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Volume 45, Issue 9

September 1977

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Book Reviews
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Papers

Unexpected rewards

Banesh Hoffmann

Am. J. Phys. 45, 787–794 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11049

Abstract

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Simulating actual research conditions as a means of enhancing the value of advanced student laboratories

R. A. Buckwald

Am. J. Phys. 45, 795–796 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11050

Abstract

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’’The Age of Newton’’ workshops

J. B. Calvert; E. R. Tuttle; Michael S. Martin; Peter Warren

Am. J. Phys. 45, 797–802 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11051

Abstract

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An intuitive approach to group representation theory

A. B. Wolbarst

Am. J. Phys. 45, 803–810 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11052

Abstract

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Einstein’s comprehensive 1907 essay on relativity, part II

H. M. Schwartz

Am. J. Phys. 45, 811–817 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11053

Abstract

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Historical development of the Bhabha first‐order relativistic wave equations for arbitrary spin

R. A. Krajcik; Michael Martin Nieto

Am. J. Phys. 45, 818–822 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11054

Abstract

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Self‐adjointness and spontaneously broken symmetry

Anton Z. Capri

Am. J. Phys. 45, 823–825 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11055

Abstract

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Rutherford revisited: Deflection of an electron in inverse first‐, second‐, and third‐power central fields

Harry H. Hubbell, Jr.; Robert D. Birkhoff; UF John D. Allen

Am. J. Phys. 45, 826–832 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11056

Abstract

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General relativity in two‐ and three‐dimensional space–times

Peter Collas

Am. J. Phys. 45, 833–837 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11057

Abstract

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Quasiclassical quantization of the magnetic charge

P. Hraskó

Am. J. Phys. 45, 838–840 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11058

Abstract

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Scores on a Piaget‐type questionnaire versus semester grades for lower‐division college physics students

George Barnes

Am. J. Phys. 45, 841–847 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11059

Abstract

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Gravitational fields whose brachistochrones and isochrones are identical curves

Ramesh Chander

Am. J. Phys. 45, 848–850 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11060

Abstract

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Comparing two forms of instruction in college physics

John W. Renner; William C. Paske

Am. J. Phys. 45, 851–860 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11061

Abstract

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New elementary experiments in plasma physics

I. Alexeff; J. T. Pytlinski; N. L. Oleson

Am. J. Phys. 45, 860–866 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11062

Abstract

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Notes and Discussion

Body weight as an application of energy conservation

Bernard L. Cohen

Am. J. Phys. 45, 867–868 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11063

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Conditionally divergent series and a point charge between two parallel grounded planes

John Pleines; Sukhbir Mahajan

Am. J. Phys. 45, 868–869 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11064

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The luminosity distance equation in Friedmann cosmology

James Terrell

Am. J. Phys. 45, 869–870 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11065

Abstract

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Causality and the Lorentz transformation

A. R. Lee; T. M. Kalotas

Am. J. Phys. 45, 870 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11066

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Historical perspective on minimum dipole moment required to bind an electron

Kenneth Fox

Am. J. Phys. 45, 871 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11067

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Louis de Broglie’s thesis

Richard Schlegel

Am. J. Phys. 45, 871–872 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11068

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Reply to Richard Schlegel

Edward MacKinnon

Am. J. Phys. 45, 872–873 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11069

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Comment on “Polar intensity profile of elliptically polarized light”

Armand R. Tanguay, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 45, 873–874 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11070

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Further comment on ’’Polar intensity profile of elliptically polarized light’’

T. W. Mayes

Am. J. Phys. 45, 874–875 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11071

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Synodic period statement of Kepler’s third law: A good example of an understandable singularity

Clyde S. Zaidins

Am. J. Phys. 45, 875 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11072

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Energy of a charge system in an equilibrium configuration

B. Crosignani; P. Di Porto

Am. J. Phys. 45, 876 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11073

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Alternative derivation of the circumference of a relativistic, rotating disk

Kjell Vo/yenli

Am. J. Phys. 45, 876–877 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11074

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Fringing fields in a parallel‐plate capacitor

Ali Naini; Mark Green

Am. J. Phys. 45, 877–879 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11075

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Comment on explaining the mirage

P. L. Dyson

Am. J. Phys. 45, 879–880 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11076

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Apparatus Notes

Photo transistor adapter for timing systems

Mark J. Boyd

Am. J. Phys. 45, 881–882 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11077

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Muzzle velocity experiment

Marvin L. De Jong; Allen Faber

Am. J. Phys. 45, 882 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11078

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Exposing normal modes

M. E. Oakes; Dean Creech

Am. J. Phys. 45, 882 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11079

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Book Reviews

The 555 Timer: Applications Sourcebook With Experiments

Howard M. Bertin; C. R. Gould

Am. J. Phys. 45, 883 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11080

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Selected Papers of Great American Physicists: The Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of the American Physical Society 1976

Spencer R. Weart; I. Bernard Cohen

Am. J. Phys. 45, 883–884 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11081

View articletitled, Selected Papers of Great American Physicists: The Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of the American Physical Society 1976

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Exploring Laser Light

T. Kallard; Eugene Hecht

Am. J. Phys. 45, 884–885 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11082

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Revolutions in Physics

B. Casper; R. Noer; Norman Chonacky

Am. J. Phys. 45, 885–887 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11083

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Applied Mathematical Physics with Programmable Pocket Calculators

Robert M. Eisberg; Stanley A. Schmidt

Am. J. Phys. 45, 887–888 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11084

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Physics

G. Zafiratos; Paul L. Leath

Am. J. Phys. 45, 888–889 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11085

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My Father’s Watch: Aspects of the Physical World

Donald Holcomb; Philip Morrison; Norman Chonacky

Am. J. Phys. 45, 889–890 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11086

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Film Reviews

Solar Energy: To Capture the Power of Sun and Tide (film)

ACI Film Producer; Arthur C. Meyers, III

Am. J. Phys. 45, 891 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11087

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Incident at Brown’s Ferry (film)

WGBH‐TV Producer; William E. Stephens

Am. J. Phys. 45, 891–892 (1977) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11088

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