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Volume 46, Issue 2
February 1978
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Papers

The Mathematical Association of America
Henry L. Alder
Am. J. Phys. 46, 119–120 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11367
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Hawthorne effect and quality teaching: Training graduate teaching assistants to teach
Angelo Armenti, Jr.; Gerald F. Wheeler
Am. J. Phys. 46, 121–124 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11368
View articletitled, Hawthorne effect and quality teaching: Training graduate teaching assistants to teach
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On the mathematical theory of clock escapements
M. Kesteven
Am. J. Phys. 46, 125–129 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11369
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Dynamics of a bicycle: Nongyroscopic aspects
J. Liesegang; A. R. Lee
Am. J. Phys. 46, 130–132 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11370
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Photoelectric effect revisited (or an inexpensive device to determine h/e)
Donald W. Boys; Mary E. Cox; William Mykolajenko
Am. J. Phys. 46, 133–135 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11371
View articletitled, Photoelectric effect revisited (or an inexpensive device to determine <em>h</em>/<em>e</em>)
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A simplified version of Carathéodory thermodynamics
T. W. Marshall
Am. J. Phys. 46, 136–137 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11372
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The information‐theoretic statistical mechanics of a system in contact with a heat reservoir
R. G. Bowers; A. McKerrell
Am. J. Phys. 46, 138–142 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11373
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A new method for observing steady‐state vibrations at liquid‐air interfaces
D. M. Jacobson; B. Z. Kaplan
Am. J. Phys. 46, 143–146 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11374
View articletitled, A new method for observing steady‐state vibrations at liquid‐air interfaces
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The problem of several delta‐shell potentials in the Lippmann–Schwinger formulation
A. K. Jain; S. K. Deb; C. S. Shastry
Am. J. Phys. 46, 147–151 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11375
View articletitled, The problem of several delta‐shell potentials in the Lippmann–Schwinger formulation
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Quantum measurements on a computer: An interactive teaching program
Allan S. Krass
Am. J. Phys. 46, 152–158 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11376
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An individualized apparatus course for high school teachers
James M. Reynolds
Am. J. Phys. 46, 159–161 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11377
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A simple derivation of the bandwidth of a laser oscillator
L. W. Anderson; J. E. Lawler
Am. J. Phys. 46, 162–163 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11362
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Hard‐core potentials in quantum mechanics
B. W. Downs; Budh Ram
Am. J. Phys. 46, 164–168 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11363
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Multipole expansions of electromagnetic fields using Debye potentials
C. G. Gray
Am. J. Phys. 46, 169–179 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11364
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The positivity of an integral connected with the helium atom problem
John D. Morgan, III
Am. J. Phys. 46, 180–181 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11365
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Graphical method for antiferromagnetic susceptibility
M. A. B. Whitaker
Am. J. Phys. 46, 182–183 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11366
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Notes and Discussions

Electron paramagnetic resonance and the general physics laboratory
Donald R. Abraham; Lawrence M. Bates; William H. Rauckhorst
Am. J. Phys. 46, 184 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11378
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A graphic illustration of the waiting time ’’paradox’’
David Glocker
Am. J. Phys. 46, 185 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11379
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On Abbe’s theory of imaging: A simple lecture room demonstration
D. G. Sargood
Am. J. Phys. 46, 185–187 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11380
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On the use of float glass in lecture demonstration experiments in optics
D. G. Sargood
Am. J. Phys. 46, 187–188 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11381
View articletitled, On the use of float glass in lecture demonstration experiments in optics
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Apparatus Notes

Electronic analog of radioactive decay
Francis J. Wunderlich; Mark Peastrel
Am. J. Phys. 46, 189–190 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11382
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An oscillating electroscope
K. Tennakone
Am. J. Phys. 46, 190 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11383
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Simple apparatus to measure the temporal distribution between random events
Fernando Arqueros; José Campos
Am. J. Phys. 46, 191–192 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11157
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Simple liquid‐nitrogen level probe
Donald G. McCoy
Am. J. Phys. 46, 192 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11158
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Book Reviews

Environmental Science
Amos Turk; Jonathan Turk; Janet Wittes; Robert Wittes; Haven Whiteside
Am. J. Phys. 46, 193–194 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11159
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Pulsars
F. G. Smith; Joseph H. Taylor
Am. J. Phys. 46, 195 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11160
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Measurement of Weak Forces in Physics Experiments
V. B. Braginsky; A. B. Manukin; G. M. Keiser
Am. J. Phys. 46, 195–196 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11161
View articletitled, <em>Measurement</em> <em>of</em> <em>Weak</em> <em>Forces</em> <em>in</em> <em>Physics</em> <em>Experiments</em>
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Film Reviews

Crab Nebula (film)
BBC‐TV Producer; M. L. Meeks
Am. J. Phys. 46, 197 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11163
View articletitled, <em>Crab</em> <em>Nebula</em> (film)
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Shadow of a Hole (film)
Ronald Bergsten; Susan Huberty; Frank Schwab
Am. J. Phys. 46, 197–198 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11361
View articletitled, <em>Shadow</em> <em>of</em> <em>a</em> <em>Hole</em> (film)
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