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Volume 44, Issue 11

November 1976

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Editorial
Awards
Papers
Notes and Discussion
Apparatus Notes
Book Reviews
Film Reviews

Editorial

Editorial: Some significant difference

Edwin F. Taylor

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1025 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10577

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Awards

The Robert A. Millikan Lecture Award 1976

Janet Guernsey

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1026–1027 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10578

Abstract

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Papers

Personalized instruction: A summary of comparative research, 1967–1974

Thomas C. Taveggia

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1028–1033 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10579

Abstract

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The San Luis project: An attempt to decentralize physics in Mexico

T. A. Will; A. A. Valladares

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1034–1036 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10580

Abstract

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Diffraction in time and the time–energy uncertainty relation

M. Moshinsky

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1037–1042 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10581

Abstract

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Thinking of the photon as a quantum‐mechanical particle

Richard A. Young

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1043–1046 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10582

Abstract

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De Broglie’s thesis: A critical retrospective

Edward MacKinnon

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1047–1055 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10583

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The beginning of quantum statistics: A translation of ’’Planck’s law and the light quantum hypothesis’’

[Satyendranath] Bose; O. Theimer; Budh Ram

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1056–1057 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10584

Abstract

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Propagation and spreading of a pulse or wave packet

Henry M. Bradford

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1058–1063 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10201

Abstract

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Singular potentials in one dimension

M. Andrews

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1064–1066 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10585

Abstract

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Analogy between optical rays and nonrelativistic particle trajectories: A comment

J. A. Arnaud

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1067–1069 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10586

Abstract

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Partial derivatives, the energy crisis, and urban transportation: Calculus for concerned citizens

Henry A. Bent

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1070–1072 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10587

Abstract

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Tsunamis, sealing wax, and string

F. L. Curzon; B. Neilson

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1073–1076 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10562

Abstract

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Classroom demonstration of the vibration of a bowed string

E. Brock Dale

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1077–1079 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10563

Abstract

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Singular motions of asymmetric rotators

William G. Harter; Chong C. Kim

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1080–1083 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10564

Abstract

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Computer interfacing: An undergraduate course for scientists and engineers

Philip B. Peters; Frank A. Settle, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1084–1088 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10565

Abstract

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Self‐diffusion experiment using a neutron generator

R. E. Benenson; K. Rimawi; M. Chaitin; S. Goldenberg; D. Kaplan

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1089–1093 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10566

Abstract

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Determination of absolute D* for photovoltaic infrared detectors: An advanced undergraduate experiment

John F. Houlihan; Lewis Mifsud

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1094–1097 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10567

Abstract

View articletitled, Determination of absolute D* for photovoltaic infrared detectors: An advanced undergraduate experiment

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Spectral density in time‐dependent perturbation theory

Ad Lagendijk

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1098–1100 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10568

Abstract

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Polar intensity profile of elliptically polarized light

Terrill W. Mayes

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1101–1103 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10569

Abstract

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Torque on a bar magnet

Chester H. Page

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1104–1105 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10570

Abstract

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Rotating water sprinkler

J. A. Weyland; J. D. Patterson

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1106–1109 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10571

Abstract

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Gravitational radiation: Sources

William B. Campbell; Thomas A. Morgan

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1110–1115 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10572

Abstract

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On fundamental equations for thermodynamic systems

Fuad Y. Hajj

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1116–1118 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10573

Abstract

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Notes and Discussion

Comment on ’’The conservation principles and Kepler’s laws of planetary motion’’

Robert Weinstock

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1119 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10574

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Reply to ’’Comment on ’The conservation principles and Kepler’s laws of planetary motion’ ’’

Lloyd Motz

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1119–1121 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10575

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Simple experimental introduction to harmonic oscillations

G. Bonera; C. I. Massara; M. Villa

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1121–1123 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10576

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More on the prehistory of the Laplace or Runge–Lenz vector

Herbert Goldstein

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1123–1124 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10202

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On a misuse of superposition in circuit analysis

Locke White, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1124–1125 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10203

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Shape of the rotating planets and the Sun: A calculation for elementary mechanics

Jay S. Bolemon

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1125–1128 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10204

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Derivation of the Navier–Stokes equation

R. G. Deissler

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1128–1130 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10205

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Quantum fact and classical fiction: Clarifying Landé’s pseudo‐paradox

J.‐M. Lévy‐Leblond

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1130–1132 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10206

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Point charge between two parallel grounded planes

Markus Zahn

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1132–1134 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10207

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Treatment of nonspecular reflection in the single‐particle model of an ideal gas

Arthur M. Lesk

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1134–1135 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10208

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Further remarks concerning the solution of the equation ẍ+2αẋ+ω²x=0

H. Greenberg

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1135–1136 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10209

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A relativity paradox: The negative acceleration component

George W. Ficken, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1136–1137 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10210

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Addendum: ’’Elastic collision in one dimension viewed as a linear transformation’’

Yuk Ling Yung

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1137 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10211

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Erratum: ’’Alternate formulation of electron–photon interactions in relativistic quantum mechanics’’

K. H. Ruei

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1137 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10603

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Apparatus Notes

Photoelasticity demonstration with an overhead projector

George Barnes

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1138–1139 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10212

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Modification of the Heath analog computer

John F. Davis

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1139 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10213

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Book Reviews

Supership

Noël Mostert; Albert A. Bartlett

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1140 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10214

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Energy and Environment: A Primer for Scientists and Engineers

Edward H. Thorndike; Timothy J. Healy

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1140–1141 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10215

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The Solvay Conferences on Physics

Jagdish Mehra; R. S. Shankland

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1141–1142 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10216

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The Dark Night Sky: A Personal Adventure in Cosmology

Donald D. Clayton; Michael Zeilik, II

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1142 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10217

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The Universe: Its Beginning and End

Lloyd Motz; Michael Zeilik, II

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1142 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10218

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Film Reviews

Lissajous Figures and Phase Measurements (film)

Bruce G. Eaton; Doug N. Chard; M. Paul Hagelberg

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1144 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10219

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Lissajous Figures and Frequency Measurements (film)

Bruce G. Eaton; Kevin M. McMahon; Doug N. Chard; M. Paul Hagelberg

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1144 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10220

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Museum of the Solar System (film)

American Chemical Society Producer; David I. Bowling

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1144–1145 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10221

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Fusion: The Ultimate Fire (film)

Jim Veilleux; Richard K. Osborn

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1145 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10560

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Birth and Death of a Star (film)

American Institute of Physics Producer; Kenneth Lyle Warren

Am. J. Phys. 44, 1146 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10561

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