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Essay Writing Services: Is It Cheating?
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AAPT 2018 Summer Meeting-Washington DC (Jul 28-Aug 1, 2018)
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AAPT 2018 Winter Meeting in San Diego
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The problem with maths and physics teaching
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Nuclear physics interesting experiments and activities
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Astronomy Projects for 12th Grade Class
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Does the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Apply to Both Expansion and Contraction?
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Physics videos to popularize physics - any good ideas?
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School math/physics education in USA/Canada compared to Europe
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What should the Mathematics requirements be for a Physics degree
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Is Lack of Proper Safety Policies Putting Physics Lab Students at Risk?
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Understanding Newton's Laws: The Confusion Between II and III Revealed
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School math notation - x for multiplication or a variable?
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Should Algebra Be Required At Community Colleges?
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Kinetic Energy and Momentum of a Relativistic Particle
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MHB Resources to help a parent with child's math struggles
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Insights Revamping Undergraduate Introductory Physics Laboratory - Comments
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Explaining acceleration due to gravity without math
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Biophysics course in 2-year colleges
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Opinions on elementary school science homework
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Convincing thesis students that doing the literature review is important
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TV based education instead of Human teachers?
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Textbook problems in my class .... to cite or not to cite
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Suggestions for videos teaching engineering concepts
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Help -- Summer school physics class
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Illustrations on physics concepts
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This is the problem with STEAM (and STEM to a lesser extent)
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Create your own Questions for Revision
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Teaching Thermofluids to electronics engineering students
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Which Thermodynamics Demo Best Illustrates the Laws of Energy?
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Is math homework a mistake for pre-teen and teenage students?
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Should Free Speech be Limited on University Campuses?
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Discover the Power of Peer Instruction for Intro E&M Classes
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Redesigning the math/physics curriculum, take 2
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How do you deal with perpetually late students?
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Is Velocity Increasing or Decreasing with Negative Acceleration?
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MHB Why do students struggle with math and word problems?
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Can we accurately measure water pressure using DIY water towers?
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Pre-university physics study group (calculus based)
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Brainstorm for cases with technology+....
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Are there any books about how to teach nuclear reactor physics?
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Designing a Magnetic Brake with Eddy Currents: A Mechanical Engineering Project
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What should be taught in school -- math/physics
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Home runs and real world projectile motion
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Can a Glass Pressure Vessel Demonstrate Crush Depth with a Bike Pump?
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A funny remark about Newton's Cradle
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Can modern physics be understood qualitatively?
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Preparing for High School Physics Final Exam
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What technology can be implemented in high school Chemistry courses?
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Small oscillations in nonholonomic systems
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MHB Is Common Core Math Too Complex for Kids?
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Violation of Determinism in Newtonian Mechanics by J Norton
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Energy Changes due to Friction in a 1st Year Course
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Is Lagrangian Formalism the Best Approach for Analyzing Forces on a Frame?
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Educators: Combat Scientific Illiteracy
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How Can Educators Keep Science Teaching Relevant and Current?
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Request for Advice on a Physics Lab
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Looking for a way to describe Electromagnetic Field
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Tiny Tweak in Teaching Basic Circuits
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What was the cost of a Soviet high school math textbook in 1976?
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Which difficulty level would this problem be considered?
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The Controversy Surrounding the Usage of Well at the Beginning of Sentences
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What makes a good question in your opinion?
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Electrons in periodic potentials -- lesson
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Mystery Apparatus: Can You Identify It?
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Analytical Geometry & Linear Algebra: "We" vs. "The Result
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Exclusionary education - why not?
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Tutoring C++ in HEP: Challenges & Common Questions
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What Would Happen to Humans Fired from a Cannon?
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Open Education Resources (OER) question
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Friction during rolling: troubling student questions
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A simple collision experiment and a question
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Which must be first? Beginner programming, or Algebra 1?
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Recommended whiteboards for classroom/personal use?
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What does the American educational system (K-12) teach well?
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Help with diffraction flashlight lab activity....
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Understanding Bickley-Naylor Functions for Non-Technical Readers
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RLC Circuit lab equipment problem
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Physics Outreach: Experiments & Equipment Ideas
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AAPT 2017 Summer Meeting-Cincinnati, OH (Jul 22-26, 2017)
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Advice on milligram/centigram precision scale
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When did QM become standard Curriculum
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Sign dilemma with coefficients of friction
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Advice sought for a first time tutor
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Suggestions about a book on managing research projects
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Redesigning Mathematics Curriculum, thoughts?
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Can Virtual Labs Effectively Enhance College Physics Learning?
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Teaching Calculus, exercises: just hints or worked out?
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Sig figs - How strict to be as a grader?
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How can technology enhance the learning process in STEM classrooms?
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Insights Blaming Government for Teacher and Scientist Failures in Integrity - Comments
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Tips on applications of matrices
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Entertaining and fun books about mathematics for liberal arts student
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Introducing Physics First: Algebra and Trigonometry Qualifications Required
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Can You Master Orbital Motion in This Physics-Based Space Game?
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Private tutoring - what tools / resources do you use?
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Students failing their first course of Algebra
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What is missing from a general physics course?
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Saving my pennies for Chronos 1.4 High-speed Camera
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Mathematicians that also were good teachers?
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