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Volume 46, Issue 1
January 1978
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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UMR, Incorporated: A scenario for roleplaying in an advanced undergraduate physics laboratory
Don M. Sparlin; Louis Reinisch
Am. J. Phys. 46, 3–9 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11179
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The nature of things—a one‐semester survey for nonscientists
W. R. Coker
Am. J. Phys. 46, 10–14 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11107
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Newtonian mechanics and the human body: Some estimates of performance
Herbert Lin
Am. J. Phys. 46, 15–18 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11173
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EER, COP, and the second law efficiency for air conditioners
Harvey S. Leff; William D. Teeters
Am. J. Phys. 46, 19–22 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11174
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Why does the sun shine?
Michael Nauenberg; Victor F. Weisskopf
Am. J. Phys. 46, 23–31 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11176
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A new course: The physical principles of biological instrumentation
Richard S. Newrock
Am. J. Phys. 46, 32–34 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11177
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Quantization of radiant energy in waveguides
Walter R. Raudorf
Am. J. Phys. 46, 35–39 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11178
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Anharmonic vibrations of an ’’ideal’’ Hooke’s law oscillator
John Thomchick; J. P. McKelvey
Am. J. Phys. 46, 40–45 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11180
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Holographic interferometry for pure rotation
William E. Tagliaferro; P. L. Lee
Am. J. Phys. 46, 46–48 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11181
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Random walks and diffusion
Cyril Domb; Elmer L. Offenbacher
Am. J. Phys. 46, 49–56 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11101
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Electric energy density in a dissipative medium by circuit analog
P. C. W. Fung; K. Young
Am. J. Phys. 46, 57–59 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11172
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An individualized laboratory system
William L. Emkey
Am. J. Phys. 46, 60–62 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11102
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An interactive computer experiment for the introductory laboratory
John Dowd
Am. J. Phys. 46, 63–64 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11103
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Net force of an ideal conductor on an element of a line of charge moving with extreme relativistic speed
Robert Cawley
Am. J. Phys. 46, 65–67 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11119
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Orbits of two‐body problem from the Lenz vector
S. Caplan; H. Fuerstenberg; C. Hayes; D. Kane; S. Raboy
Am. J. Phys. 46, 68–70 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11120
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On the complementary Lagrange formalism of classical mechanics
J. Stickforth
Am. J. Phys. 46, 71–73 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11121
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Generalized heat conduction equation
Robert J. Swenson
Am. J. Phys. 46, 76–77 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11123
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Classes of units in the SI
Chester H. Page
Am. J. Phys. 46, 78–79 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11124
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Demonstration of phase transition and properties of metallic glasses for undergraduates
P. M. Anderson, III; A. E. Lord, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 46, 80–82 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11168
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The uniformly accelerated reference frame
J. Dwayne Hamilton
Am. J. Phys. 46, 83–89 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11169
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The formation and optimization of interferometric fringes
Benjamin J. Pernick; Kenneth G. Leib
Am. J. Phys. 46, 90–93 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11170
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Undergraduate experiment on noise thermometry
P. Kittel; W. R. Hackleman; R. J. Donnelly
Am. J. Phys. 46, 94–100 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11171
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Logarithms!
N. David Mermin
Am. J. Phys. 46, 101–105 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11104
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The classical Kepler problem in momentum space
J. Stickforth
Am. J. Phys. 46, 74–75 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11122
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Notes and Discussions

Rock or roll: Non‐isochronous small oscillations (an example)
Jean‐Marc Levy‐Leblond
Am. J. Phys. 46, 106–107 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11105
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Comment on the article ’’Right‐angle level paradox’’ by J. C. Nickerson and R. T. McAdory
G. Cavalleri; O/. Gro/n; G. Spavieri; G. Spinelli
Am. J. Phys. 46, 108–109 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11106
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Constructing a ’’misbehaving’’ spring
J. G. Lipham; V. L. Pollak
Am. J. Phys. 46, 110–111 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11108
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Book Reviews

Time, Space and Things
B. K. Ridley; Farzam Arbab
Am. J. Phys. 46, 112 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11114
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Physics, Patents, and Politics: A Biography of Charles Grafton Page
Robert C. Post; Joseph H. Rush
Am. J. Phys. 46, 113 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11115
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An Introduction to the Meaning and Structure of Physics
Leon N. Cooper; James T. Cushing
Am. J. Phys. 46, 114–116 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11116
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Solid State Physics
Neil W. Ashcroft; N. David Mermin; Sergio Rodriguez
Am. J. Phys. 46, 116–117 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11117
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Film Reviews

Energy: A Matter of Choices (film)
Encyclopedia Britannica Education Corporation Producer; Ronald A. Brown
Am. J. Phys. 46, 118 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11118
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All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
I. L. Tregillis, George R. R. Martin
Interplay between Airy and Coriolis precessions in a real Foucault pendulum
N. N. Salva, H. R. Salva
Quantum fields from dimensional analysis: Applications in condensed matter systems
Richard Robinett
It is time to honor Emmy Noether with a momentum unit
Geoff Nunes, Jr.
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps
L. Q. English, D. P. Jackson, et al.
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