Physics Teacher

Papers
(The TQCC of Physics Teacher is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Ball Bearing High Voltage Generator – A Demonstration Apparatus Illustrating Electrostatic Concepts at Multiple Levels26
Fluids Demonstrations III: Viscous Flow in Modified Thin Enclosures, Centrifugal Effect, Vortical Flow, and Turbulence20
Poggendorff’s Scales—Demonstration of Newton’s Laws in a Less Traditional Way16
Small Direct Current Electric Motors14
Perspectives of Scientists Involved in World War II13
Developing a Physical Science Course Focused on Sustainability13
Using a Styrofoam Sphere and Video Analysis to Demonstrate the Linearly Resisted Harmonic Oscillator12
The Relative Motion When Accelerating the Container of an Object Submerged in a Fluid10
Birefringence without polarizers8
Rolling with Slipping and Transition to Pure Rolling on an Inclined Plane8
NarraCubes: A Virtual Dice Simulator to Incorporate Storytelling in Physics Classes7
Figuring Physics Answer to October Question7
A Gauss’s Law Computer Simulation in GlowScript7
Reinventing the Wheel: An Alternative Rotational Inertia Lab for Introductory, Calculus-Based Physics7
Measuring Atmospheric Radon Levels Using a Cloud Chamber7
Use of a Scrapped Hard Disk Drive for Physics Teaching7
Vessel Drainage Under the Influence of Gravity7
A Modified Recipe for Interactive Classroom Demonstrations7
David Butler’s “How Far Away Is It?”6
ABOUT GRAVITY6
Better interactive astronomy lectures using the Laser-Assisted Student Engagement Routine6
Answer to December 2022 Figuring Physics Question6
Solution to the November, 2022 Challenge Pros and cones.*6
Shrub sphericity: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 20236
Implications of Negative Energy by Dr. Katerina Visnjic6
The 3D-Printed Twirly Whirly: A New Spin on a Toy for Teaching Moment of Inertia6
Systematic Errors and the Chappaquiddick Accident6
Darek Dewey’s Twitter physics videos5
Videos Helping Plan Physics Instruction for Blind Students5
Kinematics in One Dimension—A Smartphone Approach5
Geometry and the Cause of the Seasons: The Changing Hours of Daylight and Elevation Angle of the Sun at Noon5
Low-Cost Experiment to Determine the Moment of Inertia of the Fidget Spinner by Video Analysis5
Let’s start with the ABCs5
A Tool for Exploring Our Fluid Earth5
Answer to September 2024 Figuring Physics Question5
Teach Poiseuille First — A Call for a Paradigm Shift in Fluid Dynamics Education5
Hollywood Trial Features Kinematics and the Work–Energy Theorem5
Repurposing Concept Inventories to Help Students Find Gaps in Explanations5
Measuring the Magnetic Field Vector of Earth4
Performing acoustics experiments using inexpensive Bluetooth speakers and smartphone signal generator applications4
In Service of Equity: 3D-Printed Models in University Introductory Physics4
COVID Hasn’t Finished with Us Yet; Also, University of Toronto’s “Physics in the Time of COVID-19”4
If Your School Is Old Enough4
Brad Moser’s “Physics Alive!” 30th podcast features Carl Wieman on teaching expertise4
TORQUES ON A METERSTICK4
RC and RLC Circuit Research Using Arduino and LabVIEW4
The game of grades and the hidden curriculum4
A textbook my students actually use4
Is Physics in Crisis? The Mystery of the W Boson4
Developing Playful Devices as a Tool to Learn and Teach Physics4
Using a Spreadsheet Program to Fit a Gaussian Function3
An Arduino-Based Experimental Setup for Teaching Light Color Mixing, Light Intensity Detection, and Ambient Temperature Sensing3
A Novel Method for Measurement of the Refractive Indices of Transparent Solid Media Using Laser Interferometry3
Empowering Journey Making an Interactive Video Vignette3
Tracking Inequity: An Actionable Approach to Addressing Inequities in Physics Classrooms3
Impetus-Force-Like Drawings May Be Less Common Than You Think3
Using a Smartphone Barometer to Measure the Excess Pressure of a Soap Bubble3
From Applied Physics to Interdisciplinary Activities for a Climate Science Itinerary in the First Year of College3
Changes in AP Physics courses effective 2024–20253
Graphic Relation Between Amplitude and Sound Intensity Level3
Measurement of g using a pendulum and a smartphone proximity sensor3
Sign and Sense of an Induced Electric Current by a Nearby Moving Magnet3
Answer to October 2023 Figuring Physics Question3
Analog environments3
Colorful dew drops3
Degeneracy pressure in stars and stellar corpses3
Demonstration of Thermoelectric Power Generation with a Thermoelectric Cooler3
Field of employment for new physics bachelors3
Writing Virtual Reality Teaching Resources3
Reflections of Quantum Educators on Strategies to Diversify the Second Quantum Revolution3
Which Way to Go: Exploring Force Arrow Placement3
Interactive Simulations of Upper Limbs3
2025 AAPT Awards at the Winter Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri3
Reflections on the Physics and Astronomy Student Reading Society (PhASRS) at San José State University3
Low-Cost Methods for Improving Data Collection Speed in Microwave Bragg Diffraction3
A low-cost device to demonstrate simple harmonic motion3
