Outlines the various activities students are involved in on Physics Students' Day at an amusement park and the mechanics of organizing this type of an event. Includes a real problem and the list of resource material. Suggests resource material for use with amusement park physics. (YP)

Explains the use of a convex lens as a thick mirror. Shows the expression for the power of this type mirror. (YP)

Lists five experiments or demonstrations involving hypodermic syringes. The titles of experiments are Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Atmospheric Pressure, Expansion of Gases, and Boiling at Reduced Pressure. Provides a list of materials, the typical data, and graphs where appropriate. (YP)

Explains gyroscopic motions to college freshman or high school seniors who have learned about centripetal acceleration and the transformations of a couple. Contains several figures showing the direction of forces and motion. (YP)

Presents an analog of radioactive decay that allows the student to grasp the concept of half life and the exponential nature of the decay process. The analog is devised to use small, colored, plastic poker chips or counters. Provides the typical data and a graph which supports the analog. (YP)

Points out that many of the demonstrations explained as examples of inertia are in reality more related to some other effect, and that mass plays a very small role in the result. Describes what really happens in the demonstration. (YP)

Reviews the usage of Genecon, a hand-operated generator, in science laboratory experiments, such as the relationship between motor and generator effects, the system's efficiency, Joule heating, and conversion of mechanical energy into electrical potential energy. Provides the address for purchasing the Genecon and accessories. (YP)

Introduces a photogate arrangement using a photo-reflective sensor for air track experiments. Reports that the sensitivity to sunlight can be eliminated and a mechanically more convenient package produced. Shows the mounting, circuit, and usage of the photogate. (YP)

Compares the features of the sonic rangers available from HRM Software, MICROMEASUREMENTS, NAGAWTIS Software Research, and PASCO Scientific for demonstrations and experiments in mechanics. Presents the advantages of the sonic rangers and the typical graphics displayed by each software package. (YP)

Introduces several one- and two-mode vibrating systems for demonstrations. Provides some recommendations for designing the corridor apparatus. (YP)

Introduced is a magnetic compass with no moving parts. Presented are the principles of the compass and the method to make the compass. Shows a lodestone compass which is the most primitive compass form. (YP)

Introduces a demonstration kit for understanding conductivity by using several fruits and vegetables. Provides a parts list and assembly instructions for the "lemon screamer." (YP)

Presented are two case reports about an instructional experiment. "Peer Perspectives" uses nonspecialized faculty to experience some aspects of an introductory course for providing perspective, insight, and feedback to those who wish to make their courses more appropriate to nonmajors. (YP)

Presented are two case studies on the perspective of the history of science. Provided are the contributions of 12 famous scientists with their historical illustrations and diagrams. Five conclusions are drawn from these studies. (YP)

Reported is the use of a wrestling photograph in a noncalculus introductory physics course. The photograph presents a maneuver that could serve as an example for a discussion on equilibrium, forces, torque, and angular motion. Provided are some qualitative thoughts as well as quantitative calculations. (YP)