Physics Teacher

Article	Citations
Birefringence without polarizers	28
Reinventing the Wheel: An Alternative Rotational Inertia Lab for Introductory, Calculus-Based Physics	18
Poggendorff’s Scales—Demonstration of Newton’s Laws in a Less Traditional Way	17
Small Direct Current Electric Motors	16
Developing a Physical Science Course Focused on Sustainability	15
Perspectives of Scientists Involved in World War II	13
The Relative Motion When Accelerating the Container of an Object Submerged in a Fluid	11
Using a Styrofoam Sphere and Video Analysis to Demonstrate the Linearly Resisted Harmonic Oscillator	11
Measuring Atmospheric Radon Levels Using a Cloud Chamber	10
David Butler’s “How Far Away Is It?”	9
Implications of Negative Energy by Dr. Katerina Visnjic	9
Use of a Scrapped Hard Disk Drive for Physics Teaching	8
A Modified Recipe for Interactive Classroom Demonstrations	8
A Gauss’s Law Computer Simulation in GlowScript	8
Geometry and the Cause of the Seasons: The Changing Hours of Daylight and Elevation Angle of the Sun at Noon	8
Figuring Physics Answer to October Question	8
Vessel Drainage Under the Influence of Gravity	8
Videos Helping Plan Physics Instruction for Blind Students	7
Answer to December 2022 Figuring Physics Question	7
Rolling with Slipping and Transition to Pure Rolling on an Inclined Plane	7
The 3D-Printed Twirly Whirly: A New Spin on a Toy for Teaching Moment of Inertia	7
Answer to September 2024 Figuring Physics Question	7
Hollywood Trial Features Kinematics and the Work–Energy Theorem	7
Solution to the November, 2022 Challenge Pros and cones.*	7
Performing acoustics experiments using inexpensive Bluetooth speakers and smartphone signal generator applications	7

Shrub sphericity: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2023	7
Darek Dewey’s Twitter physics videos	7
ABOUT GRAVITY	7
NarraCubes: A Virtual Dice Simulator to Incorporate Storytelling in Physics Classes	7
Seeing the Light	6
A Tool for Exploring Our Fluid Earth	6
TORQUES ON A METERSTICK	6
Kinematics in One Dimension—A Smartphone Approach	6
A textbook my students actually use	6
A simple classroom experiment to determine the refractive index of water with smartphone-based observations	6
Repurposing Concept Inventories to Help Students Find Gaps in Explanations	6
Development of a Teaching Program for Emergent Process Models	6
From Applied Physics to Interdisciplinary Activities for a Climate Science Itinerary in the First Year of College	5
A little “light” play	5
(University) Physics in a Nutshell by Tobias Wegener	5
Brad Moser’s “Physics Alive!” 30th podcast features Carl Wieman on teaching expertise	5
Sign and Sense of an Induced Electric Current by a Nearby Moving Magnet	5
Is Physics in Crisis? The Mystery of the W Boson	5
Low-Cost Methods for Improving Data Collection Speed in Microwave Bragg Diffraction	5
A Novel Method for Measurement of the Refractive Indices of Transparent Solid Media Using Laser Interferometry	4
An Arduino-Based Experimental Setup for Teaching Light Color Mixing, Light Intensity Detection, and Ambient Temperature Sensing	4
COVID Hasn’t Finished with Us Yet; Also, University of Toronto’s “Physics in the Time of COVID-19”	4
Conservation of Momentum in Newton’s Cradle	4
Which Way to Go: Exploring Force Arrow Placement	4
Using a Spreadsheet Program to Fit a Gaussian Function	4
Developing Playful Devices as a Tool to Learn and Teach Physics	4
RC and RLC Circuit Research Using Arduino and LabVIEW	4
Answer to October 2023 Figuring Physics Question	4
2025 AAPT Awards at the Winter Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri	4
Reversing the Fun Fly Stick	4
Listen! A Smartphone Inquiry on the Domino Effect	4
Reflections on the Physics and Astronomy Student Reading Society (PhASRS) at San José State University	4
Comment on “ChatGPT and deliberate practice for interpreting graphs”	4
