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Volume 40, Issue 9
September 1972
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

PAPERS

Non-Dispersive Mirror Wavepackets
J. V. Greenman
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1193–1201 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986802
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Electromagnetic Induction: A Computer-Assisted Experiment
J. E. Fredrickson; L. Moreland
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1202–1205 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986803
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Signal Averaging at Modest Cost
Daniel W. Hudgings; Alex J. Dragt
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1206–1212 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986804
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Satyendranath Bose: Co-Founder of Quantum Statistics
William A. Blanpied
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1212–1220 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986805
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The Product-Integral Calculus Formulation in Quantum Mechanics
Ivan Kramer
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1221–1230 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986806
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A Simple Approach for the Calculation of Energy Levels of Light Atoms
Jack R. Woodyard, Sr.
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1231–1238 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986807
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A Different Proof of the Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
P. A. Mello; T. A. Brody
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1239–1345 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986808
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The Resistive Net and Finite-Difference Equations
Leo Lavatelli
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1246–1257 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986809
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Energy Quantization and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
R. J. Swenson; J. C. Hermanson
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1258–1260 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986810
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A Special Class of Ideal Quantum Gases
Y. K. Huang
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1261–1263 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986811
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Neutron Diffusion as a Random Walk Problem
Karmeshu; L. S. Kothari
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1264–1269 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986812
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A Unique MS Program for Graduates of Four-Year Colleges
G. D. Loper; J. B. Breazeale; H. Unruh, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1270–1273 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986813
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A New Emphasis in Diffraction Theory and Experiments
Steven D. Peterson; Joseph E. Kasper
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1274–1281 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986814
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Poincaré's Rendiconti Paper on Relativity. Part III
H. M. Schwartz
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1282–1287 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986815
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A Computer Simulation for the Study of Waves
Alfred M. Bork; John Robson
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1288–1294 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986816
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An Illustrative Example for the Undergraduate Thermodynamics Curriculum
R. A. Sevenich
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1294–1299 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986817
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Keller vs Lecture Method in General Physics Instruction
Michael A. Philippas; R. W. Sommerfeldt
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1300–1306 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986818
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A Statistical Experiment Using Resistors
Francis T. Worrell
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1306–1310 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986819
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Image Location and Magnification in Holography
M. Parker Givens
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1311–1314 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986820
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Phase Waves of Louis deBroglie
Jared W. Haslett
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1315–1320 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986821
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Application of the Similarity Transformation to Some Simple Problems
Cho-Fai Wong
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1321–1323 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986822
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War, Peace, Science, and Technology in the Atomic Age—A Physics Course for the General Student
R. A. Uritam
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1324–1327 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986823
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Weighing in the Physics Laboratory: A Thorough Study of a Simple Measurement
Stuart L. Meyer
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1328–1334 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986824
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

An Operator Domain Paradox and the Relativistic Correction to Energy Levels
M. Lieber
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1335–1336 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986825
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A Linear Air Track Demonstration of the Mössbauer Effect
J. Craig Carrell
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1336–1337 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986826
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Blackbody Radiation in Small Cavities
W. W. Duley
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1337–1338 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986827
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A Large-Scale Demonstration of the Tippe-Top
James C. Lauffenburger
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1338 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986828
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Time Reversal in Classical Mechanics: A Paradox
Hilliard K. Macomber
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1339 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986829
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Observation of Longitudinal Vibration of Metal Rods
Nobuo Naba
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1339–1340 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986830
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Compressing a Classical Particle in a 1-D Box
Robert Everett Vermillion
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1340–1342 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986831
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Demonstration of Boyle's Law on an Air Track
Marvin L. DeJong; Byron E. Leonard
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1342 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986832
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Bibliography on X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Liquids
James K. Hendren
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1343 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986833
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A Note on Lithium-Drifted Germanium Gamma-Ray Detectors
D. E. Raeside
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1343–1344 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986834
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COMPUTER NOTES

Physics Dialogs
Alfred M. Bork; Donald L. Shirer
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1345–1346 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986835
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A “Canned” Computer Lab for Measurements of RC Time Constants
John Dowling, Jr.; Patricia J. Rice; Donald L. Shirer
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1346 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986836
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comment on: “On the ‘Derivation’ of Einstein's Field Equations”
Elliott Krefetz
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1347 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986837
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Comment: “On the Definition of Electric Charge”
R. Ted Nichols
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1348 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986838
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Comment: “On the Definition of Electric Charge”
J. Gibson Winans
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1348–1349 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986839
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Comment on Book Review of “The Logical Structure of Mathematical Physics”
John L. Hubisz
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1349 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986840
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BOOK REVIEWS

Theoretical Mechanics
Eugene J. Saletan; Alan H. Cromer; Hormoz Mahmoud
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1350 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986841
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Atlas of Optical Phenomena. Supplement
Michel Cagnet; Maurice Françon; Shamlal Mallick; Allen L. King
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1350 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986842
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Beyond the Observatory
Harlow Shapley; George Greenstein
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1351 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986843
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Analytical Emission Spectroscopy, Vol. 1, Part I
E. L. Grove; Richard K. Chang
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1351 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986844
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Man and Atom
Glenn T. Seaborg; William R. Coeliss; John I. Shonle
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1352 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986845
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The Science of Matter
M. P. Crosland; Angelo Bardasis
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1352–1353 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986846
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Collection of Problems in Classical Mechanics
G. L. Kotkin; V. G. Serbo; Richard M. More
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1353 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986847
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Solid State Electronics
Edwin R. Jones; Robert N. Rogers
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1354 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986848
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The Paradox of Olbers' Paradox
S. L. Jaki; H. L. Armstrong
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1354–1355 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986849
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The Genesis of Quantum Theory (1899–1913)
Armin Hermann; Arthur E. Ruark
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1355 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986850
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FILM REVIEWS

Powers of Ten
William Riley; The Charles Eames Studio; R. F. Neff
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1357–1358 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986851
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AAPT NEWS

Report of the Executive Officer
A. A. Strassenburg
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1359 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986852
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Council on Physics in Education Newsletter-4
Howard J. Foster
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1360–1361 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986853
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Apparatus Competition
Herbert Gottlieb
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1362 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986856
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RECENT MEETINGS

Recent Meetings—Michigan Section
Howard E. Pettersen
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1361–1362 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986854
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Annual Meeting of the Florida Section
Irving G. Foster
Am. J. Phys. 40, 1362 (1972) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986855
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