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Volume 57, Issue 10
October 1989
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Is physics difficult?
Kenneth W. Ford
Am. J. Phys. 57, 871–872 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15837
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Papers

The remarkable capabilities of recursive relations
V. K. Ignatovich
Am. J. Phys. 57, 873–878 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15838
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Realism and/or physics
Carl G. Adler
Am. J. Phys. 57, 878–882 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15839
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A simple solution for the Dirac hydrogenlike atom
O. L. de Lange
Am. J. Phys. 57, 883–886 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15840
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Interesting features of relativistic and nonrelativistic quantal bound states in one, two, and three dimensions
B. Sahu; M. Z.Rahman Khan; C. S. Shastry; B. Dey; S. C. Phatak
Am. J. Phys. 57, 886–894 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15841
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Extensions of the Feynman–Hellman theorem and applications
S. Brajamani Singh; C. A. Singh
Am. J. Phys. 57, 894–899 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15842
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Harriet Brooks—Pioneer nuclear scientist
M. F. Rayner‐Canham; G. W. Rayner‐Canham
Am. J. Phys. 57, 899–902 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15843
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Unified diagram for Fraunhofer diffraction and interference patterns from single, double, and multiple slits
Manfred Bucher; Duane P. Siemens
Am. J. Phys. 57, 902–907 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15844
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Reversing relative displacement in rolling fluids
G. D. Nickas
Am. J. Phys. 57, 907–912 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15845
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The generalized raindrop problem
M. Hossein Partovi; Duane R. Aston
Am. J. Phys. 57, 912–920 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15846
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Direct method for measuring the speed of sound
G. B. Karshner
Am. J. Phys. 57, 920–922 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15847
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Some general commutation rules and identities for three‐dimensional quantum‐mechanical operators
Edgardo T. García Alvarez; Alejandro D. González
Am. J. Phys. 57, 923–925 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15848
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A finite‐differences technique for propagating uncertainty in calculations
Richard D. Piccard
Am. J. Phys. 57, 925–930 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15849
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Using nonexponential absorption to demonstrate that anode x rays are polychromatic
Richard D. Piccard; Sue A. Carter
Am. J. Phys. 57, 931–936 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15850
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Supplementary Material
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Augmenting traditional undergraduate advanced laboratory experiments by automation using IEEE‐488 and RS‐232 interfaces
S. Nornes; Y. Z. Tu
Am. J. Phys. 57, 937–940 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15851
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A further canonical study of the damped linear oscillator
Gonzalo Ares‐de‐Parga A; Marco A. Rosales; J. L. Jiménez
Am. J. Phys. 57, 941–943 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15852
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Using a Smart‐pulley Atwood machine to study rocket motion
M. Stautberg Greenwood; R. Bernett; M. Benavides; S. Granger; R. Plass; S. Walters
Am. J. Phys. 57, 943–946 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15853
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Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘Coriolis deflection and air resistance,’’ by J. Sivardière and A. P. French [Am. J. Phys. 56, 88–89 (1988)]
A. P. French; J. M. Potgieter; Jean Sivardière
Am. J. Phys. 57, 947–948 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16132
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Stellar aberration, invariant velocities, and Earth’s hodograph
Ferdinand J. Shore
Am. J. Phys. 57, 948–949 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15854
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Wave cutoff on a suspended slinky
Guy Vandegrift; T. Baker; J. DiGrazio; A. Dohne; A. Flori; R. Loomis; C. Steel; D. Velat
Am. J. Phys. 57, 949–951 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15855
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A qualitative demonstration of the conservation of angular momentum in a system of two noncoaxial rotating disks
S. Y. Mak; K. Y. Wong
Am. J. Phys. 57, 951–952 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15856
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Apparatus Notes

A superior ‘‘superior’’ mirage
P. R. Barker; P. R. M. Crofts; M. Gal
Am. J. Phys. 57, 953–954 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16138
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A low‐cost LN2 monitor
M. Alvarez; L. Sbriz; M. Cordero
Am. J. Phys. 57, 954–955 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15806
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Meissner oscillator
P. J. Ouseph
Am. J. Phys. 57, 955–956 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15807
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Book Reviews

The Privilege of Being a Physicist
Victor F. Weisskopf; Hans A. Bethe
Am. J. Phys. 57, 957 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15808
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Information and Self‐Organization: A Macroscopic Approach to Complex Systems
Hermann Haken; Andrew M. Fraser
Am. J. Phys. 57, 958–959 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15809
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Theoretical Physics on the Personal Computer
Erich W. Schmid; Gerhard Spitz; Wolfgang Lösch; Benjamin Bayman
Am. J. Phys. 57, 958 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16137
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