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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