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Lighting the Fire
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Richard W. Peterson
published by the American Association of Physics Teachers
This article outlines the important aspects of the advanced undergraduate laboratory in the physics curriculum. These laboratory experiences have many roles for exciting students about physics and teaching them some of the tools used in modern research. The author, a former President of the AAPT, asks important questions about the future of advanced laboratories and the means to support these courses.
Interactions across Physics and Education: Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 16-19
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=5179">Peterson, Richard. "Lighting the Fire." Interactions Phys. Ed. 37, no. 1, (March 1, 2007): 16-19.</a>
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![]() Peterson, R. (2007, March 1). Lighting the Fire. Interactions Phys. Ed., 37(1), 16-19. Retrieved March 23, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5179&DocID=247
![]() Peterson, Richard. "Lighting the Fire." Interactions Phys. Ed. 37, no. 1, (March 1, 2007): 16-19, https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5179&DocID=247 (accessed 23 March 2025).
![]() Peterson, Richard. "Lighting the Fire." Interactions Phys. Ed. 37.1 (2007): 16-19. 23 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5179&DocID=247>.
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