(University) Physics in a Nutshell by Tobias Wegener3
Solution to the April 2023 Challenge: Resistivity is futile*3
FPAT—A Framework for Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Using Fermi Problems Originating in Mathematics Education Research3
Measurement of the Velocity of Sound Through Resonance in Air Columns as a Homemade Experiment3
Using the Predict–Observe–Explain Technique to Address Misconceptions About Image Inversion in Spherical and Cylindrical Mirrors3
Revisiting a Classic Magic Trick with Rayleigh–Taylor Instabilities3
Listen! A Smartphone Inquiry on the Domino Effect3
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty members’ time allocation3
Less content is more in introductory astronomy3
A little “light” play3
Comment on “ChatGPT and deliberate practice for interpreting graphs”3
Reflecting on a difficult year3
An Angular Method to Calculate the Electric Field of a Long Cylindrical Shell2
Not your typical Tower of Sauron2
April Figuring Physics Answer2
Learning Electromagnetism through a Playful County Fair Game Project2
An Arduino Investigation of the Temperature Dependence of the Speed of Sound in Air2
Mission to Mars — Concept and Implementation of a Design-Based (Hands-On) Smartphone Experiment Helping Students Understand the Effects Caused by Differences in Air Pressure2
The Brachistochrone: An Excellent Problem for All Levels of Physics Students2
Reflection and refraction at Corkscrew Swamp2
A Practical Approach to Physics for Non-Scientists2
Technology Connections2
Pictures of Signs in Sea Waves2
Experimental Evidence for the Direction of Friction on a Pulled Spool2
Our Shifting Understandings of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Physics2
Visualizing Electric Fields Using Rubbed Balloons as the High-Voltage Source2
Determination of the Charge of an Electron Using Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis2
What schools offer degrees in physics and astronomy?2
Comment on “Solving More Calculus-Based Physics Problems with Trigonometry”2
Creating physics concept cartoons using ChatGPT2
A Simple Classroom Double Pendulum2
Answer to January 2025 Figuring Physics Question2
A Microcontroller-Based Experiment to Determine the Magnetic Field Near a Straight Current-Carrying Wire2
A Deeper Look at the Sadly Cannot Thermodynamic Cycle2
Ride goes before a fall – 22
Apply a smartphone’s magnetometer to measure the AC current of electrical equipment2
A Brief Introduction to Quantum Computing2
An Off-Center, Elastic Collision: Conservation of Kinetic Energy Without a Perfect Coefficient of Restitution2
Using Math in Physics: 4. Toy models2
Solar Eclipse and Cosmic Ray Flux2
Origin of the Laplace Force Applied to a Current-Carrying Wire Immersed in a Magnetic Field2
A drop in the bucket?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 20222
Pulling a Spool2
Slamming a door2
Magnetically Coupled Oscillators and a Smartphone2
An estimation of an article2
Demonstrating the beginnings of radio communications2
Enhancing Student Learning of Global Warming Through Reflective Writing2
What Is Cosmic Inflation?2
Numbers in physics teaching2
Symmetrical Cubic Arrangements of Resistors: An Experimental Approach2
Ups and more ups2
Resting a disk on a rough incline2
Probing Mechanical Properties of a Spider Web Using a Simple Rubber Band Model2
Weight, weight, don’t tell me2
Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 20222
Damped Oscillations—A Smartphone Approach2
Tangential and Normal Acceleration Components in Projectile Motion2
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Revisited2
Carbon Nanodots in Beer and Cola: An Interesting Way to Introduce Nanomaterials and Their Applications2
Polarization by reflection2
Arons at Amherst2
Happy 100th Birthday, Quantum Mechanics!2
Conservation of Angular Momentum with Slightly Modified Commercial Apparatuses2
What Does It Mean to “Make Sense” of Physics?2
Initial employment sectors of new physics bachelors2
“I Landed a Rocket Like SpaceX”2
Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2021: Question 1: Chess moves; Question 2: Cat litter2
Creative Astronomy: Broadening the Scope of an Online General Education Course by Leveraging an Authentic Collaboration between Learning Assistant and Instructor2
More Motor Winding2
Postgraduation planning during the pandemic2
Solution to the September, 2022 Challenge Second to one.*2
Making the Physics of Energy and Climate Accessible to All2
May Figuring Physics Answer2
A Coincidence in the Spring–Rod System2
The hand boiler and how it does not work2
Collisions of Coins2
The Physical Cause of Atmospheric Pressure: Weight of Air or Molecular Motion and Impacts?2
Solution to the May, 2022 Challenge From B or not from B.*2
The Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic: A Case Study in Thermal Inversion and Atmospheric Refraction Phenomena2
Using the Pickering Polarimeter Today2
Early Quantum Mechanics—Dr. Jorge S. Diaz’s JK0 YouTube channel2
Quiz of four resistors2
Incorporating 3D-Printing Projects into Introductory Physics Labs2