Reflecting on a difficult year	4
Colorful dew drops	4
Exploring surface tension using Kelvin’s equation and smartphone videography	4
Less content is more in introductory astronomy	4
In Service of Equity: 3D-Printed Models in University Introductory Physics	4
A low-cost device to demonstrate simple harmonic motion	4
Measuring the Magnetic Field Vector of Earth	4
Field of employment for new physics bachelors	3
Solution to the April 2023 Challenge: Resistivity is futile*	3
Revisiting a Classic Magic Trick with Rayleigh–Taylor Instabilities	3
A Practical Approach to Physics for Non-Scientists	3
Connecting Disciplines: An Application of Vectors in Advanced Statistics	3
A Coincidence in the Spring–Rod System	3
If Your School Is Old Enough	3
April Figuring Physics Answer	3
Mission to Mars — Concept and Implementation of a Design-Based (Hands-On) Smartphone Experiment Helping Students Understand the Effects Caused by Differences in Air Pressure	3
A Brief Introduction to Quantum Computing	3

Probing Mechanical Properties of a Spider Web Using a Simple Rubber Band Model	3
Symmetrical Cubic Arrangements of Resistors: An Experimental Approach	3
Interactive Simulations of Upper Limbs	3
Using the Predict–Observe–Explain Technique to Address Misconceptions About Image Inversion in Spherical and Cylindrical Mirrors	3
Degeneracy pressure in stars and stellar corpses	3
Analog environments	3
An Arduino Investigation of the Temperature Dependence of the Speed of Sound in Air	3
Impetus-Force-Like Drawings May Be Less Common Than You Think	3
Measurement of the Velocity of Sound Through Resonance in Air Columns as a Homemade Experiment	3
The game of grades and the hidden curriculum	3
A drop in the bucket?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2022	3
Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2021: Question 1: Chess moves; Question 2: Cat litter	3
Effective Focal Length of a Two-Lens System	3
An Angular Method to Calculate the Electric Field of a Long Cylindrical Shell	3
Magnetically Coupled Oscillators and a Smartphone	3
Experimental Evidence for the Direction of Friction on a Pulled Spool	3
Enhancing Student Learning of Global Warming Through Reflective Writing	3
NIF Achieves Fusion Milestone	3
Empowering Journey Making an Interactive Video Vignette	3
FPAT—A Framework for Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Using Fermi Problems Originating in Mathematics Education Research	3
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty members’ time allocation	3
Changes in AP Physics courses effective 2024–2025	3
Using a Smartphone Barometer to Measure the Excess Pressure of a Soap Bubble	3
Solution to the September, 2022 Challenge Second to one.*	3
Investigating Resonance in Paper Pipes and a Flameless Rubens Tube with a Smartphone	3
More Motor Winding	3
Starting from scratch(es): Solutions for Fermi Questions, October 2025	3
Quiz of four resistors	3
The Dancing Flame: A New Twist on an Old Classic	3
Using the Pickering Polarimeter Today	3
Solar Eclipse and Cosmic Ray Flux	3
Demonstration of Thermoelectric Power Generation with a Thermoelectric Cooler	3
Reflection and refraction at Corkscrew Swamp	2
3D-printed hoop springs for experimenting with impulse	2
Easily Measuring the Solar Rotation Rate in June and December	2
Slamming a door	2
An estimation of an article	2
Determination of the Charge of an Electron Using Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis	2
The Physics of Electric Cars	2
Initial employment sectors of new physics bachelors	2
GPS-Synchronized Data Collection and Time Stamping	2
Numbers in physics teaching	2
What Does It Mean to “Make Sense” of Physics?	2
Quantum lessons: The discovery that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium	2
Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2022	2
The Different Colors Displayed by a Circular Polarizing Filter	2
