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01.65.+g	History of science
43.58.Hp	Tuning forks, frequency standards; frequency measuring and recording instruments; time standards and chronographs
43.58.Kr	Spectrum and frequency analyzers and filters; acoustical and electrical oscillographs; photoacoustic spectrometers; acoustical delay lines and resonators
43.20.Ks	Standing waves, resonance, normal modes

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A ball with pure translational motion?

Carl R. Stannard, Thomas P. O’Brien, and Andrew J. Telesca, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 526

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

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Apparatus for teaching physics

Karl C. Mamola, Editor

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 528

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

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Good news for letter writers in 2003

Bill Reid

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 529

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02.60.Ed

Interpolation; curve fitting

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Christmas tree lights—A ‘‘continuing series’’?

William DeBuvitz

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 530 | Cited 1 time

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84.32.Dd	Connectors, relays, and switches
42.72.Bj	Visible and ultraviolet sources

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The physical significance of ‘‘other’’ roots in basic physics problems

Richard V. Mancuso

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 533

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45.05.+x	General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
41.20.Cv	Electrostatics; Poisson and Laplace equations, boundary-value problems

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How things work

H. Richard Crane, Editor

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 540

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

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100 years of physics and toys: Balancing toys

Ray Turner

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 542

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
07.10.-h	Mechanical instruments and equipment
01.60.+q	Biographies, tributes, personal notes, and obituaries

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Socratic pedagogy in the introductory physics laboratory

Richard R. Hake

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 546 | Cited 7 times

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01.50.Qb

Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation

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The physics of marine biology

Kathleen Conn

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 554

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92.10.Hm	Ocean waves and oscillations
92.10.Fj	Upper ocean and mixed layer processes
92.05.Hj	Physical and chemical properties of seawater (salinity, density, temperature)

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A new perspective for viewing holograms

Thomas L. Rokoske

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 557

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42.40.Lx

Diffraction efficiency, resolution, and other hologram characteristics

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A simple method of measuring the length of the sidereal day

Brian Monson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1992 -- Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 558

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95.10.Jk	Astrometry and reference systems
95.75.Pq	Mathematical procedures and computer techniques
01.50.Pa	Laboratory experiments and apparatus