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Volume 55, Issue 5

May 1987

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Letters To The Editor
Editorial
Papers
Notes and Discussions
Book Review

Letters To The Editor

The current challenge: Introductory physics

Roger S. Jones

Am. J. Phys. 55, 391 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15160

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On the introductory course

Robert E. Kennedy

Am. J. Phys. 55, 391–392 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15161

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Coriolis and consolation

Jack Tessman

Am. J. Phys. 55, 392 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15162

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About ‘‘perplex numbers’’

André Ronveaux

Am. J. Phys. 55, 392 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15163

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Solenoids and the Aharonov–Bohm effect

N. Gauthier

Am. J. Phys. 55, 393 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15141

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Comment on ‘‘A retrograde motion demonstration model’’ [Am. J. Phys. 54, 1021 (1986)]

Ronald Lane Reese

Am. J. Phys. 55, 393 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15164

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Counterfactual definitions and physical properties

Bernard d’Espagnat

Am. J. Phys. 55, 393 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15165

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On the velocity of light

Kenneth J. Epstein

Am. J. Phys. 55, 393–394 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15318

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Editorial

Editorial: The fallacy of immediacy

John S. Rigden

Am. J. Phys. 55, 395 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15143

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Papers

The hydrogen atom in one dimension

R. E. Moss

Am. J. Phys. 55, 397–401 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15144

Abstract

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Cosmic strings: Gravitation without local curvature

T. M. Helliwell; D. A. Konkowski

Am. J. Phys. 55, 401–407 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15145

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A conceptual approach to teaching kinematics

Mark L. Rosenquist; Lillian C. McDermott

Am. J. Phys. 55, 407–415 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15122

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Rigid‐body dynamics of a football

Peter J. Brancazio

Am. J. Phys. 55, 415–420 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15123

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Magnetic force due to a current‐carrying wire: A paradox and its resolution

Denise C. Gabuzda

Am. J. Phys. 55, 420–422 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15124

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Frequency‐dependent performance of a nonideal Carnot engine

E. Rebhan; B. Ahlborn

Am. J. Phys. 55, 423–428 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15125

Abstract

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The black hole as a gravitational ‘‘lens’’

Hans C. Ohanian

Am. J. Phys. 55, 428–432 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15126

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Approximations for the range of ballistic missiles

Ralph Snyder

Am. J. Phys. 55, 432–437 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15127

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A simple geometrical model of spontaneous symmetry breaking

P. K. Aravind

Am. J. Phys. 55, 437–439 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15128

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Toward a modeling theory of physics instruction

David Hestenes

Am. J. Phys. 55, 440–454 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15129

Abstract

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Modeling instruction in mechanics

Ibrahim Abou Halloun; David Hestenes

Am. J. Phys. 55, 455–462 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15130

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Band structure of a periodic potential with two wells and two barriers per period

H. X. Jiang; J. Y. Lin

Am. J. Phys. 55, 462–465 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15131

Abstract

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Quantum and classical electrons in a potential well with uniform electric field

D. Nguyen; T. Odagaki

Am. J. Phys. 55, 466–469 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15132

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Notes and Discussions

Comments on ‘‘Comments on ‘Fixed points in torque–angular momentum relations’ ’’ [Am. J. Phys. 53, 586 (1985)]

David J. McGill; John G. Papastavridis

Am. J. Phys. 55, 470–471 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15133

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The Poynting vector distribution in a simple transformer

N. Morton

Am. J. Phys. 55, 472–473 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15134

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Comment on ‘‘The Poynting vector distribution in a simple transformer’’

Paul Lorrain

Am. J. Phys. 55, 474 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15135

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Comment on ‘‘The Poynting vector distribution in a simple transformer’’

William A. Newcomb

Am. J. Phys. 55, 474 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15136

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Charge distributions and coefficients of potential for a system of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium

M. I. Prieto; M. Quintillán

Am. J. Phys. 55, 474–475 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15137

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Response to ‘‘Charge distributions and coefficients of potential for a system of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium’’

Roald K. Wangsness

Am. J. Phys. 55, 475 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15138

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A close look at a canonical semiclassical derivation of the gravitational red shift

Jeff Goldstein

Am. J. Phys. 55, 476–477 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15139

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Derivation of the one‐dimensional wave equation

N. Gauthier

Am. J. Phys. 55, 477 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15140

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Book Review

Quantum Reality: Beyond the New Physics

Nick Herbert; Frederick M. Stein

Am. J. Phys. 55, 478–479 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15146

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