What Is Cosmic Inflation?	2
Shadow hands	2
Sky smiley face	2
Creating physics concept cartoons using ChatGPT	2
Arons at Amherst	2
A Deeper Look at the Sadly Cannot Thermodynamic Cycle	2
Understanding the Law of Conservation of Momentum in One-Dimensional Collisions Between Two Objects Using the Velocity Space Approach	2
AAPT Advocacy Resources for STEM Education and Science	2
Measurement of Cabin Pressure During a Flight with a Smartphone	2
Learning Electromagnetism through a Playful County Fair Game Project	2
Writing Virtual Reality Teaching Resources	2
Pulling a Spool	2
A bridge too low	2
Resting a disk on a rough incline	2
Visualization and Exploration of the Electric Field of a Point Charge Using Computer Software	2
Incorporating 3D-Printing Projects into Introductory Physics Labs	2
The Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic: A Case Study in Thermal Inversion and Atmospheric Refraction Phenomena	2
Origin of the Laplace Force Applied to a Current-Carrying Wire Immersed in a Magnetic Field	2
What schools offer degrees in physics and astronomy?	2
Ups and more ups	2
Creative Astronomy: Broadening the Scope of an Online General Education Course by Leveraging an Authentic Collaboration between Learning Assistant and Instructor	2
Calculating the Duration of Impact When a Solid Sphere Collides on a Flat Rigid Wall	2
Apply a smartphone’s magnetometer to measure the AC current of electrical equipment	2
Solution to the May, 2022 Challenge From B or not from B.*	2
Ride goes before a fall – 2	2
Reversibility of Light Disproves the Two-Prism Method	2
More Japanese Physics Circles	2
Not your typical Tower of Sauron	2
What do graduates do with a physics bachelor’s degree?	2
“Density” of light and pi	2
Using Arduino in Introductory Thermal Energy Experiments—The Case of Thermal Equilibrium	2
The hand boiler and how it does not work	2
Three chapters of homework in 11 minutes?	2
Beyond The Big Bang Theory: Revealing the Everyday Research Lives of Theoretical Physics Faculty	2

Polarization by reflection	2
“I Landed a Rocket Like SpaceX”	2
Postgraduation planning during the pandemic	2
Conservation of Angular Momentum with Slightly Modified Commercial Apparatuses	2
Technology Connections	2
May Figuring Physics Answer	2
Tutorials in Climate Change	2
A Simple Classroom Double Pendulum	2
Tracking Inequity: An Actionable Approach to Addressing Inequities in Physics Classrooms	2
The Physical Pendulum: An Illustrative Teaching Laboratory Example Using a Long Rod	2
Collisions of Coins	2
Bailey Bridges	2
Measuring Force and Acceleration in a Moving Elevator to Verify Newton’s Second Law	2
Our Shifting Understandings of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Physics	2
Pictures of Signs in Sea Waves	2
The bat signal	2
AAPT Awards	2
Early Quantum Mechanics—Dr. Jorge S. Diaz’s JK0 YouTube channel	2
Hands-On Quantum: Teaching Core Quantum Concepts with Bloch Cubes	2
Figuring Physics September Answer	2
Weight, weight, don’t tell me	2
The Brachistochrone: An Excellent Problem for All Levels of Physics Students	2
Answer to January 2025 Figuring Physics Question	2
A Microcontroller-Based Experiment to Determine the Magnetic Field Near a Straight Current-Carrying Wire	2
Making the Physics of Energy and Climate Accessible to All	2
Charging a Capacitor with Another Capacitor by Using Arduino	2
Observation of Optical Corona Through Water Droplets in Class	2
Tangential and Normal Acceleration Components in Projectile Motion	2
Demonstrating the beginnings of radio communications	2
A proposed experimental activity to determine optical properties of acrylic by using smartphones as measurement instruments	2
Reparameterization of Two-Dimensional Projectile Motion	2
Using Math in Physics: 4. Toy models	2
What does a physics bachelor earn?	2
