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The articles reflect the needs and interests of secondary school teachers, teacher trainers and those involved with courses up to introductory undergraduate level. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Physics Education http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ Making a low cost candy floss kit gets students excited about learning physics http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=013?rss=2.0 Author(s): Nazir Amir and R Subramaniam<br>Affiliation(s): Greenview Secondary School, 15 Pasir Ris Street 21, 518969, Singapore; Natural Sciences and Science Education Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, 637616, Singapore Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Balloons hold the key to inflation http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=F05?rss=2.0 Author(s): David Featonby Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Projectile motion with a drag force: were the Medievals right after all? http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=009?rss=2.0 Author(s): Paola La Rocca and Francesco Riggi<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, and INFN, Via S Sofia 64, I95123 Catania, Italy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Colour mathematics: with graphs and numbers http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=003?rss=2.0 Author(s): Michael C LoPresto<br>Affiliation(s): Henry Ford Community College, USA Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Opera: Doctor Atomic DVD: Doctor Atomic Equipment: Digital stopclock with external trigger Book: I Cyborg Book: Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea Book: Mere Thermodynamics Book: CGP revision guides Book: Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible Book: Back of the Envelope Physics Web Watch http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=M03?rss=2.0 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT The whiteness of things and light scattering http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=011?rss=2.0 Author(s): L M Gratton, T Lopez-Arias, G Calza and S Oss<br>Affiliation(s): Physics Department, University of Trento, 38100 Povo (Trento), Italy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Maths should be the last thing we teach http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=F01?rss=2.0 Author(s): Keith S Taber Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A comparison of the electromagnetic and acoustic Doppler effects using geometrical diagrams http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=004?rss=2.0 Author(s): Nandor Bokor<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Budafoki ut 8, Hungary Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A stellar demonstrator http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=002?rss=2.0 Author(s): Rosa M Ros<br>Affiliation(s): Technical University of Catalonia, Jordi Girona 1-3, Modul C3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Moiré patterns allow us to visualize the interference between propagating waves http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=F02?rss=2.0 Author(s): Hiromasa Goto Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Interview: Using sci-fi to promote physics http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=M02?rss=2.0 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT The nature of light: II. A historical survey from the Planck era and implications for budding physicists http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=008?rss=2.0 Author(s): Pey Tee Oon and R Subramaniam<br>Affiliation(s): National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, 637616, Singapore Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Girls in Physics: Getting girls engaged with physics Schools Lecture: How to explore the universe: the IOP schools lecture series 2009 Elastomobile Competition: Rubber-band vehicles go for gold Congress: Congress celebrates centenary Outreach Programme: Tales of the Stars inspires young children from around the world Physics Olympiad: BPhO selects top students for International Physics Olympiad Mobile Science: Mobile teaching lab visits rural Turkey China: Inspiration and competition in China http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=M01?rss=2.0 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Wave modelling: a lesson illustrating the integration of mathematics, science and technology through multiple representations http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=010?rss=2.0 Author(s): J A Bryan and B D Fennell<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0505, USA Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT How to find galaxies in your coffee cup http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=F03?rss=2.0 Author(s): Dragia Trifonov Ivanov and Vasil Ivanov Katsarov Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT How fast can you go on a bicycle? http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=005?rss=2.0 Author(s): R B Dunning<br>Affiliation(s): Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909, USA Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT The nature of light: I. A historical survey up to the pre-Planck era and implications for teaching http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=007?rss=2.0 Author(s): Pey Tee Oon and R Subramaniam<br>Affiliation(s): National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, 637616, Singapore Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Software generates beats without a tuning fork http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=F04?rss=2.0 Author(s): Alessio Ganci and Salvatore Ganci Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Solar and lunar demonstrators http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Rosa M Ros<br>Affiliation(s): Technical University of Catalonia, Jordi Girona 1-3, Modul C3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Studying three-phase supply in school http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=012?rss=2.0 Author(s): Amit Kumar Singhal and P Arun<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics and Electronics, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Sleepy pupils get rudely awoken http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=M04?rss=2.0 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Constructing a plastic bottle wind turbine as a practical aid for learning about using wind energy to generate electricity http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=4/a=006?rss=2.0 Author(s): S J Appleyard<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT