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Demonstrates several physics experiments on friction. Discussion on a block of plastic on a smooth wooden horizontal plane; Crate sitting on a horizontal flat surface; What happens when the plane is tilted to an angle.

The author reflects on the consideration of the advanced laboratory offerings in an educational department as an outstanding program for undergraduates. The author mentions that the commitment of the faculty to their undergraduate students is demonstrated by the programs. He adds that the students will be given by the advanced laboratory with a breadth of experience in various areas of experimental physics.

Opinion. Discusses the introduction of different ways to present advanced physics concepts in education. Highlight of the January, 1998 meeting of American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT); Views of the author on the profession of physics teaching; Role of the AAPT in the establishment of advanced physics concepts.