Erratum: “A Simulation Experiment Using Algodoo: What Force Makes a Car Accelerate, and What Does the Acceleration Depend On?” Phys. Teach. 61, 271–275 (2023)	2
An Off-Center, Elastic Collision: Conservation of Kinetic Energy Without a Perfect Coefficient of Restitution	2
Visualizing Electric Fields Using Rubbed Balloons as the High-Voltage Source	2
Reflections of Quantum Educators on Strategies to Diversify the Second Quantum Revolution	2
A Simple Lissajous Figure Device	2
Damped Oscillations—A Smartphone Approach	2
Supporting Effective and Inclusive Group Work in Introductory Physics Courses: A Guide for Instructors	2
Eric Meloche’s “Physics Ninja”	2
Thank you to our referees: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025	2
Virtual Laboratories in Physics Education	1
Temperature-Dependent I–V Characterization of a Diode Using an Arduino Shield	1
Figuring Physics April Answer	1
Rethinking the Ideal Gas Law Using Graphs	1
Comment on “Free-Body Diagrams and Bogus Work”	1
A question of transparency: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2025	1
A Tool for Introductory Physics Students to Conduct Optics Experiments: A Self-Made Dark Box	1
Seeing vs. Measuring	1
Article about coherer applauded	1
Answer to April 2023 Figuring Physics Question	1
Lock n’ love: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2025	1
Building and using solar wax melters	1
Qualitatively Demonstrating the Localization of the Michelson Circular Fringes	1
Effectiveness of a Teaching Program Using GeoGebra to Learn about Probability in the Context of Atomic Orbitals	1
A Qualitative Analysis of Simple Harmonic Motion	1
Methods to Simplify Object Tracking in Video Data	1
Precise Measurement of Liquid Concentration Using the Mach–Zehnder Interferometer	1
Climate, Estimation, and Action in Physics	1
Replicating the Oxford Electric Bell: A simple high-voltage battery demonstration!	1
Caleb Bonyun’s “Physics Is Fun”	1
Determination of Voltage–Current Curves: Pulse-Width Modulation-Powered Exploration of Ohmic and Nonohmic Elements with Arduino	1
Solution to the October, 2021 Challenge Tackle This!*	1
Energy and Equity Portal: Integrating Energy, Equity, and Place in High School Physics	1
Project FRESH Air: A Community Engagement Project About Health and Climate	1
Answer to March 2025 Figuring Physics Question	1
How Does Our Solar System Work? Tracking Planetary Motion in the Classroom by Using Video Analysis in Astronomical Model Experiments	1
Exoplanet Hunting in the Classroom: An Easy-to-Implement Experiment based on Video-Aided Light Curve Analysis with Smartphones	1
Rolling uphill	1
The Sun in Augmented Reality: An Interactive Resource for Physics Learning	1
Sky smiley face: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2024	1
Mechanically Generated Random Numbers in High School	1
Thinking Hard About Physics Before Calculating: An Example from Pendulum Physics	1
vt.physics—Video Physics from the UK	1
Linear Algebra Notation in Introductory Physics?	1
A Revisitation of Boyle’s “Void in the Void” Experiment	1
Physics bachelor’s degree recipients and the MCAT	1
Geometrical optics of doves	1
Answer to October 2025 Figuring Physics Question	1
Michael Marder’s Physics Teacher Preparation Commentary	1
The simplest schlieren imaging using a smartphone	1
New Veritasium Video on Air Resistance	1
Studying the Foundations of Optics with the Master	1
Transdisciplinary Adventures in a Physics Classroom: Teaching Climate Change	1
Rectangular Compound Pendulums	1
More astronauts who went to the Moon	1
SAILING IN THE WIND	1
Sunset in a tube demonstration	1
Answer to February 2025 Figuring Physics Question	1
Electric Field Activity for Continuous Charge Distributions	1
Teaching an Acoustics Lab Remotely during the Pandemic and Beyond	1
Putting Potential at the Core of Teaching Electric Circuits	1
Handmade polarization magic toy	1
The NSF canceled the OPTYCs grant, but we won’t lose our focus	1