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Session:
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TPT Favorites
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Paper Type:
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Invited
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Title:
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The Joy of Solving Physics Problems
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Meeting:
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2019 Summer Meeting: Provo, UT |
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Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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8:30AM
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Author:
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Carl E. Mungan, United States Naval Academy
410-293-6680, mungan@usna.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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The column "Physics Challenges for Teachers and Students" started appearing in The Physics Teacher in the October 2001 issue. Originally, three problems were presented per month, with solutions appearing a few months later. In the spring of 2005, weekly challenges became the basis of a World Year of Physics competition. Subsequently, the column editor (Boris Korsunsky) settled on one problem per monthly issue. For every Challenge, Boris chooses a solution (based on clarity, elegance, and originality) to be published. The problems are intended to be solvable at the advanced high school or introductory college level. I will present statistics and comments based on my experience in tackling all of the problems since the inception of this marvelous column. Members of AAPT who are not currently engaging these challenges should give it a try and they should encourage their students to do the same!
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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MunganDH08.pdf
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