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Clickers in the '60s at a TYC?
David Marasco
At an AAPT conference years ago, a person noticed my badge, exclaiming "I always wanted to work at Foothill College!" They told me that in the 1960s, Foothill had a lecture hall wh…
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Teaching an Old Ball New Tricks: Another Look at Energetics, Motion Detectors and a Bouncing Rubber Ball
David Marasco
A bouncing rubber ball under a motion sensor is a classic of introductory physics labs. It is often used to measure the acceleration due to gravity, and can also demonstrate conser…