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Volume 46, Issue 8
August 1978
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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Philosophy of physics in general physics courses
Erwin Marquit
Am. J. Phys. 46, 784–789 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11186
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Why is g larger at the poles?
Mario Iona
Am. J. Phys. 46, 790–791 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11187
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Tuning the ill‐tempered clavier
Alan D. Bernstein
Am. J. Phys. 46, 792–795 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11188
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Computers as an aid to increasing physical intuition
Alfred Bork
Am. J. Phys. 46, 796–800 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11189
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Principle of equivalence and the deflection of light by the sun
Robert P. Comer; John D. Lathrop
Am. J. Phys. 46, 801–803 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11190
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The scattering of particles with spin from targets with spin
Noel M. Stewart
Am. J. Phys. 46, 804–806 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11191
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Students’ scores on Piaget‐type questionnaires before and after taking one semester of college physics
George Barnes; George Bruce Barnes
Am. J. Phys. 46, 807–809 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11192
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Determination of molecular size and Avogadro’s number: A student experiment
George C. Alexandrakis
Am. J. Phys. 46, 810–812 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11193
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Integrated circuit stellar magnitude simulator
James A. Blackburn
Am. J. Phys. 46, 813–814 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11194
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Lattice vibrations in a linear triatomic chain
K. Kesavasamy; N. Krishnamurthy
Am. J. Phys. 46, 815–819 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11195
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Experiments on magnetic materials
C. S. Schneider; John P. Ertel
Am. J. Phys. 46, 820–824 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11196
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The Leidenfrost phenomenon
F. L. Curzon
Am. J. Phys. 46, 825–828 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11197
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Summary and recommendations of the Southeast Asian Regional Conference on University Physics Education
Chatar Singh; R. J. Seward
Am. J. Phys. 46, 829–831 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11198
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Experiments on the photoelectric effect and on the diffusion of electrons in gases
G. McClellan; E. M. Didwall; Cornel J. Rigby
Am. J. Phys. 46, 832–839 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11199
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Kepler problem and Maxwell fish‐eye
H. A. Buchdahl
Am. J. Phys. 46, 840–843 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11200
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Teaching the exclusion principle with philosophical flavor
Y. Shadmi
Am. J. Phys. 46, 844–848 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11201
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Complete vector spherical harmonic expansion for Maxwell’s equations
R. H. Lambert
Am. J. Phys. 46, 849–852 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11202
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Notes and Discussions

Simple experiment on superheated fluids
D. G. Haase; A. Davidescu; G. Kerbaugh; J. L. Eury
Am. J. Phys. 46, 853–854 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11203
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Scattering supplement to ’’Velocity space and geometry of planetary orbits’’
Russell P. Patera
Am. J. Phys. 46, 854–856 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11403
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Rotating assignment of a student as class notetaker
Frank Murray
Am. J. Phys. 46, 857 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11404
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Discussion of the use of fast Fourier transform for spectral analysis
P. Maas
Am. J. Phys. 46, 857–858 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11405
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General physics and the automobile tire
Richard C. Smith
Am. J. Phys. 46, 858–859 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11406
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Simple technique for determining the mean lifetime of the cosmic ray μ meson
A. Owens; A. E. Macgregor
Am. J. Phys. 46, 859–860 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11407
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Image‐plane holograms for introductory physics students
Mary E. Cox; Kerry J. Vahala
Am. J. Phys. 46, 861 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11408
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A science anxiety program
Jeffry V. Mallow
Am. J. Phys. 46, 862 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11409
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Apparatus Notes

A low‐cost electronic solar energy control
Richard A. Blade; Charles T. Small
Am. J. Phys. 46, 863–864 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11410
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Sequential timer for multichannel strip‐chart recordings
Richard A. Blade
Am. J. Phys. 46, 864–865 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11411
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A source of 4.43‐MeV γ rays
B. A. Logan
Am. J. Phys. 46, 866–867 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11182
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Integrated circuit modules for digital logic teaching
B. T. G. Tan
Am. J. Phys. 46, 866 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11412
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Book Reviews

Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace
Amory B. Lovins; Edward H. Thorndike
Am. J. Phys. 46, 868–871 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11183
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Theory of Simple Liquids
J. P. Hansen; I. R. McDonald; Pieter B. Visscher
Am. J. Phys. 46, 871–872 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11184
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Optics and Lasers: An Engineering Physics Approach
Matt Young; Arthur G. Zajonc
Am. J. Phys. 46, 872–873 (1978) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11185
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Temperature as joules per bit
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The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators
Jason Tran, Leanne Doughty, et al.
Internal ballistics of the sling
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