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Volume 40, Issue 8
August 1972
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

PAPERS

Physics in Undergraduate Engineering Education— Report of a Survey
Reuben E. Alley, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1063–1069 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986761
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Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Using a Michelson Interferometer
J. C. Albergotti
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1070–1078 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986762
View articletitled, Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Using a Michelson Interferometer
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A Useful Device for Illustrating the Lorentz Transformations
Giulio Cortini
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1079–1081 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986763
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Note on Current Conservation, Charge, and Flux Integrals
S. Deser
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1082–1084 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986764
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Analysis of Low-Temperature Heat Capacity Data
R. D. Weir
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1085–1091 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986765
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The Twin-Rod Thought Experiment
John A. Winnie
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1091–1095 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986766
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A Momentum Representation Treatment of the Hydrogen Atom Problem
Eugene V. Ivash
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1095–1097 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986767
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The Copenhagen Interpretation
Henry Pierce Stapp
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1098–1116 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986768
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On the Doppler Effect
B. Ram
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1116–1118 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986769
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An Evaluation of a Nonlecture Technique in the Teaching of Physics
J. H. Munsee
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1119–1125 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986770
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Experiment to Measure the Increase in Electron Mass with Velocity
Kenneth N. Geller; Richard Kollarits
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1125–1130 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986771
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A Physicist's Introduction to Bayesian Statistics. II
D. E. Raeside
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1130–1133 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986772
View articletitled, A Physicist's Introduction to Bayesian Statistics. II
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Percolation Processes and Cooperative Phenomena
H. L. Scott, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1134–1139 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986773
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The Bohr-Sommerfeld Theory and the Uncertainty Principle
Yardley Beers
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1139–1146 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986774
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A “Medical Physics” Course Based Upon Hospital Field Experience
David G. Onn
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1147–1152 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986775
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Velocity, Momentum, and Energy Transmissions in Chain Collisions
James D. Kerwin
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1152–1158 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986776
View articletitled, Velocity, Momentum, and Energy Transmissions in Chain Collisions
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Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Solid Nitrogen— An Exercise in Quantum Mechanics
M. M. McEnnan; T. A. Scott
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1158–1166 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986777
View articletitled, Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Solid Nitrogen— An Exercise in Quantum Mechanics
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

An Unusual Case of Simple Harmonic Motion
Eli Metzger
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1167–1168 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986778
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A High-Precision Inexpensive Photodiode Gate for Electronic Timers
Joel H. Blatt
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1168–1169 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986779
View articletitled, A High-Precision Inexpensive Photodiode Gate for Electronic Timers
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Systematic Table of the Elements
Robert Mills
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1169–1170 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986780
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A Relativistic Rocket Discussion Problem
Arthur A. Evett
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1170–1171 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986781
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A Simple, Low-Cost Method of Measuring Ferromagnetic Resonance
Fred K. Manasse; Eric W. Kyllonen
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1171–1172 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986782
View articletitled, A Simple, Low-Cost Method of Measuring Ferromagnetic Resonance
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Resolution of Forces Using a Linear Air Track
Louis Caplan; Roger Pruitt
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1172 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986783
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Full-Scale Demonstration of Acceleration
Jack A. Soules
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1173 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986784
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Synchrotron Radiation as Evidence Against the Ritz Emission Theory
R. G. Newburgh
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1173–1175 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986785
View articletitled, Synchrotron Radiation as Evidence Against the Ritz Emission Theory
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Graphical Solutions for the Square Well
P. G. Guest
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1175–1176 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986786
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A Continuous Fall Electrical Method for Measuring the Specific Heat of Loose Granular Materials
D. R. Chaudhary; Veerendra Kumar
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1176–1177 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986787
View articletitled, A Continuous Fall Electrical Method for Measuring the Specific Heat of Loose Granular Materials
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The Residual Energy and Stopping Power of Po210 Alpha Particles in Air, CO2⁠, and He
J. S. Huebner; L. L. Skolil
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1177–1178 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986788
View articletitled, The Residual Energy and Stopping Power of <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mmultiscripts xmlns=""><mi mathvariant="normal">Po</mi><mprescripts></mprescripts><mtext></mtext><mn>210</mn></mmultiscripts></math></span> Alpha Particles in Air, <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><msub xmlns=""><mi mathvariant="normal">CO</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math>⁠</span>, and He
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Stefan-Boltzmann and Radiation Distribution Laws in the Laboratory
D. H. Jaecks; R. Du Bois
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1179–1180 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986789
View articletitled, Stefan-Boltzmann and Radiation Distribution Laws in the Laboratory
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COMPUTER NOTES

Improved Printer and Teletype Plots
Donald L. Shirer; E. W. Grundke
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1182 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986790
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comment on “Who Named the ON's?”
Paulo Renato Baptista
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1183 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986791
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Comment on “The Hall Effect in a Flowing Electrolyte”
David B. Geselowitz
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1183–1184 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986792
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Comment on “Relativistic Thermodynamics”
C. K. Yuen
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1184 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986793
View articletitled, Comment on “Relativistic Thermodynamics”
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BOOK REVIEWS

Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics
L. G. Christophorou; Y.-K. Kim; U. Fano
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1185 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986794
View articletitled, Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics
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The Ethereal Aether
Loyd S. Swenson, Jr.; Robert W. Brehme
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1185–1186 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986795
View articletitled, The Ethereal Aether
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ORTEC Application Note 34, Experiments in Nuclear Science
ORTEC Inc.; J. M. Blair
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1186–1187 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986796
View articletitled, ORTEC Application Note 34, Experiments in Nuclear Science
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Resonance Radiation and Excited Atoms
A. C. G. Mitchell; M. W. Zemansky; Sumner P. Davis
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1187 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986797
View articletitled, Resonance Radiation and Excited Atoms
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Rotation-Vibration of Polyatomic Molecules
Gilbert Amat; Harald H. Nielsen; Ginette Tarrago; W. E. Blass
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1188 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986798
View articletitled, Rotation-Vibration of Polyatomic Molecules
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Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France
C. Stewart Gillmor; Robert H. Kargon
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1188–1189 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986799
View articletitled, Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France
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AAPT NEWS

Report of the Acting Executive Officer
John Muster
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1191 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986800
View articletitled, Report of the Acting Executive Officer
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RECENT MEETINGS

Recent Meetings—Kentucky Section
Jerry S. Faughn
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1192 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986801
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On cat–human interaction from the viewpoint of physics: An equation of motion
Anxo Biasi
A simple model of a gravitational lens from geometric optics
Bogdan Szafraniec, James F. Harford
Playing with active matter
Angelo Barona Balda, Aykut Argun, et al.
The physics of “everesting” on a bicycle
Martin Bier
Perfect and imperfect pitchfork bifurcations in a V-shaped spring-mass system: Comment on “Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 663–665 (2021)]
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The hardest-hit home run?
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