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Volume 45, Issue 2
February 1977
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Papers

The dark night sky paradox
E. R. Harrison
Am. J. Phys. 45, 119–124 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10974
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Teaching megalithic astronomy
Robert Manning
Am. J. Phys. 45, 125–130 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10975
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Method for determining the radius vector for a planet from two observations of position
Michael Kizinski Gainer
Am. J. Phys. 45, 131–134 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10976
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Procedure for the determination of orbits of astronomical bodies
David Birnbaum
Am. J. Phys. 45, 135–137 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10977
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Better instruction with lower costs: Some practical suggestions
Jill H. Larkin; F. Reif
Am. J. Phys. 45, 138–142 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10978
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A European science study tour
R. Wesley Aman
Am. J. Phys. 45, 143–145 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10979
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The nature of physics and history: A cross‐disciplinary inquiry
Robert A. Leacock; Harold I. Sharlin
Am. J. Phys. 45, 146–153 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10980
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Flexibly structured, inquiry‐based, physical science course for education students
J. J. Quattrone, Jr.; G. E. Courville
Am. J. Phys. 45, 154–157 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10647
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The particle in a box is not simple
F. E. Cummings
Am. J. Phys. 45, 158–160 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10981
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Dissipative forces and quantum mechanics
John S. Eck; W. J. Thompson
Am. J. Phys. 45, 161–163 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10982
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On the strength of the Dirac monopole
Laura J. Garwin; Richard L. Garwin
Am. J. Phys. 45, 164–165 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10983
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Visible spectroscopic studies with Fourier transform interferometry
Jeffrey Davis; Timothy M. Rynne
Am. J. Phys. 45, 166–169 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10984
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Establishing V=L (dI/dt) directly from experiment
Richard J. Duffy; Uri Haber‐Schaim
Am. J. Phys. 45, 170–172 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10648
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Spin‐weighted spherical harmonics and electromagnetic multipole expansions
Joseph J. G. Scanio
Am. J. Phys. 45, 173–178 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10649
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Mechanical treatment of chemical, osmotic, and electrochemical equilibrium
Bruno Lunelli
Am. J. Phys. 45, 179–181 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10650
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Theory of the chimney breaking while falling
Ernest L. Madsen
Am. J. Phys. 45, 182–184 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10651
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Theory of hitches
Benjamin F. Bayman
Am. J. Phys. 45, 185–190 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10652
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Normalization of states in perturbation theories
D. R. Bès; G. G. Dussel; H. M. Sofía
Am. J. Phys. 45, 191–192 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10653
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Kinetic theory paradox
Henry M. Finucan; J. Higbie
Am. J. Phys. 45, 193–194 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10654
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Momentum of light in a refracting medium
Hung‐Kit Wong; Kenneth Young
Am. J. Phys. 45, 195–198 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10655
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Discussion of the rigid rotator problem
N. I. Greenberg
Am. J. Phys. 45, 199–204 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10656
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Hamilton’s principle and approximate solutions to problems in classical mechanics
D. W. Schlitt
Am. J. Phys. 45, 205–207 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10657
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Notes and Discussions

Physics education needs PSI: A report on its use at Tuskegee Institute
Yuan Li; F. M. Reames
Am. J. Phys. 45, 208–209 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10658
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Fall of a piece of metal in crossed gravitational and magnetic fields
M. G. Calkin
Am. J. Phys. 45, 209 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10659
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Comment on ’’Analog between optical waveguide system and quantum‐mechanical tunneling’’
Julius J. Hupert
Am. J. Phys. 45, 210 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10660
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Comments on ’’Designating one laboratory partner as principal investigator’’
F. M. Phelps, III
Am. J. Phys. 45, 210 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10661
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Comment on ’’Bound‐state eigenvalues of the square‐well potential’’
J. D. Memory
Am. J. Phys. 45, 211 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10662
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Energy states in the linear chain Ising model
H. W. Graben
Am. J. Phys. 45, 211–212 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10973
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Simulated one‐dimensional nuclear scattering experiment
T. R. Sandin
Am. J. Phys. 45, 212 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10985
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Computer graphics and electromagnetic fields
D. Beeman; Jonathan Boswell
Am. J. Phys. 45, 213–214 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10663
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Evidence for Boltzmann’s H as a capital eta
Stig Hjalmars
Am. J. Phys. 45, 214–215 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10664
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When a Gaussian distribution won’t do: A short comment on statistics
D. W. Schlitt
Am. J. Phys. 45, 215–217 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10665
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Term projects: An alternative to term papers in introductory courses
F. R. Hickey
Am. J. Phys. 45, 217 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10666
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Apparatus Notes

The simplest of electrostatic generators
Guido G. Pegna
Am. J. Phys. 45, 218 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10667
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A simple ’’electrostatic’’ motor
Guido G. Pegna
Am. J. Phys. 45, 218–219 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10668
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Book Reviews

Energy and Man: Technical and Social Aspects of Energy
M. Granger Morgan; John S. Steinhart
Am. J. Phys. 45, 220–221 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10669
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Twenty Lectures on Thermodynamics
H. A. Buchdahl; B. Widom
Am. J. Phys. 45, 221–222 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10670
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The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb
Herbert F. York; John L. Roeder
Am. J. Phys. 45, 222–223 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10671
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Introduction to Modern Theoretical Physics
Edward G. Harris; Eugene Golowich
Am. J. Phys. 45, 223–224 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10672
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Chemical Kinetics
John E. Nicholas; Richard D. Fink
Am. J. Phys. 45, 224–225 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10673
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Real Solids and Radiation
A. E. Hughes; D. Pooley; David O. Welch
Am. J. Phys. 45, 225 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10674
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The Physics of Music, 7th ed.
Alexander Wood; J. M. Bowsher; Gerald F. Wheeler
Am. J. Phys. 45, 225–226 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10675
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Energy Basis for Man and Nature
Howard T. Odum; Elisabeth C. Odum; Eugene Frankel
Am. J. Phys. 45, 226–227 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10676
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The Nature of Physics
Peter J. Brancazio; James T. Cushing
Am. J. Phys. 45, 227–229 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10677
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Film Reviews

Experiments in Physics—Mechanics Series (film)
Rudolf Weber; Hans Boersch; Lothar Schmidt; Walther Ludwig; D. F. Kirwan; J. Willis
Am. J. Phys. 45, 230–231 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10645
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Moonwalk (film)
Francis Thompson, Inc.; Richard G. French
Am. J. Phys. 45, 230 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10678
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Newton: The Mind That Found the Future (film)
Learning Corporation of America Producer; Robert P. Barrett
Am. J. Phys. 45, 231–232 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10646
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All objects and some questions
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Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
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A first encounter with exceptional points in a quantum model
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