Re: [Phys-l] index of refraction

["Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

One of my favorite JR/SR level mechanics books, Baierlein, has a cute quote with the title of each chapter.  The chapter on the harmonic oscillator has the following for a quote, familiar to those with interest in military history,

"You can do everything with a bayonet except sit on it.", attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte

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South Dakota State University
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Bernard Cleyet
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:29 PM
> To: Forum for Physics Educators
> Cc: Nancy Seese
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] index of refraction
>
> The pendulum is very rich -- the title of a paper in AJP**: The
> pendulum--Rich physics from a simple system.
>
> ** 54  p. 512, ff. (Nelson & Olsson)
>
>
> bc pendulum person
>
> On 2009, May 13, , at 07:42, John Denker wrote:
>
> > I always thought that the main point of "rich context" problems is
> > that the students are supposed to rack their brains and think of
> > little
> > bits of real-world information that they can bring to bear.
>
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