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Physics Education Tools
Used Math
(OP-59)
Used Math,
by Clifford E. Swartz, is a reference work for the college science instructor or
student in search of a quick explanation of the mathematics found in the first two years of the
college science curriculum. The book provides numerous examples that are drawn from actual
situations encountered in science courses. The book covers a broad range of subjects, including
reporting and analyzing uncertainty, units and dimensions, graphs, the simple functions of
applied math, statistics, quadratic and high power equations, and simultaneous equations.
Other chapters are devoted to determinants, vectors, complex numbers, calculus-differentiation,
integration, series and approximations, common differential equations, and differential
operators. The book contains many useful reference tables and summaries of formulas and
techniques. (264 pages) ISBN 0-917853-50-4 ©1993
Members:
$12
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$18
Teaching Physics for the First Time
(OP-71)
This book is designed to be a quick and easy resource for anyone teaching physics for the first time.
Written after extensive research by AAPT members Jan Mader and Mary Winn, it is filled with
reliable labs, demos, and activities that work well in the classroom. Also included are lesson plans,
diagrams, and teacher notes for every activity. The book is not the end—it is just a beginning, a bag
of tricks teachers can build upon. Soon you and your students will realize that a day without physics
does not exist and that physics is a “phun” adventure. (396 pages)
ISBN 978-1-931024-10-5 ©2008
Members:
$28
Nonmembers:
$35
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Twin Views of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
(NVT-13I)
NOW ON DVD! This newly edited disc contains two video segments: 1) Tacoma Narrows
Bridge Collapse by Franklin Miller, Jr. (1963). This three-minute, 20-second segment is taken
from the original 8 mm silent film loop by Franklin Miller, Jr. and he has added an audio nar-
ration. 2) The Puzzle of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse by R.G. Fuller, D.A. Zollman, &
T.C. Campbell (1979). This seven-minute, 40-second segment is taken from the 1979 videodisc
by Fuller, Zollman and Campbell. It has an audio track with people reading parts from the
official reports and newspaper accounts of the collapse of the bridge. A printed User’s Guide
contains background information about the bridge’s collapse, educational activities for students
at various levels K-16, and recommended references on the subject. Edited by Robert G. Fuller,
Charles R. Lang, and Roberta H. Lang. (User’s Guide: 27 pages) © 1998
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$13.99
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$19.99
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