Physics Teacher

Article	Citations
The Ball Bearing High Voltage Generator – A Demonstration Apparatus Illustrating Electrostatic Concepts at Multiple Levels	24
A Long-Range Sunlight-Resistant Photogate	22
Fluids Demonstrations III: Viscous Flow in Modified Thin Enclosures, Centrifugal Effect, Vortical Flow, and Turbulence	20
Poggendorff’s Scales—Demonstration of Newton’s Laws in a Less Traditional Way	16
Small Direct Current Electric Motors	14
Using a Styrofoam Sphere and Video Analysis to Demonstrate the Linearly Resisted Harmonic Oscillator	12
Perspectives of Scientists Involved in World War II	12
Developing a Physical Science Course Focused on Sustainability	12
The Relative Motion When Accelerating the Container of an Object Submerged in a Fluid	11
Birefringence without polarizers	10
Rolling with Slipping and Transition to Pure Rolling on an Inclined Plane	8
Performing acoustics experiments using inexpensive Bluetooth speakers and smartphone signal generator applications	7
Measuring Atmospheric Radon Levels Using a Cloud Chamber	7
NarraCubes: A Virtual Dice Simulator to Incorporate Storytelling in Physics Classes	7
Vessel Drainage Under the Influence of Gravity	7
A Modified Recipe for Interactive Classroom Demonstrations	7
Reinventing the Wheel: An Alternative Rotational Inertia Lab for Introductory, Calculus-Based Physics	7
Figuring Physics Answer to October Question	7
A Gauss’s Law Computer Simulation in GlowScript	7
Use of a Scrapped Hard Disk Drive for Physics Teaching	7
ABOUT GRAVITY	6
David Butler’s “How Far Away Is It?”	6
Solution to the November, 2022 Challenge Pros and cones.*	6
The 3D-Printed Twirly Whirly: A New Spin on a Toy for Teaching Moment of Inertia	6
Implications of Negative Energy by Dr. Katerina Visnjic	6

Shrub sphericity: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2023	6
Answer to December 2022 Figuring Physics Question	6
Systematic Errors and the Chappaquiddick Accident	5
Let’s start with the ABCs	5
Videos Helping Plan Physics Instruction for Blind Students	5
Low-Cost Experiment to Determine the Moment of Inertia of the Fidget Spinner by Video Analysis	5
Better interactive astronomy lectures using the Laser-Assisted Student Engagement Routine	5
Summer Professional Development for Physics Teachers	5
Hollywood Trial Features Kinematics and the Work–Energy Theorem	5
Teach Poiseuille First — A Call for a Paradigm Shift in Fluid Dynamics Education	5
Darek Dewey’s Twitter physics videos	5
Answer to September 2024 Figuring Physics Question	5
Kinematics in One Dimension—A Smartphone Approach	4
A textbook my students actually use	4
Developing Playful Devices as a Tool to Learn and Teach Physics	4
COVID Hasn’t Finished with Us Yet; Also, University of Toronto’s “Physics in the Time of COVID-19”	4
A Tool for Exploring Our Fluid Earth	4
Geometry and the Cause of the Seasons: The Changing Hours of Daylight and Elevation Angle of the Sun at Noon	4
TORQUES ON A METERSTICK	4
RC and RLC Circuit Research Using Arduino and LabVIEW	4
Brad Moser’s “Physics Alive!” 30th podcast features Carl Wieman on teaching expertise	4
Repurposing Concept Inventories to Help Students Find Gaps in Explanations	4
Is Physics in Crisis? The Mystery of the W Boson	4
The game of grades and the hidden curriculum	4
In Service of Equity: 3D-Printed Models in University Introductory Physics	4
(University) Physics in a Nutshell by Tobias Wegener	3
Answer to October 2023 Figuring Physics Question	3
Using a Spreadsheet Program to Fit a Gaussian Function	3
Measuring the Magnetic Field Vector of Earth	3
A Novel Method for Measurement of the Refractive Indices of Transparent Solid Media Using Laser Interferometry	3
An Arduino-Based Experimental Setup for Teaching Light Color Mixing, Light Intensity Detection, and Ambient Temperature Sensing	3
Measurement of the Velocity of Sound Through Resonance in Air Columns as a Homemade Experiment	3
