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Volume 48, Issue 3
March 1980
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editor

Comment on Leubner’s ’’Coordinate‐free rotation operator’’
J. R. Johnson
Am. J. Phys. 48, 175 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12162
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Is physics approaching a state of stagnation?
C. Sharp Cook
Am. J. Phys. 48, 175 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12167
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Editorial

Editorial: Physics and the arms race
John S. Rigden
Am. J. Phys. 48, 177–178 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12168
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Papers

American Association of Physics Teachers: Distinguished Service Citations for 1978
Am. J. Phys. 48, 179–182 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1807215
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Spatially varying index of refraction: An open ended undergraduate topic
David A. Krueger
Am. J. Phys. 48, 183–188 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12169
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Deceptively simple harmonic motion: A mass on a spiral spring
F. Alan McDonald
Am. J. Phys. 48, 189–192 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12170
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Zero energy gaps for deep one‐dimensional periodic potentials
Shi‐Tron Lin; Jan Smit
Am. J. Phys. 48, 193–196 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12171
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Simple measurement of the band gap in silicon and germanium
Peter J. Collings
Am. J. Phys. 48, 197–199 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12172
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Breaking of gauge symmetry: A geometrical view
K. Moriyasu
Am. J. Phys. 48, 200–204 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12173
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Simple and inexpensive apparatus for Young’s modulus measurement
Somdev Tyagi; Arthur E. Lord, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 48, 205–206 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12174
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Dynamics of circular motion with friction
Lloyd P. Franklin; Paul I. Kimmel
Am. J. Phys. 48, 207–210 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12306
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Teaching the principles of radioactive dating and population growth without calculus
L. M. Celnikier
Am. J. Phys. 48, 211–213 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12307
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Lateral magnification–angular magnification relationship for a simple magnifier
Michael P. Keating
Am. J. Phys. 48, 214–217 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12155
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Parametric instability: An elementary demonstration and discussion
William Case
Am. J. Phys. 48, 218–221 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12156
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Maxwellian distribution derived from N‐body disintegration theory
D. L. Livesey
Am. J. Phys. 48, 222–225 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12157
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Supernovae in binary systems: An application of classical mechanics
R. Mitalas
Am. J. Phys. 48, 226–231 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12158
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Analysis of blackbody radiation with derivative spectroscopy
J. Dusek; R. J. Kearney; G. Baldini
Am. J. Phys. 48, 232–236 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12159
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Brewster angle in a semi‐infinite dielectric moving perpendicularly to the interface
Mario Saca
Am. J. Phys. 48, 237–239 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12160
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Solutions of the Schrödinger equation using approximate nucleon–nucleon and Λ–nucleon potentials
S. N. Banerjee; S. N. Chakraborty
Am. J. Phys. 48, 240–243 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12161
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Anomalous fine structure in sodium Rydberg states
Mark P. Silverman
Am. J. Phys. 48, 244–249 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12163
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Notes and Discussions

Infinitesimal rotations
Arthur D. Snider; Marcus McWaters
Am. J. Phys. 48, 250–251 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12164
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Elementary application of differential forms to electromagnetism
Henri Amar
Am. J. Phys. 48, 252 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12165
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Speed and displacement relations for tire skids
James D. Edmonds, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 48, 253 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12166
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Experiment illustrating Bernoulli’s equation and Hagen–Poiseuille’s law
J. Hellemans; P. Forrez; R. De Wilde
Am. J. Phys. 48, 254–255 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12154
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Comment on ’’Nonspreading wave packets’’
Daniel M. Greenberger
Am. J. Phys. 48, 256 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12308
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Book Reviews

Post Use Review, Physics
David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Richard Wolfson
Am. J. Phys. 48, 257 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12309
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Applications of Early Astronomical Records
F. R. Stephenson; D. H. Clark; Thomas T. Arny
Am. J. Phys. 48, 258 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12310
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Galaxies: Structure and Evolution
R. J. Taylor; Thomas T. Arny
Am. J. Phys. 48, 258 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12311
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Electromagnetic Fields: Sources and Media
A. M. Portis; Albert Claus
Am. J. Phys. 48, 259 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12152
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Technics and Praxis: A Philosophy of Technology
Don Ihde; Allan M. Russell
Am. J. Phys. 48, 259 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12312
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Aspects of Biophysics
William Hughes; Stephen A. George
Am. J. Phys. 48, 260 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12153
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