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Total solar eclipse to sweep across Americas

Jay M. Pasachoff

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 515

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95.10.Gi	Eclipses, transits, and occultations
95.55.Cs	Ground-based ultraviolet, optical and infrared telescopes
97.60.-s	Late stages of stellar evolution (including black holes)

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The reality of the virtual world

Mark M. Payne

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 515

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07.05.Tp	Computer modeling and simulation
01.50.ht	Instructional computer use

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Hooray!

Howard Brand

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 516

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01.40.-d

Education

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A rational other method

Jim Patterson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 516

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02.10.De

Algebraic structures and number theory

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A new view to a kill, by Peter Kurczynsk

James Stankevitz, Reviewer

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 516

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98.70.Rz	γ-ray sources; γ-ray bursts
98.70.Qy	X-ray sources; X-ray bursts
95.85.Kr	Visible (390-750 nm)
98.65.-r	Galaxy groups, clusters, and superclusters; large scale structure of the Universe

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Diary of a Nobel guest, by David N. Mermin

Jerry E. Loomer, Reviewer

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 516

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01.10.Cr	Announcements, news, and awards
67.30.H-	Superfluid phase of 3He

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Filling the void: Community colleges give millions of students the chance to succeed, by Ken Bentsen

Volker Thomsen, Reviewer

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 516

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01.40.-d

Education

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Under the influence

Clifford E. Swartz

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 517

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01.40.-d

Education

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The Hungarian phenomenon

Arthur O. Stinner

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 518

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01.40.Di	Course design and evaluation
01.40.E-	Science in school
01.40.G-	Curricula and evaluation
01.40.J-	Teacher training

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Raindrops keep falling on my car, but not on the rear window

Pietro Ferraro

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 523

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45.05.+x

General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

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Timetables and academic performance in the sciences

Gordon R. Gore

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 525

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01.40.Di	Course design and evaluation
01.40.E-	Science in school

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Ski chairlift experiments

Derek B. Swinson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 528

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07.10.-h

Mechanical instruments and equipment

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Moving water with no moving parts

Willem H. van den Berg and Kirk A. Miller

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 531 | Cited 1 time

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47.65.-d	Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics
85.70.Rp	Magnetic levitation, propulsion and control devices

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Galileo to Newton—A liberal-arts physics course

Herman Erlichson

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 532 | Cited 2 times

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01.40.Di	Course design and evaluation
45.05.+x	General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

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Classroom investigation of the Chinese “magic” mirror

Ping-Kee Tao and Hong-Moon Lee

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 536

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42.79.Bh	Lenses, prisms and mirrors
42.15.Eq	Optical system design

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Look at equations heedfully and you’ll win

Iosif S. Bitensky

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 540

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45.05.+x

General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

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A candle in a rotating coordinate system

Qishan Mou

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 542

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82.33.Vx	Reactions in flames, combustion, and explosions
64.60.Cn	Order-disorder transformations

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The nuclear science wall chart: Celebrating a century of nuclear physics

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 544

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Handbooks, dictionaries, tables, and data compilations

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Goals of the introductory physics laboratory

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 546

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01.55.+b	General physics
01.50.Pa	Laboratory experiments and apparatus
01.50.Kw	Techniques of testing
01.50.Qb	Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation

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The Kelvin water-drop electrostatic generator—an improved design

Se-yuen Mak

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 549 | Cited 1 time

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01.50.Pa	Laboratory experiments and apparatus
01.50.Kw	Techniques of testing
41.20.Cv	Electrostatics; Poisson and Laplace equations, boundary-value problems

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Hearing infrared

Harry Manos

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 552

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01.50.My	Demonstration experiments and apparatus
43.28.Dm	Infrasound and acoustic-gravity waves

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Capturing the anti-sun

Edward Pascuzzi

The Physics Teacher -- December 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 553

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42.68.-w	Atmospheric and ocean optics
96.90.+c	Other topics on the Solar system and planetology (restricted to new topics in section 96)
95.75.De	Photography and photometry (including microlensing techniques)