Using a Smartphone Barometer to Measure the Excess Pressure of a Soap Bubble	3
Changes in AP Physics courses effective 2024–2025	3
Listen! A Smartphone Inquiry on the Domino Effect	3
2025 AAPT Awards at the Winter Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri	3
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty members’ time allocation	3
Gallery View	3
Comment on “ChatGPT and deliberate practice for interpreting graphs”	3
Reflecting on a difficult year	3
Reflections on the Physics and Astronomy Student Reading Society (PhASRS) at San José State University	3
Graphic Relation Between Amplitude and Sound Intensity Level	3
From Applied Physics to Interdisciplinary Activities for a Climate Science Itinerary in the First Year of College	3
Empowering Journey Making an Interactive Video Vignette	3
Impetus-Force-Like Drawings May Be Less Common Than You Think	3
Reflections of Quantum Educators on Strategies to Diversify the Second Quantum Revolution	3
Solution to the April 2023 Challenge: Resistivity is futile*	3
Which Way to Go: Exploring Force Arrow Placement	3
A little “light” play	3
Measurement of g using a pendulum and a smartphone proximity sensor	3

Sign and Sense of an Induced Electric Current by a Nearby Moving Magnet	3
A low-cost device to demonstrate simple harmonic motion	3
If Your School Is Old Enough	3
Low-Cost Methods for Improving Data Collection Speed in Microwave Bragg Diffraction	3
Less content is more in introductory astronomy	3
Demonstration of Thermoelectric Power Generation with a Thermoelectric Cooler	3
Revisiting a Classic Magic Trick with Rayleigh–Taylor Instabilities	3
Writing Virtual Reality Teaching Resources	3
Analog environments	3
Colorful dew drops	3
Sap Is Clever? Sap Ascent for Undergraduates Investigated with an Artificial Tree	3
Symmetrical Cubic Arrangements of Resistors: An Experimental Approach	2
Erratum: “A Simulation Experiment Using Algodoo: What Force Makes a Car Accelerate, and What Does the Acceleration Depend On?” Phys. Teach. 61, 271–275 (2023)	2
Probing Mechanical Properties of a Spider Web Using a Simple Rubber Band Model	2
April Figuring Physics Answer	2
A Microcontroller-Based Experiment to Determine the Magnetic Field Near a Straight Current-Carrying Wire	2
Magnetically Coupled Oscillators and a Smartphone	2
Visualizing Electric Fields Using Rubbed Balloons as the High-Voltage Source	2
Demonstrating the beginnings of radio communications	2
Quiz of four resistors	2
Solution to the May, 2022 Challenge From B or not from B.*	2
Calculating the Duration of Impact When a Solid Sphere Collides on a Flat Rigid Wall	2
The Physical Cause of Atmospheric Pressure: Weight of Air or Molecular Motion and Impacts?	2
Our Shifting Understandings of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Physics	2
Resting a disk on a rough incline	2
Initial employment sectors of new physics bachelors	2
Incorporating 3D-Printing Projects into Introductory Physics Labs	2
Using Arduino in Introductory Thermal Energy Experiments—The Case of Thermal Equilibrium	2
Technology Connections	2
Visualizing Fluid Flow Around a Baseball Using Water Instead of Air	2
Understanding the Law of Conservation of Momentum in One-Dimensional Collisions Between Two Objects Using the Velocity Space Approach	2
Damped Oscillations—A Smartphone Approach	2
Solar Eclipse and Cosmic Ray Flux	2
Answer to January 2025 Figuring Physics Question	2
FPAT—A Framework for Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Using Fermi Problems Originating in Mathematics Education Research	2
Ride goes before a fall – 2	2
Degeneracy pressure in stars and stellar corpses	2
Water Leakage from a Rotating Cylindrical Tank	2
More Motor Winding	2
Creative Astronomy: Broadening the Scope of an Online General Education Course by Leveraging an Authentic Collaboration between Learning Assistant and Instructor	2
A drop in the bucket?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2022	2
