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Volume 56, Issue 1
January 1988
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editor

Yes, physicists should use SI, but also, they should have human flexibility
Claude Kacser
Am. J. Phys. 56, 9 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15394
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The one‐dimensional hydrogen atom
Clinton Van Siclen
Am. J. Phys. 56, 9–10 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15395
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Addition to Resource Letter on history of physics [Am. J. Phys. 55, 683 (1987)]
George W. Ficken, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 56, 10 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15413
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The Back of the Envelope

Problem 1 for Jan
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15414
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Problem 2 for Jan
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15415
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Problem 3 for Jan
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15416
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Solution 1 for Dec
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15417
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Solution 2 for Dec
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15418
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Solution 3 for Dec
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 12 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15419
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Editorial

Editorial: If teaching is to be elevated in the hierarchy...
John S. Rigden
Am. J. Phys. 56, 13 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15420
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Papers

Redesigning college‐ and university‐level introductory physics
Robert C. Hilborn
Am. J. Phys. 56, 14–17 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15421
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E=mc2
Mitchell J. Feigenbaum; N. David Mermin
Am. J. Phys. 56, 18–21 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15422
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The general unrestrained brachistochrone
David G. Stork; Ju‐xing Yang
Am. J. Phys. 56, 22–26 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15423
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Rescue from falling into a black hole
Richard T. Hammond
Am. J. Phys. 56, 27–28 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15424
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A study of barrier penetration in quantum mechanics
Jeff D. Chalk
Am. J. Phys. 56, 29–32 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15425
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Physics of a ballistic missile defense: The chemical laser boost‐phase defense
Crockett L. Grabbe
Am. J. Phys. 56, 32–36 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15411
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A simple relation between bosons and fermions in angular momentum eigenstates
Raymond A. Sorensen
Am. J. Phys. 56, 37–39 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15412
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Fermion assemblies: From collapse to saturation
Amalio F. Pacheco; Jaime Sañudo
Am. J. Phys. 56, 40–44 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15427
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The three‐dimensional hysteresis surface for nickel
George Barnes
Am. J. Phys. 56, 45–48 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15428
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Boundary‐induced perturbations
J. R. Morris
Am. J. Phys. 56, 49–51 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15429
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Potential energy of interaction for two magnetic pucks
D. P. Shelton; M. E. Kettner
Am. J. Phys. 56, 51–52 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15430
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Measurement of optical absorption by calorimetry and analysis of a solar collector
L. C. Allen; J. Wallace; G. Deutscher; P. Lindenfeld
Am. J. Phys. 56, 53–57 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15431
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Power series approximation to solutions of nonlinear systems of differential equations
Victor Fairén; Vicente López; Luis Conde
Am. J. Phys. 56, 57–61 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15432
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A simple facility for the teaching of plasma dynamics and plasma nuclear fusion
S. Lee; T. Y. Tou; S. P. Moo; M. A. Eissa; A. V. Gholap; K. H. Kwek; S. Mulyodrono; A. J. Smith; Suryadi; W. Usada; M. Zakaullah
Am. J. Phys. 56, 62–68 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15433
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A demonstration calculation of self‐consistent stellar models with convective cores
D. A. Leahy
Am. J. Phys. 56, 68–72 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15434
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Generation and experimental measurement of a one‐dimensional quasi‐crystal diffraction pattern
S. Y. Litvin; A. B. Romberger; D. B. Litvin
Am. J. Phys. 56, 72–75 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15435
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Transmission of microwaves through layered dielectrics—Theory, experiment, and application
Benjamin Rulf
Am. J. Phys. 56, 76–80 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15436
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Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘Zero angular momentum turns’’ [Am. J. Phys. 54, 846 (1986)]
Kenneth Laws
Am. J. Phys. 56, 81 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15437
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Comparing solutions for the solar escape problem
A. Z. Hendel; Michael J. Longo
Am. J. Phys. 56, 82–85 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15439
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A note on ‘‘Solar escape revisited’’
Alfonso Díaz‐Jiménez; A. P. French
Am. J. Phys. 56, 85–86 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15386
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Improved student laboratory on the measurement of Planck’s constant using the photoelectric effect
J. Dean Barnett; Harold T. Stokes
Am. J. Phys. 56, 86–87 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15387
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Note on ‘‘Evaluating the effectiveness of an elementary undergraduate laboratory’’ [Am. J. Phys. 54, 702 (1986)]
D. H. Rendell
Am. J. Phys. 56, 87–88 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15388
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Comment on ‘‘Evaluating the effectiveness of an elementary undergraduate laboratory’’ [Am. J. Phys. 54, 702 (1986)]
John S. Thomsen
Am. J. Phys. 56, 88 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15389
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Coriolis deflection and air resistance
Jean Sivardière; A. P. French
Am. J. Phys. 56, 88–89 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15390
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General relativistic perihelia precession and the anharmonic oscillator
M. G. Olsson
Am. J. Phys. 56, 89–91 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15391
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Comment on ‘‘In what frame is a current‐carrying conductor neutral?’’ [Am. J. Phys. 53, 1165 (1985)]
A. Hernández; M. A. Valle; J. M. Aguirregabiria
Am. J. Phys. 56, 91 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15392
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Reply to ‘‘Comment on ‘In what frame is a current‐carrying conductor neutral?’ ’’
P. C. Peters
Am. J. Phys. 56, 92 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15393
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One‐dimensional Bohr atom
I. Richard Lapidus
Am. J. Phys. 56, 92–94 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15762
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Erratum: ‘‘Problem: The effective weight of a sliding block on a recoiling inclined plane (wedge)’’ [Am. J. Phys. 55, 777 (1987)]
George W. Ficken, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 56, 94 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15779
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Erratum: ‘‘Order‐of‐magnitude ‘theory’ of stellar structure’’ [Am. J. Phys. 55, 804 (1987)]
George Greenstein
Am. J. Phys. 56, 94 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15780
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Reply to ‘‘Comment on ‘Zero angular momentum turns’ ’’
Martin H. Edwards
Am. J. Phys. 56, 81–82 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15438
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