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Dec 1994

Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 516-556


If not football...

James Shaw

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 516

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

Getting to rainbows

Paul G. Hewitt

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 516

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01.40.Di Course design and evaluation

Incomplete pendulum interruption

J. P. Adams

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 516

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01.40.J- Teacher training
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

The CUPLE physics studio

Jack M. Wilson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 518 | Cited 10 times

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01.40.Di Course design and evaluation
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation
01.50.Qb Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation

The salt fountain

Richard M. Heavers

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 524

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
47.27.T- Turbulent transport processes

Apparent depth

Antonio B. Nassar

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 526 | Cited 1 time

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42.15.Dp Wave fronts and ray tracing
42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction
42.66.Si Psychophysics of vision, visual perception; binocular vision

Physics and snowboarding

Derek B. Swinson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 530

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

Discovery of the Leiden jar

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 536

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01.65.+g History of science
41.20.Cv Electrostatics; Poisson and Laplace equations, boundary-value problems
84.32.Tt Capacitors

3D with ‘‘jumping colors’’

Ron Edge, Editor

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 538

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42.40.Eq Holographic optical elements; holographic gratings
42.66.Si Psychophysics of vision, visual perception; binocular vision

Gratings for simulation of Laue crystal diffraction

Se‐yuen Mak

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 539 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
42.79.Dj Gratings
42.25.Fx Diffraction and scattering

Annular eclipse—For large groups

William P. Lovegrove

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 541

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07.07.Hj Display and recording equipment, oscilloscopes, TV cameras, etc.
95.10.Gi Eclipses, transits, and occultations

Measuring the heats of water

James L. Hunt and Tracy L. Tegart

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 545

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65.20.-w Thermal properties of liquids
65.40.gd Entropy
64.70.D- Solid-liquid transitions
64.70.F- Liquid-vapor transitions

Overcoming resistance with fractals—A new way to teach elementary circuits

W. K. Ching, M. Erickson, P. Garik, P. Hickman, J. Jordan, S. Schwarzer, and L. Shore

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 546 | Cited 1 time

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84.30.Bv Circuit theory
84.32.Ff Conductors, resistors (including thermistors, varistors, and photoresistors)
01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus

Tinkering with physics—Dinnertable fizz6

John F. Koser

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 552

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01.40.E- Science in school

Exploring resonance phenomena

H. Ric Blacksten

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 554

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

Demonstrating normal forces with an electronic balance

Jonathan Mitschele and Matthew Muscato

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 555 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
06.30.Dr Mass and density

Annular eclipse—The safe way

Thomas D. Rossing

The Physics Teacher -- December 1994 -- Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 556

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07.07.Hj Display and recording equipment, oscilloscopes, TV cameras, etc.
95.10.Gi Eclipses, transits, and occultations
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