Hands-On Quantum: Teaching Core Quantum Concepts with Bloch Cubes	2
Reflection and refraction at Corkscrew Swamp	2
Conservation of Angular Momentum with Slightly Modified Commercial Apparatuses	2
A Brief Introduction to Quantum Computing	2
A Coincidence in the Spring–Rod System	2
Learning Electromagnetism through a Playful County Fair Game Project	2
Collisions of Coins	2
Mission to Mars — Concept and Implementation of a Design-Based (Hands-On) Smartphone Experiment Helping Students Understand the Effects Caused by Differences in Air Pressure	2
Ups and more ups	2
Pictures of Signs in Sea Waves	2
Solution to the September, 2022 Challenge Second to one.*	2
Weight, weight, don’t tell me	2
What schools offer degrees in physics and astronomy?	2
A Deeper Look at the Sadly Cannot Thermodynamic Cycle	2
Creating physics concept cartoons using ChatGPT	2
Sky smiley face	2
The hand boiler and how it does not work	2
The Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic: A Case Study in Thermal Inversion and Atmospheric Refraction Phenomena	2
Comment on “Solving More Calculus-Based Physics Problems with Trigonometry”	2
Figuring Physics September Answer	2
A Practical Approach to Physics for Non-Scientists	2
Apply a smartphone’s magnetometer to measure the AC current of electrical equipment	2
Using the Predict–Observe–Explain Technique to Address Misconceptions About Image Inversion in Spherical and Cylindrical Mirrors	2
The Brachistochrone: An Excellent Problem for All Levels of Physics Students	2
GPS-Synchronized Data Collection and Time Stamping	2
Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2021: Question 1: Chess moves; Question 2: Cat litter	2
Using Math in Physics: 4. Toy models	2
An Angular Method to Calculate the Electric Field of a Long Cylindrical Shell	2
Reparameterization of Two-Dimensional Projectile Motion	2
“I Landed a Rocket Like SpaceX”	2
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Revisited	2
The Dancing Flame: A New Twist on an Old Classic	2
Happy 100th Birthday, Quantum Mechanics!	2
May Figuring Physics Answer	2
Tracking Inequity: An Actionable Approach to Addressing Inequities in Physics Classrooms	2
The Physics of Electric Cars	2
Numbers in physics teaching	2
Enhancing Student Learning of Global Warming Through Reflective Writing	2
Early Quantum Mechanics—Dr. Jorge S. Diaz’s JK0 YouTube channel	2

Slamming a door	2
Polarization by reflection	2
An Off-Center, Elastic Collision: Conservation of Kinetic Energy Without a Perfect Coefficient of Restitution	2
Tangential and Normal Acceleration Components in Projectile Motion	2
What Is Cosmic Inflation?	2
Experimental Evidence for the Direction of Friction on a Pulled Spool	2
Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2022	2
Determination of the Charge of an Electron Using Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis	2
Using the Pickering Polarimeter Today	2
More Japanese Physics Circles	2
Carbon Nanodots in Beer and Cola: An Interesting Way to Introduce Nanomaterials and Their Applications	2
A Simple Classroom Double Pendulum	2
Arons at Amherst	2
An Arduino Investigation of the Temperature Dependence of the Speed of Sound in Air	2
What Does It Mean to “Make Sense” of Physics?	2
Physics of the Pandemic Update: The Ford “Finish Strong” Campaign, CFD Models of Virus Particles Flowing Through Buildings, Mask Photo Micrographs, and NYT on Mutations	2
NIF Achieves Fusion Milestone	2
An estimation of an article	2
Answer to December 2023 Figuring Physics Question	1
“Learning Physics using Maple”	1
Rectangular Compound Pendulums	1
Reflection from a Potential Well and from a Potential Barrier	1
Magnetic Force between a Multilayered Solenoid and a Magnet	1
Figuring Physics February Answer	1
Low-Cost Astrophotography with a Smartphone: STEAM in Action	1
A Tool for Introductory Physics Students to Conduct Optics Experiments: A Self-Made Dark Box	1
Answer to March 2025 Figuring Physics Question	1
