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Volume 57, Issue 8
August 1989
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editor

La vitesse de la lumière or honoring Ro/mer
J. M. Pasachoff
Am. J. Phys. 57, 679–680 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15916
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Women in physics—Why so few?
Gayl Cook
Am. J. Phys. 57, 679 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15941
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On the equivalence of the Ampere and Biot–Savart magnetostatic force laws
C. Christodoulides
Am. J. Phys. 57, 680 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15917
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Demonstrations of two‐slit electron interference
Greyson Gilson
Am. J. Phys. 57, 680 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15918
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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Proposed revisions of the introductory physics course
Arnold B. Arons
Am. J. Phys. 57, 681–682 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15919
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Papers

An elementary introduction to solitons
J. Gratton; R. Delellis
Am. J. Phys. 57, 683–687 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15920
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Eastern mysticism and the alleged parallels with physics
Eric R. Scerri
Am. J. Phys. 57, 687–692 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15921
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Correlations and squeezing of two‐mode oscillations
A. K. Ekert; P. L. Knight
Am. J. Phys. 57, 692–697 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15922
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Applications of Newtonian mechanics to curve fitting
S. Swanson; J. Garner
Am. J. Phys. 57, 698–704 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15923
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The empirical foundation of classical dynamics
Edward A. Desloge
Am. J. Phys. 57, 704–706 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15924
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Energy density and stress: A new approach to teaching electromagnetism
F. Herrmann
Am. J. Phys. 57, 707–714 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15925
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The adiabatic propagator
Barry R. Holstein
Am. J. Phys. 57, 714–720 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15926
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Time derivatives of unit vectors in orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems
W. K. Koo; Y. C. Liew
Am. J. Phys. 57, 721–722 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15927
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Magnetic lines of force and rubber bands
Rodney C. Cross
Am. J. Phys. 57, 722–725 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15928
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A mirror calculus for combining isometries in two‐dimensional crystallography
P. K. Aravind
Am. J. Phys. 57, 725–728 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15929
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One‐dimensional scattering by a locally periodic potential
Hai‐Woong Lee; Adam Zysnarski; Phillip Kerr
Am. J. Phys. 57, 729–734 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16134
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Magnetic field of a long wire in a static background gravitational field: A classroom exercise in general relativity
M. De Fatima A. Da Silva; Otton T. Da Silveira Filho; J. A. Souza
Am. J. Phys. 57, 735–737 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15930
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Charts of modulus and phase of the S matrix
J. Sesma
Am. J. Phys. 57, 737–741 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15931
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An inexpensive, versatile experiment for teaching computer‐aided experimentation
Richard V. Whiteley; Keung L. Luke
Am. J. Phys. 57, 741–746 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15908
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Cognizable worlds: The anthropic principle and the fundamental constants of nature
George Greenstein; Allen Kropf
Am. J. Phys. 57, 746–749 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15909
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A geometrical approach to sums of uniform random variables
Bruce Denardo; Andrés Larraza
Am. J. Phys. 57, 749–755 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16140
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Quantum‐theoretic definitions of the measurement event
Allen C. Dotson
Am. J. Phys. 57, 755–761 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15910
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Notes and Discussions

A physical interpretation for a particle moving in a homogeneous time‐varying force
M. Bahiana; C. Wotzasek
Am. J. Phys. 57, 762 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15911
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Comment on ‘‘Evaluation of chemical potential and energy for an ideal Fermi–Dirac gas,’’ by E. M. Kiess [Am. J. Phys. 55, 1006–1007 (1987)]
Robert Weinstock
Am. J. Phys. 57, 763 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15912
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Book Reviews

POST‐USE REVIEW: Classical Electricity and Magnetism: A Contemporary Perspective
Vernon Barger; Martin Olsson; John P. Ralston
Am. J. Phys. 57, 764–765 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15913
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Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Since the Bell Inequalities: Selected Reprints
L. E. Ballentine; Laura M. Roth
Am. J. Phys. 57, 765–766 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15889
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The Supernova Story
Laurence A. Marschall; John Booth
Am. J. Phys. 57, 766–767 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15890
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The Beauty of Light
Ben Bova; Harold Ogren
Am. J. Phys. 57, 767 (1989) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15891
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Detecting gravitational waves with light
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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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