Illuminating physics with light bulbs

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • DOI (url)
    10.1119/1.2342924
  • Publication Date
    1990/01/01
  • Journal
    The Physics Teacher
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Citations
    22
  • Harvey S. Leff Professor of Physcis and Chair of the Physics Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768
Cite
Leff, Harvey S. “Illuminating Physics With Light Bulbs”. The Physics Teacher, vol. 28, no. 1, 1990, pp. 30-36, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2342924.
Leff, H. S. (1990). Illuminating physics with light bulbs. The Physics Teacher, 28(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2342924
Leff HS. Illuminating physics with light bulbs. The Physics Teacher. 1990;28(1):30-6.
Journal Categories
Education
Education (General)
Science
Physics
Citations
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Education: Education (General)12
Science: Physics12
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)5
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings3
Science: Physics: Optics. Light3
Science: Physics: Acoustics. Sound3
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials2
Science: Chemistry1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics1
Technology: Chemical technology1
The category Education: Education (General) 12 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Lifetime and temperature of incandescent lamps and was published in 1998. The most recent citation comes from a 2023 study titled Complete uncertainty analysis of a simple undergraduate experiment for the measurement of Planck’s constant using python. This article reached its peak citation in 2015, with 3 citations. It has been cited in 10 different journals. Among related journals, the The Physics Teacher cited this research the most, with 7 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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