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Dec 1991

Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 548-593


Two cultures

Nora McRae, Diane Watson, and Jacqueline Shaver

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 548

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01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

More beats

Terrence P. Toepker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 548

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06.30.Ft Time and frequency

Does=mean equal?

Mark M. Payne

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 548

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03.30.+p Special relativity

Eschew obfuscation

Marcelo Alonso

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 549

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02.90.+p Other topics in mathematical methods in physics (restricted to new topics in section 02)

Growth, saturation, or something else?

Jay M. Pasachoff

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 550

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02.30.Gp Special functions

RLC phases

Everett Hinton

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 550

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
07.50.-e Electrical and electronic instruments and components
07.55.-w Magnetic instruments and components
84.30.-r Electronic circuits
84.32.Tt Capacitors

Summing not necessary

Hassan F. Zandy

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 550

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

Magnetic levitation

Thomas D. Rossing and John R. Hull

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 552 | Cited 6 times

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

DMW physics‐The case of the disappearing time intervals

John W. Jewett, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 563

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

The airplane experiment

Lee Larson and Roderick Grant

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 564

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

A demonstration of the apparent ellipticity of the rising or setting Sun

Jinsong Cui

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 566

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction
42.68.Ay Propagation, transmission, attenuation, and radiative transfer
42.68.Bz Atmospheric turbulence effects

Conservation of mechanical energy using a pendulum

David G. Willey

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 567

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
06.30.Gv Velocity, acceleration, and rotation

Projectiles in circular orbits

S. K. Bose

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 568

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

Gravitation as an early example of correspondence

R. R. Boedeker

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 569

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

A straw quartet

Meredith B. McCambridge

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 571

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01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
43.75.-z Music and musical instruments
43.20.Ks Standing waves, resonance, normal modes

A ‘‘high‐tech’’ look with voyager

William Luzader

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 572

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
96.30.-t Solar system objects
95.55.Pe Lunar, planetary, and deep-space probes
95.75.Mn Image processing (including source extraction)

Slides: SET1

David P. Koch

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 573

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
95.90.+v Historical astronomy and archaeoastronomy; and other topics in fundamental astronomy and astrophysics; instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations

Which way was that paint truck moving?

John Schutter

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 574

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01.55.+b General physics
46.90.+s Other topics in continuum mechanics of solids (restricted to new topics in section 46)

Two cryogenic demonstrations

Thomas K. McCarthy

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 575

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
64.70.F- Liquid-vapor transitions
07.20.Mc Cryogenics; refrigerators, low-temperature detectors, and other low-temperature equipment

You can be myopic and still survive on a desert Island

James K. Huhn

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 577

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42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.79.Bh Lenses, prisms and mirrors
42.15.Dp Wave fronts and ray tracing

The physical principles of particle detectors

Goronwy Tudor Jones

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 578

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29.40.-n Radiation detectors
29.40.Cs Gas-filled counters: ionization chambers, proportional, and avalanche counters

A 100‐student 15‐minute lab?

Robert Ehrlich

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 586

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01.40.Di Course design and evaluation
01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus

A physicist addresses societal issues

John L. Roeder

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 588

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01.30.Ee Monographs and collections
01.75.+m Science and society

The life of a physicist

V. V. Raman

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 588

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01.30.-y Physics literature and publications
01.60.+q Biographies, tributes, personal notes, and obituaries
96.50.sb Composition, energy spectra and interactions
94.80.+g Instrumentation for space plasma physics, ionosphere, and magnetosphere

Boundary conditions in elementary mechanics

Alejandro D. González

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 590

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

A biconvex diverging lens

R. H. Stinson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 592

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction
42.15.Eq Optical system design
42.87.-d Optical testing techniques

Three intuition teasers

H. Richard Crane

The Physics Teacher -- December 1991 -- Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 593 | Cited 1 time

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