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Volume 43, Issue 12
December 1975
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Papers

Raja Sawai Jai Singh II: An 18th century medieval astronomer
William A. Blanpied
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1025–1035 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10033
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Energy and the environment
G. M. Crawley; S. K. Haynes
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1036–1040 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10034
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Remark on the equilibrium of moving systems
H. A. Buchdahl; M. A. Simpson
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1041–1045 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10035
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Conserved and piecewise‐conserved Runge vectors for the isotropic harmonic oscillator
Lawrence H. Buch; Harry H. Denman
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1046–1048 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10036
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Multipurpose physics learning center: A working model
R. B. Prigo; A. Korda; W. C. Walker
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1049–1053 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9958
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Demonstrations using a Fabry–Perot. I. Multiple‐slit interference
Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1054–1056 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9959
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Demonstrations using a Fabry–Perot. II. Laser modes display
Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri; Robert H. Noble
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1057–1059 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9960
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On the integral equations for electromagnetic scattering
Staffan Ström
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1060–1069 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9961
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Analysis of a thermal conductivity of gas experiment
R. E. Benenson; R. R. Dubin
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1070–1075 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9962
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Precision timing applied to a driven mechanical oscillator
J. Morris Blair
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1076–1078 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9963
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ESP: Teaching ’’scientific method’’ by counterexample
S. L. Blatt
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1079–1082 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10055
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Measurement of the thermal properties of a metal using a relaxation method
John N. Fox; Richard H. McMaster
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1083–1086 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9930
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Definition of instantaneous frequency and frequency measurability
Madhu Sudan Gupta
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1087–1088 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9931
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Why −i∇ is the momentum
Thomas F. Jordan
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1089–1093 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9932
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Pure states, mixtures, and polarization
D. J. W. Geldart; D. Kiang
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1094–1096 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9933
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Notes and Discussions

Pseudo integration using FORMAC
C. W. David
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1097–1098 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9934
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Entropy changes in real gases and liquids
Harvey S. Leff
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1098–1100 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10056
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Positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistance
A. G. Klein
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1100–1101 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9929
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Simple formula for the distortions in a Gaussian representation of a Poisson distribution
L. J. Curtis
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1101–1103 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10057
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Beats and interference: A classroom demonstration
S. H. Vegors, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1103–1105 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10058
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A simple direct demonstration of persistent current in a superconducting circuit
J. J. Rowland
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1105–1106 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10059
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Simple hydrodynamic treatment of ocean tides
P. Seligmann; M. Steinberg
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1106–1108 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10060
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Theory of the frictional Van de Graaff electrostatic generator
A. W. Simon
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1108–1110 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10061
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Erratum: ’’Simplified navigation of self‐propelled astronauts’’
Roger A. Freedman; Ibrahim Helmy; Peter D. Zimmerman
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1110 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10113
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Erratum: ’’Repechage: A second chance at learning’’
Martin S. Weinhous; William R. Webber
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1110 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10114
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Apparatus Notes

Standard wavelength source for spectroscopy
Joseph F. Mulligan
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1111 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10062
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Method for constructing curved glass slits
John S. Rayside; William H. Fletcher
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1111–1112 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10063
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Resistance experiment requiring calculus
Mary Sheehan; Kenneth Dolph; Daniel Dempsey
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1112 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9913
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Observation of phase changes in the vibrating string experiment
A. S. McWilliams
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1112 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9914
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Book Reviews

Exploration of the Universe: Updated Brief Edition by George Abell. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9915
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An Introduction to Experimental Astronomy by Roger B. Culver. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9916
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Concepts of Contemporary Astronomy by Paul W. Hodge. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9917
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Astronomy: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd ed. by Robert Jastrow and Malcolm H. Thompson. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9918
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Astronomy and Space Exploration by Russell K. Rickert. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9919
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Everyman’s Astronomy, edited by R. H. Stoy. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9920
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The Science of Astronomy. John A. Woods, sponsoring Ed. Reviewed by
Tom Arny
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1113–1114 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9921
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Visionary Physics: Blake’s Response to Newton by Donald D. Ault. Reviewed by
R. Ravindra
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1114–1116 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9922
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Fundamentals of Physics by David Halliday and Robert Resnick. Reviewed by
W. W. Smith
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1117–1118 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9924
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Physics for the Life Sciences by Alan H. Cromer. Reviewed by
Richard W. Cole
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1118–1119 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9925
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Laboratory Manual to Accompany Physics for the Life Sciences by Alan H. Cromer and Robert I. Boughton. Reviewed by
Richard W. Cole
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1118–1119 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9926
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Film Reviews

Explorations in Space and Time (film), produced by M. L. Meeks. Reviewed by
Haym Kruglak
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1120–1121 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9927
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Shadows of Bliss (film), produced by Denis Postle and Edwin Shaw, and edited by Peter Goodchild. Reviewed by
Thomas Romanowski
Am. J. Phys. 43, 1121 (1975) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.9928
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