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The Most Pressing Problem in Physics?
American Institute of Physics | 1968who may respond to our call? To answer these questions, the panel surveyed present practice in teacher preparation in many physics departments ... -
The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy, by James Evans
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Pencils solution to an egg-citing problem
American Institute of Physics | 1999|Here is an egg-citing contest that will make physics interesting and fun while allowing students to practice creative problem solving
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Graphical analysis of electric fields of dipoles and bipoles
American Institute of Physics | 2000|It is common practice in introductory physics texts to show mathematically — using expansions and approximations — that the electric
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String of pearls resonance
American Institute of Physics | 2001|. Practice is required but almost everybody can learn it in a few minutes. ... -
On the teaching of the electric dipole
American Institute of Physics | 2001|properly covered in the usual teaching practice. ... -
Role of Experiments in Physics Instruction — A Process Approach
American Institute of Physics | 2002|This paper describes an approach to classroom experiments that serves roles closer to that in the practice of physics. We propose that
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Quality tools in science education
American Institute of Physics | 2002|an approach to classroom management and student involvement modeled after an industry practice called TQM (total quality management). ... -
The Speed of Light: Making an Easy Time of It
American Institute of Physics | 2003|oscilloscope to determine the transit time. In practice, however, obtaining a satisfactory return beam from the distant mirror can be difficult. I have ... -
Action Research to Evaluate Student Achievement
American Institute of Physics | 2003|evaluating the overall effectiveness of instructional practice. Yet composite scores alone do not address the question about which concepts the ... -
Assessing-To-Learn: Formative Assessment in Physics Instruction
American Institute of Physics | 2004|activities. At a basic level, CFA occurs naturally and is a common part of most instructional settings. Nevertheless, the systematic practice of CFA ... -
Know Your Students
American Institute of Physics | 2004|Welcome to your new role as physics teacher. I hope you will find the suggestions in this column useful as you try to put into practice
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Orbital Timing for a Mission to Mars
American Institute of Physics | 2005|conservation of angular momentum. Applying multiple principles to a single problem is often a formidable task for students. However, practice in this ... -
A Simple Laboratory Experiment to Measure e/k
American Institute of Physics | 2005|The measurement of fundamental constants is common practice in instructional laboratories. A number of the equipment manufacturers have
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Do You Prefer to Have the Text or a Sheet with Your Physics Exams?
American Institute of Physics | 2008|that such use is common practice. Cone2 responded to Rehfuss by defending the use of such sheets and outlining the benefits of a ... -
Professional Learning Is a Lifelong Process
American Institute of Physics | 2009|reminded how crucial it is for teachers to continually examine their practice. As one new to teaching physics, you may be overwhelmed by the task ... -
Determining the Thickness and Refractive Index of a Mirror
American Institute of Physics | 2010|utilize this experiment for geometrical optics labs and moreover it would be a nice practice for Physics Olympians. ... -
Enhancing learning through scientific mini‐debates
American Institute of Physics | 2010|to practice “talking science”? ... -
Bola Motion
American Institute of Physics | 2010|practice, this will result in the pair hitting either side of the cattie's legs, and the lighter weight then ... -
Daytime Celestial Navigation for the Novice
American Institute of Physics | 2010|position” grew to become a daily practice at the start of the 19th century1 following the perfection of the marine chronometer by John ... -
MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Scientific Endeavor: A Primer on Scientific Principles and Practice,: Jeffrey A. Lee
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Wiimote Experiments: 3-D Inclined Plane Problem for Reinforcing the Vector Concept
American Institute of Physics | 2011|such a vector decomposition process. Here, we present simple lab experiments to help students learn and practice the vector concepts, by ... -
Physics Myth Busting: A Lab-Centered Course for Non-Science Students
American Institute of Physics | 2011|and courses focus on the first component. However, I wanted a lab-centered course that would give students hands-on practice doing science. I ... -
Want to Reduce Guessing and Cheating While Making Students Happier? Give More Exams!
