Volume 56 Issue 1, January 2018
The Physics Teacher
This month's cover is a fascinating view from inside an ice cave by Hans Strand (copyright Hans Strand Photography). Notice at the bottom left how the dirt outlines the sharper edges of the ice. This curious phenomenon is addressed by Bruce Ackerson in his also fascinating article, "Unexpected Patterns in Snow and Dirt."
Editorial
Continuing conversations on equity in the physics classroom by Geraldine L. Cochran, and Gary D. White. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018672
Letters to the Editor
Unveiling nonsense to save physics by Lior M. Burko. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018673
Scherr responds by Rachel E. Scherr. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018674
Robertson responds by Amy D. Robertson. DOI:10.1119/1.5018675
Columns
And the Survey Says..., Figuring Physics, iPhysicsLabs, Little Gems, Astronotes, Physics Challenge for Teachers and Students, Fermi Questions, Talkin' Physics, Technology in the Classroom, Visual Physics, and Websights.
Papers
The Slap Shot in Ice Hockey by Rod Cross and Crawford Lindsey. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018677
Unexpected Patterns in Snow and Dirt by Bruce J. Ackerson. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018678
On Mass, Spacetime Curvature, and Gravity by Allen I. Janis. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018679
A Simple Experimental Setup to Clearly Show that Light Does Not Recombine After Passing Through Two Prisms by Rafael Garcia-Molina, Alejandro del Mazo, and Santiago Velasco. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018680
Bed Prism Spectacles by Jair Lu´cio Prados Ribeiro. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018681
Fluorescence Spectra of Highlighter Inks by Jennifer J. Birriel and Damon King. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018682
Motivating Non-science Majors: The Technology of Electromagnetic Waves by Victor E. Henrich. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018686
Using Psychology in the Physics Classroom: Five Steps to Improving Classroom Effectiveness by Jo-Anne Brown. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018687
Do Active Learning Approaches in Recitation Sections Improve Student Performance? A Case Study from an Introductory Mechanics Course by R. G. Tobin. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018689
Modeling Acceleration of a System of Two Objects Using the Concept of Limits by Andrzej Sokolowski. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018690
Let’s Get Physical: Teaching Physics Through Gymnastics by Elena J. Sojourner, Adam J. Burgasser, and Eric D. Weise. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018692
Amazing Vibrations Within the Homopolar Motor by Stanislaw Bednar. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018694
Math Machines: Using Actuators in Physics Classes by Frederick J. Thomas, Robert A. Chaney, and Mart Gruesbeck. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018695
Book Reviews
A Review of Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide by Brian C. Utter. DOI: 10.1119/1.5018684
A Review of Principles & Practice of Physics by Stone Oliver, Alexander Staron, and Jennifer Marie Blue> DOI: 10.1119/1.5018685
Additional Resources
Race and Physics Teaching Collection Resource
DNA Science Lesson & Digi-Kit
Inspired by an article from The Physics Teacher, this multidisciplinary lesson and digital resource collection is based on How Rosalind Franklin Discovered the Helical Structure of DNA: Experiments in Diffraction (Braun, Tierney, & Schmitzer, 2011). Click the image to access this resource.
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