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Volume 29, Issue 6
June 1961
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

PAPERS

Light-Optical Analogs of X-Ray Diffraction Patterns
Jurgen R. Meyer-Arendt; John K. Wood
Am. J. Phys. 29, 341–344 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937782
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Apparatus Drawings Project. Report Number 16. Apparatus for Measuring the Rutherford Scattering of Alpha Particles by Thin Metal Foils: Developed by the Sophomore Physics Laboratories of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert G. Marcley
Am. J. Phys. 29, 349–354 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937785
View articletitled, Apparatus Drawings Project. Report Number 16. Apparatus for Measuring the Rutherford Scattering of Alpha Particles by Thin Metal Foils<span class="subtitle-colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Developed by the Sophomore Physics Laboratories of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span>
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Leon E. Smith
Am. J. Phys. 29, 354 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937786
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Derivation of the Displacement Current from the Biot-Savart Law
Arthur Bierman
Am. J. Phys. 29, 355–356 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937787
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Low-Energy Predictions of Modified Yukawa Potentials between Two Nucleons
D. B. Lichtenberg
Am. J. Phys. 29, 357–364 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937788
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Length Contraction Paradox
W. Rindler
Am. J. Phys. 29, 365–366 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937789
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AWARDS

Jerrold Reinach Zacharias: Oersted Medalist for 1960
Francis W. Sears
Am. J. Phys. 29, 345–346 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937783
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Team Approach to Education
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Am. J. Phys. 29, 347–349 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937784
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Alternating Current Spark Generator for the Elementary Physics Laboratory
K. W. Billman; J. D. Hayden, Jr.; R. C. Levine; D. A. Luce
Am. J. Phys. 29, 367 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937790
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Consistent Use of Hand Rules
Herbert D. Schwetman
Am. J. Phys. 29, 367–368 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937791
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Apparatus Review: Demonstration Thermometer
C. J. Overbeck
Am. J. Phys. 29, 368–369 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937792
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Collisions of Relativistic Particles
Berol L. Robinson
Am. J. Phys. 29, 369 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937793
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Another Hydrostatic Paradox
R. W. Pohl; R. O. Pohl
Am. J. Phys. 29, 369–370 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937794
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Observation of a Time Interval by a Single Observer
A. D. Crowell
Am. J. Phys. 29, 370–371 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937795
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Inexpensive, Compact, and Versatile Source of Ultraviolet and Visible Mercury Lines
Haym Kruglak; Stanley K. Derby
Am. J. Phys. 29, 371–372 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937796
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Electric Organ as a Teaching Aid in the General College Physics Course
T. G. Bullen
Am. J. Phys. 29, 372–373 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937797
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Circular Motion
Albert B. Stewart
Am. J. Phys. 29, 373 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937798
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Rapid Determination of the Constants of a Galvanometer
Jean-Pierre Jan
Am. J. Phys. 29, 373–374 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937799
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Apparatus Review: Projection Meter
O. L. Railsback
Am. J. Phys. 29, 374 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937800
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Secret of the Dunking Duck
Harry E. Stockman
Am. J. Phys. 29, 374–375 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937801
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BOOK REVIEWS

Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction
R. M. Sillitto; George L. Trigg
Am. J. Phys. 29, 375–376 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937802
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Information Retrieval and Machine Translation in Two Parts. Part 1
Allen Kent; A. A. Mullin
Am. J. Phys. 29, 376 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937803
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Basic Electrical Measurements
M. B. Stout; Francis T. Worrell
Am. J. Phys. 29, 376–377 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937804
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The Amateur Scientist
C. L. Stong; Malcolm K. Smith
Am. J. Phys. 29, 377–378 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937805
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The Theory of Neutral and Ionized Gases
C. De Witt; J. F. Detoeuf; F. R. Scott
Am. J. Phys. 29, 378–379 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937806
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RECENT MEETINGS

Washington Section
Donald D. Kerlee
Am. J. Phys. 29, 379–380 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937807
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Illinois Section
Lyle W. Finley
Am. J. Phys. 29, 380 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937808
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Colorado-Wyoming Section
John V. Kline
Am. J. Phys. 29, 380–381 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937809
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Kentucky Section
Richard Hanau
Am. J. Phys. 29, 381–382 (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937810
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APPARATUS NOTES

Thermistors for Measurements and Control of Low Temperatures
H. P. Stabler
Am. J. Phys. 29, v (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937811
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Electro-Optical Modulator for Microvolt Signals
H. P. Stabler
Am. J. Phys. 29, v (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937812
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Inertial Equal Arm Balance with Thyristor Indicator Circuit
Department of Physics; H. P. Stabler
Am. J. Phys. 29, vi (1961) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1937813
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