American Institute of Physics | 2012|It is almost universally agreed that more frequent formative assessment (homework, clicker questions, practice tests, etc.) leads to
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A Mass Spectrometer Simulator in Your Computer
American Institute of Physics | 2012|software, students are able to practice their ability to identify the components of the original gas, thereby gaining a better understanding of the ... -
Peer Assessment with Online Tools to Improve Student Modeling
American Institute of Physics | 2012|these are arbitrary requirements diminishes and students are more likely to see modeling as a sense-making activity. The practice of peer ... -
Two Experimental Approaches of Looking at Buoyancy
American Institute of Physics | 2013|In our teaching practice, we find that a large number of first-year university physics and chemistry students exhibit some difficulties
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Teaching Assistant Professional Development by and for TAs
American Institute of Physics | 2013|improving TAs' teaching skills because they lack sufficient practical skills training, opportunities for practice and feedback, and follow-up ... -
Acoustic measurements of bouncing balls and the determination of gravitational acceleration
American Institute of Physics | 2013|practice, it becomes clear that measuring the height of the last bounce in the process is problematic. The ... -
Optimal Ski Jump
American Institute of Physics | 2013|that makes the jump the longest possible for the fixed magnitude of the velocity V? Of course, in practice, this is a very ... -
Variations on the Zilch Cycle
American Institute of Physics | 2013|teaching repertory, as they provide more opportunities for practice and discussion.1–7 Our purpose in this note is to ... -
An Unusual Exponential Graph
American Institute of Physics | 2014|were plotted versus ln t rather than the normal practice of plotting ln y versus t. In ... -
Drop Tower Physics
American Institute of Physics | 2014|, and it forces them to practice the scientific method. The question is, “How would a simple toy, like a pendulum, behave when it is suddenly ... -
Experimenting with Inexpensive Plastic Springs
American Institute of Physics | 2014|depending on the spring materials and geometrical factors. In our teaching practice we have been using the experience in Ref. 1 as an opportunity ... -
Fixing the Shadows While Moving the Gnomon
American Institute of Physics | 2015|It is a common practice to fix a vertical gnomon and study the moving shadow cast by it. This shows our local solar time and gives us a
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Recognizing Prefixes in Scientific Quantities
American Institute of Physics | 2015|prefixes, little attention is given to helping learners recognize a prefix in a given quantity. I noticed in my teaching practice that by making ... -
Doppler dart demo
American Institute of Physics | 2015|chose to determine the best method for completing timed paintball target practice courses. They wanted to see how firing a paint gun while ... -
Get Real! — Physically Reasonable Values for Teaching Electrostatics
American Institute of Physics | 2016|, problems should use realistic values for quantities to provide needed practice. Unfortunately, some problems on tests and in textbooks do not use ... -
Going nuts: Measuring free-fall acceleration by analyzing the sound of falling metal pieces
American Institute of Physics | 2016|word of it.” In classroom practice, however, it can be difficult to reveal this mathematical heart of ... -
Use of a Mobile Application to Help Students Develop Skills Needed in Solving Force Equilibrium Problems
American Institute of Physics | 2016|ForceEffect™ to provide students assistance with spatial visualization of forces and more practice in solving ... -
Modeling Hidden Circuits: An Authentic Research Experience in One Lab Period
American Institute of Physics | 2016|revision of their mental model of electric circuits. This activity is designed to mirror the practice of science by actual scientists and expose ... -
100 Years of Attempts to Transform Physics Education
American Institute of Physics | 2016|and have been available for decades, effective and scalable plans for transforming practice on a national basis have yet to be ... -
Modeling as an Anchoring Scientific Practice for Explaining Friction Phenomena
American Institute of Physics | 2017|practice of scientists as they construct and critique explanations about how the universe works. Additionally, they allow predictions to be made ... -
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice
American Institute of Physics | 2017|In an ideal world, education policy and practice would exist as parts of a coherent system. Effective practice would inform policy and
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Rolling Uphill
American Institute of Physics | 2017|observed in practice. A better example would be a ball spinning rapidly forwards as it slides up the ramp, since the friction force on the ball ... -
Replacing textbook problems with lab experiences
American Institute of Physics | 2017|solved with conceptual understanding of topics in mechanics. Furthermore, textbook problems as the primary source of practice for students robs ... -
Using the Real-time Instructor Observing Tool (RIOT) for Reflection on Teaching Practice
American Institute of Physics | 2018|As physics educators, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our practice. There are many different kinds of professional
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Modeling Acceleration of a System of Two Objects Using the Concept of Limits
American Institute of Physics | 2018|inputs. In practice, such transition provides opportunities for deriving valid conclusions for cases when direct laboratory measurements are not ...
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