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The End Of 20th Century Physics, Pal R. Molnar Jan 2007

The End Of 20th Century Physics, Pal R. Molnar

Pal R. Molnar

No abstract provided.


On The Acoustic Of Moving Bodies, Pal R. Molnar Jan 2007

On The Acoustic Of Moving Bodies, Pal R. Molnar

Pal R. Molnar

No abstract provided.


More On Twinkling, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner May 1994

More On Twinkling, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner

Terry L. Smith

Addendum to Why Magnification Works , The Physics Teacher, 1994, 32, 102.


Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner Feb 1994

Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner

Terry L. Smith

The simplest way to magnify the view of a small object is to bring the object closer to the eye, and of course science teachers know about magnifying glasses, telescopes, and microscopes.But why magnification works seems intuitive and is not usually explained to our students. We present here a few ideas on magnification that we use in our classroom and some general information on vision that we hope will be helpful to other teachers.


Multi-Ball Collisions, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner Jan 1992

Multi-Ball Collisions, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner

Terry L. Smith

Explanation to use the "double-ball" demonstration as a model for the supernova core bounce.