Adventures with Close-Up Lenses	1
Energy and Equity Portal: Integrating Energy, Equity, and Place in High School Physics	1
Using Reflection from a Pane of Glass to Copy a Drawing	1
Virtual Laboratories in Physics Education	1
Drawing the Light Paths at a Lens to Find Its Effective Focal Length and Principal Planes	1
How Does Our Solar System Work? Tracking Planetary Motion in the Classroom by Using Video Analysis in Astronomical Model Experiments	1
Mechanically Generated Random Numbers in High School	1
Sunset in a tube demonstration	1
Studying the Foundations of Optics with the Master	1
Physics bachelor’s degree recipients and the MCAT	1
Rolling uphill	1
Sky smiley face: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2024	1
Determining the coefficient of kinetic friction using smartphone sensors	1
Gelatin optics revisited	1
Building and using solar wax melters	1
Availability of High School Physics in the U.S.	1
Transdisciplinary Adventures in a Physics Classroom: Teaching Climate Change	1
Solution to the October, 2021 Challenge Tackle This!*	1
Qualitatively Demonstrating the Localization of the Michelson Circular Fringes	1
Streamlining Physics Problem Generation to Support Physics Teachers in Using Generative Artificial Intelligence	1
A New Lecture-Tutorial for Teaching Interferometry to Astro 101 Students	1
NITARP, the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program	1
Smartphones and the Acoustic Doppler Effect in High School	1
Answer to April 2023 Figuring Physics Question	1
Temperature-Dependent I–V Characterization of a Diode Using an Arduino Shield	1
SAILING IN THE WIND	1
A question of transparency: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2025	1
BOOK-FEATHER DROP	1
Magnetic materials? No dilemma!	1
Supporting Students with ADHD in Introductory Physics Courses: Four Steps for Instructors	1
More astronauts who went to the Moon	1
New Veritasium Video on Air Resistance	1
Project FRESH Air: A Community Engagement Project About Health and Climate	1
Adapting an Activity to Be an Engineering Project	1
Engineering in Classroom STEM: “Hour of Engineering” and “Engineering Sport”	1
Lock n’ love: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2025	1
Thank you to our referees April 8, 2021–May 31, 2022	1
Is Gravity a Force or Not? A Tale of Scientific Models	1
The Sun in Augmented Reality: An Interactive Resource for Physics Learning	1
Simulations of Back and Arms	1
Nodes and Antinodes in Two-Color Chladni Figures	1
Comment on “Free-Body Diagrams and Bogus Work”	1
Resistivity is futile	1
Methods to Simplify Object Tracking in Video Data	1
National Science Board Science Indicators Published; Yes, “COVID Math” Is a Real Thing	1
An Open Inquiry-Based Lesson Sequence for Teaching the Subject of “Motion and Force”	1
Article about coherer applauded	1
Science Conferences: A Pathway for Enacting the NGSS	1
Thank You to Our Referees: June 1, 2023–May 31, 2024	1
Rethinking the Ideal Gas Law Using Graphs	1
Linear Algebra Notation in Introductory Physics?	1
A Qualitative Analysis of Simple Harmonic Motion	1
Answer to February 2025 Figuring Physics Question	1
The PoLS-T Network: HS Physics Education Global Network Initiative	1
Rotorcraft RPM on Mars	1
Horizontal air mass	1
The simplest schlieren imaging using a smartphone	1
A Golf Ball Trajectory Experiment	1
Additional citation of import	1
Testing Home Electrical Wiring to Destruction	1
Aristotle’s wheel paradox appreciated	1
ASAP STEM Lesson Plan Database	1
Putting Potential at the Core of Teaching Electric Circuits	1
Question 1: Box jump force; Question 2: Frisbee dogs	1
Electric Field Activity for Continuous Charge Distributions	1
Using the Thomson Jumping Ring to Study the Effect of Eddy Currents and Skin Depth on Ring Jump Height	1
Exoplanet Hunting in the Classroom: An Easy-to-Implement Experiment based on Video-Aided Light Curve Analysis with Smartphones	1
Geometrical optics of doves	1