Sky smiley face2
The Physics of Electric Cars2
A bridge too low2
Using Arduino in Introductory Thermal Energy Experiments—The Case of Thermal Equilibrium2
More Japanese Physics Circles2
GPS-Synchronized Data Collection and Time Stamping2
Reparameterization of Two-Dimensional Projectile Motion2
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
Hands-On Quantum: Teaching Core Quantum Concepts with Bloch Cubes2
Calculating the Duration of Impact When a Solid Sphere Collides on a Flat Rigid Wall2
Understanding the Law of Conservation of Momentum in One-Dimensional Collisions Between Two Objects Using the Velocity Space Approach2
Figuring Physics September Answer2
The Dancing Flame: A New Twist on an Old Classic2
NIF Achieves Fusion Milestone2
The Physical Pendulum: An Illustrative Teaching Laboratory Example Using a Long Rod2
Project FRESH Air: A Community Engagement Project About Health and Climate1
Thank you to our referees April 8, 2021–May 31, 20221
Solution to the October, 2021 Challenge Tackle This!*1
Sunset in a tube demonstration1
Horizontal air mass1
Geometrical optics of doves1
BOOK-FEATHER DROP1
Lock n’ love: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 20251
A Golf Ball Trajectory Experiment1
Rolling uphill1
Physics bachelor’s degree recipients and the MCAT1
Exoplanet Hunting in the Classroom: An Easy-to-Implement Experiment based on Video-Aided Light Curve Analysis with Smartphones1
Science Conferences: A Pathway for Enacting the NGSS1
The Quantum for All Students and Teachers Project: Sample Activities and the Historical Storyline Linking Them1
Rectangular Compound Pendulums1
Answer to December 2023 Figuring Physics Question1
A projectile’s distance from its launch point1
Figuring Physics April Answer1
Improving the Wilson Cloud Chamber Using Peltier Chips1
Magnetic Force between a Multilayered Solenoid and a Magnet1
A question of transparency: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 20251
Rethinking the Ideal Gas Law Using Graphs1
Magnetic materials? No dilemma!1
Engineering in Classroom STEM: “Hour of Engineering” and “Engineering Sport”1
More astronauts who went to the Moon1
Mechanically Generated Random Numbers in High School1
Studying the Foundations of Optics with the Master1
Aristotle’s wheel paradox appreciated1
A Qualitative Analysis of Simple Harmonic Motion1
Supporting Students with ADHD in Introductory Physics Courses: Four Steps for Instructors1
Temperature-Dependent I–V Characterization of a Diode Using an Arduino Shield1
Adventures with Close-Up Lenses1
Reflection from a Potential Well and from a Potential Barrier1
The Sun in Augmented Reality: An Interactive Resource for Physics Learning1
SAILING IN THE WIND1
Comment on “Free-Body Diagrams and Bogus Work”1
Availability of High School Physics in the U.S.1
Transdisciplinary Adventures in a Physics Classroom: Teaching Climate Change1
Figuring Physics February Answer1
“Learning Physics using Maple”1
Caleb Bonyun’s “Physics Is Fun”1
An Open Inquiry-Based Lesson Sequence for Teaching the Subject of “Motion and Force”1
A New Lecture-Tutorial for Teaching Interferometry to Astro 101 Students1
Putting Potential at the Core of Teaching Electric Circuits1
Is Gravity a Force or Not? A Tale of Scientific Models1
Low-Cost Astrophotography with a Smartphone: STEAM in Action1
Answer to February 2025 Figuring Physics Question1
Qualitatively Demonstrating the Localization of the Michelson Circular Fringes1
Additional citation of import1
Testing Home Electrical Wiring to Destruction1
How Does Our Solar System Work? Tracking Planetary Motion in the Classroom by Using Video Analysis in Astronomical Model Experiments1
Thank You to Our Referees: June 1, 2023–May 31, 20241
A Tool for Introductory Physics Students to Conduct Optics Experiments: A Self-Made Dark Box1
New Veritasium Video on Air Resistance1
The simplest schlieren imaging using a smartphone1
The PoLS-T Network: HS Physics Education Global Network Initiative1
Energy and Equity Portal: Integrating Energy, Equity, and Place in High School Physics1
Drawing the Light Paths at a Lens to Find Its Effective Focal Length and Principal Planes1
ASAP STEM Lesson Plan Database1
Building and using solar wax melters1
Nodes and Antinodes in Two-Color Chladni Figures1
National Science Board Science Indicators Published; Yes, “COVID Math” Is a Real Thing1
Resistivity is futile1
Methods to Simplify Object Tracking in Video Data1
Answer to April 2023 Figuring Physics Question1
An invisible vortex ring (and its reflection)1
Virtual Laboratories in Physics Education1
The Shape of Earth: An Early Test of Newtonian Physics1
Article about coherer applauded1
Answer to March 2025 Figuring Physics Question1
Sky smiley face: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 20241
A Radiant Heating Experiment and Analogy with Earth’s Surface Temperature1
Electric Field Activity for Continuous Charge Distributions1
Linear Algebra Notation in Introductory Physics?1
Adapting an Activity to Be an Engineering Project1
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