flaw

Lewis Epstein

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 580

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95.55.Fw Space-based ultraviolet, optical, and infrared telescopes
95.55.-n Astronomical and space-research instrumentation
95.75.Mn Image processing (including source extraction)
42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.79.Bh Lenses, prisms and mirrors

Wine glasses, bell modes, and Lord Rayleigh

Thomas D. Rossing

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 582 | Cited 3 times

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43.40.At Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrating systems
43.75.Kk Bells, gongs, cymbals, mallet percussion, and similar instruments

The train left the track

Albert A. Bartlett and J. Parker Lamb

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 586

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45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
89.40.-a Transportation

Ray tracing with spherical and parabolic reflectors

Samuel Derman

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 590

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42.15.Dp Wave fronts and ray tracing
42.15.Fr Aberrations
42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.87.-d Optical testing techniques

An interesting problem solved by vectors

R. Ramirez‐Bon

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 594

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02.10.-v Logic, set theory, and algebra

A simulation of the hydrogen spectrum

Zhao Jiu‐ming

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 596 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.ht Instructional computer use
32.30.-r Atomic spectra

Raising the Titanic

Romona Baker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 597

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01.40.E- Science in school
46.40.-f Vibrations and mechanical waves
83.50.-v Deformation and flow
47.32.Ef Rotating and swirling flows

Haidinger’s brush

Bill Reid

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 598 | Cited 2 times

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42.66.Si Psychophysics of vision, visual perception; binocular vision
42.68.Mj Scattering, polarization

The physics of firefighting

Robert A. Egler

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 599

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05.70.-a Thermodynamics
47.60.Kz Flows and jets through nozzles
82.33.Vx Reactions in flames, combustion, and explosions
65.20.-w Thermal properties of liquids
65.40.gd Entropy

Traction force on accelerated rolling bodies

Richard E. Berg

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 600

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45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Systematic errors in an air track experiment

Santos A. Ramirez and Joe S. Ham

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 602

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
06.30.Gv Velocity, acceleration, and rotation
07.10.-h Mechanical instruments and equipment
06.20.Dk Measurement and error theory

The importance of scale drawings or: Let’s not blow things out of proportion!

William DeBuvitz

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 604

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01.55.+b General physics

A laser spirograph for under $3 (laser not included)

Chris Chiaverina

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 606 | Cited 1 time

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42.55.Mv Dye lasers
42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.79.Fm Reflectors, beam splitters, and deflectors
42.79.Ls Scanners, image intensifiers, and image converters

Coulomb’s law after the Christmas party

Samaroo Deonarine

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 607

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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

‘‘Iron‐enriched’’ cereal—literally

Evelyn Restivo and H. T. Hudson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 608

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07.55.Db Generation of magnetic fields; magnets
85.70.-w Magnetic devices

A Newton fest

Ron Revere

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 609

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01.40.E- Science in school

Physics carols

Robert C. Hilborn

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 609

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01.55.+b General physics

Modification of the classic M & M

John S. Garrett

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 611

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
02.50.-r Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics

Inexpensive electrostatic halos

Walter Roy Mellen

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 612

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41.20.Cv Electrostatics; Poisson and Laplace equations, boundary-value problems
41.20.Gz Magnetostatics; magnetic shielding, magnetic induction, boundary-value problems
85.50.-n Dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric devices

Food, eating, and mathematical scaling

George Barnes

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 614

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02.70.-c Computational techniques; simulations

Review of ‘‘Essence of physics’’

Patrick Tam

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 616

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01.50.ht Instructional computer use
01.55.+b General physics

Integer solutions of 1/x+1/y=1/z

Mark A. Heald

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 617

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02.10.De Algebraic structures and number theory

A long precision air track

Fritz Schoach and Walter Winiger

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 618

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

A simpler soft‐drink‐can electroscope

Walter Connolly, Editor and Hyam Kruglak

The Physics Teacher -- December 1990 -- Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 620

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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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