The Physics Teacher

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  Año 2026, Vol. 64, Número 2

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    • When precision gets in the way: Teaching students to think, not calculate

      Charles W. Coe

      • Resumen
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      págs. 92-93

      

  • PAPERS

    • Questions Without Answers as a Teaching Tool

      Kaisa Young

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 98-100

      

    • Bodies in Motion: Analyzing Movement with Fitness Trackers

      Chadwick Young, Amy Chiasson

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 101-104

      

    • Dinosaur Gigantism and Conservation of Energy

      Scott A. Lee

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 105-109

      

    • The Physics of Auto-transforming Robot Toys: A Laboratory Investigation for High School or College Physics Classes

      David James Horne

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 110-114

      

    • Orbits of Balls in a Funnel and a Spherical Surface

      Rod Cross

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 115-118

      

    • Integrating an Eyeball Simulation Model and Physical Apparatus to Enhance the Understanding of Vision Imaging and Correction

      Junwen Zhen, Limei Wang, Sheng Zhang, Cuilan Qiao, Li Xie

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 119-122

      

    • Analysis of Single- and Double-Slit Diffraction Patterns Using Hair

      Yoriko Suda, Masayoshi Suko, Tsuyoshi Okuno

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 123-125

      

    • Determining Dye Solution Decoloration Using a Low-Cost Light-Dependent Resistor

      Edy Wibowo, Naily Ulya, Faiq Irfan, Deni Indrawan Saefullah, Widyan Haikal Bantas, Mamat Rokhmat, Suwandi *, Putut Marwoto, Sutisna *

      • Resumen
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      págs. 126-129

      

    • Using a Smartphone to Explore Fluid Pressure Dependence on Position and Acceleration

      Leland Aldridge, Ananda Shastri

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 130-133

      

    • Useful Thermodynamic Concepts from the Simple Coin Toss Experiment

      Sara Gómez, Sergio Lopera, Albeiro Restrepo

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 134-136

      

    • STEM-Based Drone Activity in Integrated Multiphysics

      Pongpatai Kitrungloadjanaporn, Narin Nuttavut, Wannapong Triampo, Darapond Triampo

      • Resumen
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      págs. 138-140

      

    • Undergraduate Physics Courses in a Remote Context Compelled by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison Between Two Adapted Experimental Course Approaches

      Vinícius P. S. Santos, Andreza G. Subtil, Mariana P. Brandao, Jackson M. Fonseca, Leonarde N. Rodrigues

      • Resumen
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      págs. 142-146

      

    • A Simple Controllable Gyroscope for Sensing and Understanding Rotational Motion

      Pedro L. S. Bastos, Naiara C. Oliveira, Jusciane da Costa e Silva, Subenia Karine de Medeiros, Gustavo de O. G. Rebouças

      • Resumen
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      págs. 147-149

      

  • IPHYSICSLABS

    • Measuring the fall time of a magnet in PVC and aluminum tubes using a smartphone

      Marlene Alves dos Santos, Nara Nayanne Pereira Rodrigues, Wellington dos Santos Souza

      • Resumen
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      págs. 150-151

      

  • ASTRONOTES

    • Planetary defense in the introductory astronomy classroom: Visualizing Kepler’s laws

      Austin Hinkel

      • Resumen
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      págs. 152-153

      

  • TALKIN’ PHYSICS

    • The Rocks of Space lab

      James Lincoln

      • Resumen
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      págs. 154-155

      

  • AI PHYSICS TOOLS (AI@TPT)

    • Exploring the harmonics of a heavy metal tone using ChatGPT and Phyphox: An AI-assisted classroom approach

      Sanjoy Kumar Pal

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 156-157

      

  • LITTLE GEMS

    • Visualizing Amontons’s second law: A macroscopic analogy for microscopic contact

      Ching-Chi Chu

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 158-159

      

  • TYC TIDBITS

    • How old is my art? A first-day ranking task introduction

      David Marasco

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 160-161

      

  • JUST PHYSICS?

    • Getting on the same wavelength: Teaching physics with empathy

      E. Syerson, B. Mora, M.D. Moenter, J. Butler, M.W. Guthrie, X. Wu, E.M. Scanlon, D. Cassens, T. Bott, T. Adams, D. McPadden

      • Resumen
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      págs. 162-163

      

  • AND THE SURVEY SAYS…

    • Physics bachelor’s degree focus

      Susan C. White

      • Resumen
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      págs. 164-164

      

  • FERMI QUESTIONS

    • Cold war: The rise of the snowman army

      John Adam

      • Resumen
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      págs. 165-165

      

    • Cold War: The Rise of the Snowman Army: Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2026

      John Adam

      • Resumen
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      págs. 165-166

      

  • VISUAL PHYSICS

    • The matrix tide

      Jianwei Jiang

      • Resumen
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      págs. 166-166

      

  • WEBSIGHTS

    • Politics and Technology of EVs, Batteries, and Renewable Energy

      Dan MacIsaac

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 167-167

      

    • More Physical Chemistry with Three Twentysix

      Dan MacIsaac

      • Resumen
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      págs. 167-167

      

    • Lincoln Cathedral Stone Masonry with The Ginger Mason

      Dan MacIsaac

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 167-167

      

    • Metallographic Analysis

      Dan MacIsaac

      • Resumen
      • Texto completo

      págs. 167-167