The Physics Teacher

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  Año 2013, Vol. 51, Número 6

  • FIGURING PHYSICS

    • Weight

      Paul Hewitt

      pág. 330

      

  • PAPERS

    • Laboratory investigation of noise-canceling headphones utilizing "Mr. Blockhead"

      John Koser

      • Resumen

      pág. 332

      

    • Extra dimensions of space

      Don Lincoln

      • Resumen

      pág. 334

      

    • Evolution of the significant figure rules

      Ashley R. Carter

      • Resumen

      pág. 340

      

    • Electromagnetic induction with neodymium magnets

      Deborah Wood, John Sebranek

      • Resumen

      pág. 344

      

    • Hockey, iPads, and projectile motion in a Physics classroom

      Richard P. Hechter

      • Resumen

      pág. 346

      

    • Classroom materials from the Acoustical Society of America

      W. K. Adams, A. Clark, K. Schneider

      • Resumen

      pág. 348

      

    • High School Physics, two-year Colleges, and Physics Majors

      Susan White

      • Resumen

      pág. 350

      

    • Resistivity in play-doh: time and color variations

      Christopher Fuse, Brandon August, Ashley Cannaday, Casey Barker

      • Resumen

      pág. 351

      

    • Vacuum energy and inflation: 1. A liter of vacuum energy

      Elisha Huggins

      • Resumen

      pág. 354

      

    • The frahm resonance apparatus: variations on a theme

      John A. Daffron, Thomas B. Greenslade Jr.

      • Resumen

      pág. 357

      

    • Corrected launch speed for a projectile motion laboratory

      Justin M. Sanders, Michael Boleman

      • Resumen

      pág. 359

      

    • This is rocket Science!

      Wayne Keith, Cynthia Martin, Pamela Veltkamp

      • Resumen

      pág. 362

      

    • The other hall effect: college board Physics

      Keith Sheppard, Amanda M. Gunning

      • Resumen

      pág. 364

      

    • Seeing an old lab in a new light: transforming a traditional optics lab into full guided inquiry

      Tim Maley, Will Stoll, Kadir Demir

      • Resumen

      pág. 368

      

    • Incorporating sustainability and 21st-century problem solving into Physics courses

      Michael Rogers, Tom Pfaff, Jason Hamilton, Ali Erkan

      • Resumen

      pág. 372

      

    • Teaching classical mechanics using smartphones

      Joel Chevrier, Laya Madani, Simon Ledenmat, Ahmad Bsiesy

      • Resumen

      pág. 376

      

  • FERMI QUESTIONS

    • Fermi questions

      Larry Weinstein

      pág. 377

      

  • YOUTUBE PHYSICS

    • DIY microphones

      Diane Riendeau

      pág. 378

      

  • LITTLE GEMS

    • The Binchotan microphone: a pièce de résistance from the Stray Cats

      Chris Chiaverina

      pág. 379

      

  • FOR THE NEW TEACHER

    • Delightful beginnings

      Diane Riendeau

      pág. 380

      

  • PHYSICS CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

    • Physics challenge for teachers and students

      Boris Korsunsky

      pág. 381

      

  • WEBSIGHTS

    • New resource guide for teaching or learning about planets elsewhere

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • Ontario section (OAPT) newsletter www.oapt.ca/newsletter/

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • The physics of sailing science. kqed.org/quest/video/the-physics-of-sailing/

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • Physics of two theatrical optical cloaking demonstrations from RIT father and son team www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=6522

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • Update ofslideshow encouraging careers in physics: June 2013 Physics in sight now available! www.aps.org/careers/insight/download.cfm

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • Veritasium video plus analysis of falling slinky passes 1.3M views www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiyMuHuCFo4

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

    • Touch wood commercial: a demo video for discussing the conservation of mechanical energy www.onbeing.org/blog/touch-wood-japanese-forest-bach/3753

      Dan MacIsaac

      pág. 382

      

  • BOOK REVIEWS

    • Down the great unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon

      John Hubisz

      pág. 383