Selected Papers
The Problem With Some Problems
The Physics Teacher Vol. 57 , 76 (2019).
Statcast and the Baseball Trajectory Calculator
The Physics Teacher Vol. 55 , 134 (2017).
Simplified Models for the Drag Coefficient of a Pitched Baseball
The Physics Teacher Vol. 52 , 278 (2014).
Chart a New Introductory Course
The Physics Teacher Vol. 52 , 59 (2014).
Stolen Base Physics
The Physics Teacher Vol. 51 , 269 (2013).
Breaking Bat
The Physics Teacher Vol. 51 , 80 (2013).
The Vibrations in a Rubber Baseball Bat
The Physics Teacher Vol. 49 , 588 (2011).
Demonstration of the "Trampoline Effect" in
Aluminum Bats
The Physics Teacher Vol. 49 , 340 (2011).
An Inexpensive Mechanical Model for Projectile Motion
The Physics Teacher Vol. 49 , 251 (2011).
A Very Inexpensive Magnus Force Demonstrator
The Physics Teacher Vol. 48 , 488 (2010).
What Is the Best Launch Angle To Hit a Home Run?
The Physics Teacher Vol. 48 , 250 (2010).
Happy Balls, Unhappy Balls, and Newton's Cradle
The Physics Teacher Vol. 48 , 69 (2010).
Radioactive Learning: Visual Representation of Radioactive Decay Using Dice
The Physics Teacher Vol. 48 , 45 (2010).
The Anatomy of a Pitch: Doing Physics with PITCHf/x
Data
The Physics Teacher Vol. 47 , No. 7, 412 (2009).
Here is a data set of famous pitches to study.
Simulate Interference...With Supplies that Last
The Physics Teacher Vol. 47 , No. 4, 246 (2009). Here is the overhead master
Detecting the Hard Drive in an iPod
The Physics Teacher Vol. 43 , No. 8, 551 (2005).
The Coefficient of Restitution of Baseballs as a Function of Relative Humidity
The Physics Teacher Vol. 42 , No. 6, 330 (2004).
Building A Physics Degree for High School Teachers
The Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online , September 2003.
The Gauss Accelerator
The Physics Teacher Vol. 42 , No. 1, 24 (2004).
An Old Pilots Yarn
The Physics Teacher , Vol. 40 , No. 8, 464 (2002).
Beats in an Oscillator Near Resonance
The Physics Teacher , Vol. 40 , No. 7, 405 (2002).
Colliding Magnetic Pendula: When is a collision not collision-like , The Physics Teacher
Vol. 40 , No. 5, 280 (2002).
The Shaken-Soda Syndrome , The Physics Teacher
Vol. 39 , No. 5, 7 (2001).
View the video of this experiment aired on the Dutch educational science tv-show "Hoe?Zo!"
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