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Peer reviewedSharon, Yitzhak Y. – American Journal of Physics, 1972
Descriptors: College Science, Instruction, Physics, Resource Materials
Peer reviewedJesse, Kenneth E. – American Journal of Physics, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Electricity, Laboratory Equipment, Physics
Peer reviewedZinman, Walter G. – American Journal of Physics, 1973
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Instructional Materials, Physics, Resource Materials
Peer reviewedWild, Walter J. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Discusses the simplest three-body problem, known as Euler's problem. The article, intended for students in the undergraduate mathematics and physics curricula, shows how the complex equations for a specific three-body problem can be solved on a small calculator. (HM)
Descriptors: Calculators, College Science, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedCasabella, P. A.; And Others – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Discusses simplified experiments in which sinusoidal signals are detected when a laser beam is sent into a photodiode. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, Electronics, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures
Peer reviewedJones, Gordon E.; Ferguson, Joe L. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Discusses the effect of silhouetting a vertical vibrating string against a television screen. The article also reports the usefulness of the effect in tuning stringed instruments and as a possible basis for lecture demonstrations and student discussions and investigations. (HM)
Descriptors: Acoustics, College Science, Electronics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKautz, Allan D. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Describes an experimental setup which allows the student to investigate the resonance characteristics of a vibrating plate using a small, circular steel plate clamped around its perpiphery. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Electricity, Higher Education
