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Center of Percussion Demonstration
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Ficken, George W. – American Journal of Physics, 1976
Describes the construction of an apparatus for demonstrating the center of percussion and pivot point of a ball being struck. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Guest Editorial: Why Aren't Films Used More?
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Dowling, John, Jr. – American Journal of Physics, 1976
Argues for increased use of films in physics education and lists some of the most outstanding physics films. (CP)
Descriptors: Films, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Physics
Fluid Dynamic Phenomena Can Be Demonstrated With Stereo Shadowgraphs Of Stratified Fluid
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McCutchen, C. W. – American Journal of Physics, 1976
Describes a demonstration in which shadowgraphs display objects passing through thermally stratified water having a refractive index that varies with height. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Teaching the Approach to Thermodynamic Equilibrium: Some Pictures That Help.
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Baierlein, Ralph – American Journal of Physics, 1978
Introduces a pictorial, intuitive approach that allows the teaching of thermodynamics equilibrium in an introductory college physics course. (GA)
Descriptors: College Science, Heat, Higher Education, Instruction
Further Uses of the Analog Computer as a Teaching Tool
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Shonle, John I. – American Journal of Physics, 1976
Discusses the use of an analog computer oscilloscope to illustrate the transition from underdamped to overdamped for the simple harmonic oscillator, the maximum range for a projectile, and the behavior of charged particles in crossed electric and magnetic fields. (MLH)
Descriptors: Analog Computers, College Science, Computers, Educational Media