Technology in the Classroom
Column Editor: James Lincoln, PhysicsVideos.com, Newport Beach, CA
2021
X-rays in the classroom
The Physics Teacher 59, 300 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004167
Phosphorescence as an exponential decay
The Physics Teacher 59, 220 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003675
Color temperature in digital photography and the blackbody spectrum
The Physics Teacher 59, 140 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003476
Quantum tunneling experiments with tunnel diodes
The Physics Teacher 59, 76 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003028
2020
Digital scrolling and moiré pattern animations
The Physics Teacher 58, 684 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002748
Phyphox app in the physics classroom
The Physics Teacher 58, 606 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002393
Using an online virtual oscilloscope
The Physics Teacher 58, 526 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002084
Virtual labs and simulations: Where to find them and tips to make them work Video Abstract Icon
The Physics Teacher 58, 444 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001853
What is a pink diode? Further experiments with LED technology
The Physics Teacher 58, 364 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145542
USB-powered physics experiments
The Physics Teacher 58, 284 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145484
The Barkhausen effect revisited using LEDs
The Physics Teacher 58, 140 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5144805
The Lincoln’s Tube: A new apparatus for demonstrating sound standing waves
The Physics Teacher 58, 74 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5141985
2019
The Energy Stick
The Physics Teacher 57, 652 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5135806
Five fresh Lorentz force demos Video Abstract Icon
The Physics Teacher 57, 572 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5131139
Using a local positioning system to track 2D motion
The Physics Teacher 57, 508 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5126843
Teaching physics with a local positioning system
The Physics Teacher 57, 428 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5124294
The Lyman and Paschen series of hydrogen – Trying to see invisible light
The Physics Teacher 57, 348 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5098935
An improved technique for visualizing microwave wavelengths in microwave ovens
The Physics Teacher 57, 271 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5095399
Ultraviolet photography and insect vision
The Physics Teacher 57, 204 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5092494
Using Python as a toolbox for student-directed virtual labs
The Physics Teacher 57, 60 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5084937