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Sep 1997

Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 323-384


A marshamallow paradox

Clifford E. Swartz

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 323

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84.40.-x Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology
07.20.Hy Furnaces; heaters

A timely consideration

Ronald L. Greene

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 323

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01.55.+b General physics
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

By definition

E. Lagendijk

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 324

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06.30.Bp Spatial dimensions (e.g., position, lengths, volume, angles, and displacements)
06.30.Ft Time and frequency
78.20.Ci Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity)
41.20.Jb Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation

Feynman’s labor lost

Robert Weinstock

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 324

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95.10.Ce Celestial mechanics (including n-body problems)

It’s a long way to Slovenia too!

Ed Karlow

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 324

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01.90.+g Other topics of general interest (restricted to new topics in section 01)

Real-world constraints

G. E. Hite

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 324 | Cited 1 time

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01.55.+b General physics

Value of high-school course

Martin D. Stewart

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 324

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01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

May addenda

Raymond P. Mayer

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 325

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01.55.+b General physics
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

Thoughts from down under

Clifford E. Swartz

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 326

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01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

J. J. Thomson, the electron, and atomic architecture

Helge Kragh

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 328

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31.90.+s Other topics in the theory of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules (restricted to new topics in section 31)
01.65.+g History of science

Drinking-cup loudspeaker—A surprise demo

Peter Heller

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 334

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43.38.Ja Loudspeakers and horns, practical sound sources

A Doorway Can Be a Sunspot, Too!

Thomas K. McCarthy

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 334

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Elementary physics in a real automobile accident

Bernard J. Feldman

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 335

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01.55.+b General physics
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation

Using interactive lecture demonstrations to create an active learning environment

David R. Sokoloff and Ronald K. Thornton

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 340 | Cited 26 times

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01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation
01.50.ht Instructional computer use
01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
01.50.Qb Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation

Comet of the decade—Hale-Bopp (C/1995 01)

Edward Pascuzzi

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 348

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96.30.Cw Comets
96.50.Ek Heliopause and solar wind termination
95.75.De Photography and photometry (including microlensing techniques)

Using 35-mm slides for measuring variable stars

John R. Percy, Laura Syczak, and Janet A. Mattei

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 349

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97.30.Sw Unusual and peculiar variables
95.75.De Photography and photometry (including microlensing techniques)
01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus

Ocean waves—Their energy and power

Ned Mayo

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 352

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92.10.Hm Ocean waves and oscillations
92.10.Fj Upper ocean and mixed layer processes

Kinematic equations and quadratic solutions

L. Edward Millet

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 358

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45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
02.10.De Algebraic structures and number theory

A football chase on video

Norman F. Derby, Robert G. Fuller, and Thomas A. Summers

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 359 | Cited 1 time

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07.05.Hd Data acquisition: hardware and software
07.05.Rm Data presentation and visualization: algorithms and implementation
01.50.ht Instructional computer use
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Effects of air resistance

Vasilis Pagonis, David Guerra, Sean Chauduri, Brian Hornbecker, and Nathan Smith

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 364 | Cited 6 times

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07.05.Tp Computer modeling and simulation
07.05.Hd Data acquisition: hardware and software
01.50.ht Instructional computer use
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems

Only an external force shifts the center-of-mass

Benjamin S. Perkalskis and J. Reuben Freeman

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 368

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

Locating images formed by diverging lenses

D. A. Crandles and R. P. Kauffman

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 369

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42.79.Bh Lenses, prisms and mirrors

Microwave interferometer

Mario Capitolo and William Lonc

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 370

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07.57.-c Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave instruments and equipment
07.57.Hm Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave, and radiowave sources
07.57.Kp Bolometers; infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave, and radiowave receivers and detectors

Walking

Aaron Dumont and Chris Waltham

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 372

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87.19.rs Movement
87.19.ru Locomotion

Visual explanations: Image and quantities, evidence and narrative, by Edward R. Tufte

Maurice H. Witten, Reviewer

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 377

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01.50.F- Audio and visual aids
01.50.ht Instructional computer use
01.40.-d Education
01.30.mp Textbooks for undergraduates

Driving force: The natural magic of magnets, by James Livingston

Dr. M. Jenice French, Reviewer

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 377

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07.55.-w Magnetic instruments and components
85.70.-w Magnetic devices
01.30.mm Textbooks for graduates and researchers
01.30.mp Textbooks for undergraduates

Is the moon falling upside down?

Mikolaj Sawicki

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 379

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96.20.-n Moon
96.30.-t Solar system objects
96.12.Fe Gravitational fields

Living in a virtual world

Cindy Schwarz

The Physics Teacher -- September 1997 -- Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 383

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01.50.ht Instructional computer use
01.50.Qb Laboratory course design, organization, and evaluation
01.40.G- Curricula and evaluation
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