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Volume 55, Issue 9
September 1987
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editors

Is light a particle?
J. Perdijon
Am. J. Phys. 55, 775 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15022
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1/r potential
Mario Iona
Am. J. Phys. 55, 775–776 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15023
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Shadows on ‘‘Movable chalkboards in the science lecture hall’’ [ Am. J. Phys. 55, 219 (l987)]
Ben Greenebaum
Am. J. Phys. 55, 776 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15024
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Exploiting the drift velocity of charge carriers
George Galeczki
Am. J. Phys. 55, 776 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15025
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The king’s new tower
Kenneth S. Mendelson
Am. J. Phys. 55, 776 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15026
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Comment on ‘‘A disappearing rod’’[ Am. J. Phys. 55, 177 (l987)]
Francis C. Stephenson; George W. Ficken, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 55, 777 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15027
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Electron g‐factor without QED?
Peter McNeall
Am. J. Phys. 55, 777 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15028
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Author responds
H. Aspden
Am. J. Phys. 55, 777 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15029
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Editorial

Editorial: The introductory physics course and modern physics
John S. Rigden
Am. J. Phys. 55, 779 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15313
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Papers

‘‘Strong and Weak Interactions,’’ Clifford E. Swartz’s acceptance speech for the 1987 Oersted Medal presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers, 30 January 1987
Clifford E. Swartz
Am. J. Phys. 55, 781–785 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14987
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American Association of Physics Teachers 1987 Oersted Medalist: Clifford E. Swartz
John S. Rigden
Am. J. Phys. 55, 781 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15009
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Resource letter IQM‐2: Foundations of quantum mechanics since the Bell inequalities
L. E. Ballentine
Am. J. Phys. 55, 785–792 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14988
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The Bezold–Brücke phenomenon and Goethe’s rejection of Newton’s Opticks
Michael Duck
Am. J. Phys. 55, 793–796 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14989
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Microcomputer interfacing: A course for science majors
Gerard P. Lietz
Am. J. Phys. 55, 796–799 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14990
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The floating plank
R. Delbourgo
Am. J. Phys. 55, 799–802 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14991
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Ehrenfest theorem and the classical trajectory of quantum motion
J. Nag; V. J. Menon; S. N. Mukherjee
Am. J. Phys. 55, 802–804 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14992
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Order‐of‐magnitude ‘‘theory’’ of stellar structure
George Greenstein
Am. J. Phys. 55, 804–810 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14993
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Student understanding of the work‐energy and impulse‐momentum theorems
Ronald A. Lawson; Lillian C. McDermott
Am. J. Phys. 55, 811–817 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14994
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Solutions to Laplace’s equation using spreadsheets on a personal computer
T. T. Crow
Am. J. Phys. 55, 817–823 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14995
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Production of real‐time holographic interferograms
Keith Lubell; Robert Prigo
Am. J. Phys. 55, 823–825 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14996
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Trouble on the loop‐the‐loop
Peter L. Tea, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 55, 826–829 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14997
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The Hamiltonian formulation of optics
Tetsundo Sekiguchi; Kurt Bernardo Wolf
Am. J. Phys. 55, 830–835 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14999
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Optical diffraction pattern measurements using a self‐scanning photodiode array interfaced to a microcomputer
James T. Wesley; Anthony F. Behof
Am. J. Phys. 55, 835–844 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15000
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The rolling unrestrained brachistochrone
Ju‐xing Yang; David G. Stork; David Galloway
Am. J. Phys. 55, 844–847 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15001
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Notes and Discussions

The date and time of the vernal equinox: A graphical representation of the Gregorian calendar
Ronald Lane Reese; George Y. Chang
Am. J. Phys. 55, 848–849 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15002
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Relation between charge density and curvature of surface of charged conductor
Kun‐Mu Liu
Am. J. Phys. 55, 849–852 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15010
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Apparatus Notes

A pulser circuit for measuring the speed of light
M. E. Ciholas; P. M. Wilt
Am. J. Phys. 55, 853–854 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15011
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Automatic recording for the Cavendish balance
C. W. Fischer; J. L. Hunt; P. Sawatzky
Am. J. Phys. 55, 855–856 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15012
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A photogate timer for measuring the speed of a bullet
J. W. Harrell, Jr.; Lloyd Junkin; Danny Whitcomb
Am. J. Phys. 55, 856–857 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15013
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Book Reviews

Physics Through the 1990s
Physics Survey Committee Author; Ronald Geballe
Am. J. Phys. 55, 858–859 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14985
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Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
Herbert B. Callen; Robert B. Griffiths
Am. J. Phys. 55, 860–861 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14986
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The Mystery of Comets
Fred L. Whipple; Elizabeth Roemer
Am. J. Phys. 55, 861–862 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14983
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Lasers
Anthony E. Siegman; Robert C. Hilborn
Am. J. Phys. 55, 862–863 (1987) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14984
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Online “Advanced Labs” in physics
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Quantum solutions for the delta ring and delta shell
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