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written by Rick Hoadley
This site features explanations and experiments designed around a series of increasingly more complex issues of magnetism from "What is magnetism?" to "Build your own Gaussmeter" (a device that measures the strength of a magnet).
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Physics Front This resource was a Physics Front feature from January 6, 2009 until May 6, 2009. View the feature here!


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Date Metadata Instance was created September 12, 2003 by Kyle Whipple
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R. Hoadley, , WWW Document, (http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htm).
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R. Hoadley, Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets, <http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htm>.
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Hoadley, R. (n.d.). Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htm
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Hoadley, Rick. Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets. http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htm (accessed 23 April 2025).
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Hoadley, Rick. Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets. 23 Apr. 2025 <http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htm>.
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Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets:

Covers the Same Topic As PhET Simulation: Magnet and Compass

A related interactive simulation that explores the relationship between a bar magnet and a compass. Users can add a field meter or superimpose the planet Earth on the bar magnet to see the orientation of the magnetic poles.

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