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The tools of the physics teacher

JAN 01, 1950
A sense of humor and love for the subject are among the basic virtues of the physics teacher writes the author, who has both. He gives a few of his ideas on the subject here.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3066735

Richard M. Sutton

A physicist has been described by Eddington as a pointer‐reading creature. If that is so, then the physics teacher must be a “pointer‐reading creature with an attachment for students.” And there may be some pessimists who think that all students are resistance coupled!

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Richard M. Sutton. Haverford College.

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