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Volume 44, Issue 4

April 1976

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Papers
Notes and Discussions
Letter to the Editor
Apparatus Notes
Book Reviews
Film Reviews

Papers

Laboratory course in plasma physics

F. W. Crawford; D. B. Ilić

Am. J. Phys. 44, 319–326 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10187

Abstract

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Goethe’s theory of color and scientific intuition

Arthur G. Zajonc

Am. J. Phys. 44, 327–333 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10188

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Freshman physics laboratory in a small college overseas

F. Behroozi

Am. J. Phys. 44, 334–336 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10189

Abstract

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Attitudes toward physics in the high school curriculum

Elmer G. Redford

Am. J. Phys. 44, 337–339 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10190

Abstract

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Spin and statistics

A. A. Broyles

Am. J. Phys. 44, 340–343 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10191

Abstract

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Inadequacy of the gyromagnetic theorem

Howard P. Siegel

Am. J. Phys. 44, 344–347 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10192

Abstract

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The Lenz vector and orbital analog computers

W. G. Harter

Am. J. Phys. 44, 348–352 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10193

Abstract

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A method for calculating Fermi energy and carrier concentrations in semiconductors

T. K. Gaylord; J. N. Linxwiler, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 44, 353–355 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10194

Abstract

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Maxwell form of the linear theory of gravitation

William B. Campbell; Thomas A. Morgan

Am. J. Phys. 44, 356–365 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10195

Abstract

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On the interpretation of indirect tests of Coulomb’s law: Maxwell’s derivation revisited

L. P. Fulcher; M. A. Telljohann

Am. J. Phys. 44, 366–369 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10196

Abstract

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Nonequilibrium thermodynamic properties of dilute Maxwellian gases

S. B. Haley; Randy Smith

Am. J. Phys. 44, 370–376 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10197

Abstract

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Functional differential equations in physics

R. C. T. da Costa; R. Lobo

Am. J. Phys. 44, 377–379 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10442

Abstract

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Electronic nuclear lifetime experiment for the senior laboratory

Mark H. Shapiro

Am. J. Phys. 44, 380–383 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10443

Abstract

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Comparison of the treatment of electricity in the SAPA, SCIS, and ESS elementary school curricula

Greg P. Stefanich

Am. J. Phys. 44, 384–386 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10444

Abstract

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Interference pattern of a cylindrical glass tube

W. C. Maddox; B. W. Koehn; F. H. Stout; D. A. Ball; R. L. Chaplin

Am. J. Phys. 44, 387–388 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10445

Abstract

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Notes and Discussions

Elastic collision in one dimension viewed as a linear transformation

Yuk Ling Yung

Am. J. Phys. 44, 389–390 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10446

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Development of educational materials to recruit women into scientific careers

Dinah L. Moché

Am. J. Phys. 44, 390–391 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10447

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Optical Doppler shift experiment

Darrell K. Hutchins

Am. J. Phys. 44, 391–392 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10448

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On a fallacious proof of Earnshaw’s theorem

Robert Weinstock

Am. J. Phys. 44, 392–393 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10449

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Use of term papers/experimental projects in introductory physics courses for nonscience majors

Ronald A. Brown

Am. J. Phys. 44, 393–394 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10450

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Phasing of coupled oscillators and the dispersion force

G. W. Parker

Am. J. Phys. 44, 394–395 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10451

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Letter to the Editor

Implications of accumulating data on levels of intellectual development

Arnold B. Arons; Robert Karplus

Am. J. Phys. 44, 396 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10452

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Protection of authors: The case for anonymous referees

Alfred Romer

Am. J. Phys. 44, 397 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10453

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Apparatus Notes

Fluid flow transition illustrating a limitation of a physical model

M. J. Hones; D. E. Shaw; F. J. Wunderlich

Am. J. Phys. 44, 398 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10454

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Simple recording photometer for diffraction experiments

P. B. Pipes; T. F. Dutton

Am. J. Phys. 44, 399 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10198

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Inexpensive light meter for holographers

Peter K. Glanz

Am. J. Phys. 44, 399 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10455

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Acoustic grating

R. D. Edge

Am. J. Phys. 44, 400 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10199

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Book Reviews

Quantum Physics and the Philosophical Tradition by Aage Petersen. Reviewer

Timothy J. Gross

Am. J. Phys. 44, 401 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10200

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The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker. Reviewer

Robert H. Romer

Am. J. Phys. 44, 401–402 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10434

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The Ideas of Physics by Douglas C. Giancoli. Reviewer

Albert C. Claus

Am. J. Phys. 44, 402–403 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10435

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Liberal Arts Physics: Invariance and Change by John M. Bailey. Reviewer

Albert C. Claus

Am. J. Phys. 44, 402–403 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10436

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A Search for Order in the Physical Universe by Clifford E. Swartz and Theodore D. Goldfarb. Reviewer

Albert C. Claus

Am. J. Phys. 44, 402–403 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10437

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Film Reviews

Wave–Particle Duality (film), produced by British Films Ltd. Reviewer

Hla Shwe

Am. J. Phys. 44, 405 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10438

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Life and the Structure of Hemoglobin (film), produced by KCET TV Los Angeles for the American Institute of Physics. Reviewer

Ted Williams

Am. J. Phys. 44, 405–406 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10439

View articletitled, Life and the Structure of Hemoglobin (film), produced by KCET TV Los Angeles for the American Institute of Physics. Reviewer

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The Plutonium Connection (film), produced by the Public Broadcasting Service. Reviewer

Edward H. Klevans

Am. J. Phys. 44, 406–407 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10440

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A Small Case of Blackmail (film), produced by Granada Television. Reviewer

Edward H. Klevans

Am. J. Phys. 44, 406–407 (1976) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10441

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