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Volume 59, Issue 10
October 1991
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editor

Remember the consumer
Robert N. Varney
Am. J. Phys. 59, 871 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16663
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In defense of Marie Curie
T. M. Semkow; K. W. Semkow
Am. J. Phys. 59, 871–872 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16664
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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Military applications of technology—A new turn
Edward Teller
Am. J. Phys. 59, 873 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16665
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Papers

Resource Letter LS‐1: Laser spectroscopy
R. Gupta
Am. J. Phys. 59, 874–886 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16837
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Rotating coordinates and the Ramsey separated oscillating‐field resonance method
Michèle Glass‐Maujean; H. Henry Stroke
Am. J. Phys. 59, 886–890 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16666
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Learning to think like a physicist: A review of research‐based instructional strategies
Alan Van Heuvelen
Am. J. Phys. 59, 891–897 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16667
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Overview, Case Study Physics
Alan Van Heuvelen
Am. J. Phys. 59, 898–907 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16668
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Dynamical symmetry breaking and chaos in Duffing’s equation
Collin L. Olson; M. G. Olsson
Am. J. Phys. 59, 907–911 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16669
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Classroom exercises with the Terrell effect
John Robert Burke; Frank J. Strode
Am. J. Phys. 59, 912–915 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16670
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Externally excited semi‐infinite one‐dimensional models
Sergio A. Cannas; Domingo Prato
Am. J. Phys. 59, 915–920 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16671
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A didactical approach to nontrivial dispersion relations
R. Delellis; F. Minotti
Am. J. Phys. 59, 920–924 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16672
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The quantum bouncer by the path integral method
D. A. Goodings; T. Szeredi
Am. J. Phys. 59, 924–930 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16673
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On the use of direct variational methods to study confined quantum systems
J. L. Marin; S. A. Cruz
Am. J. Phys. 59, 931–935 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16674
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An analytical example of renormalization in two‐dimensional quantum mechanics
Lawrence R. Mead; John Godines
Am. J. Phys. 59, 935–937 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16675
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Boundary effects in quantum mechanics
David H. Berman
Am. J. Phys. 59, 937–941 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16676
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A pedagogical approach to the radiation fields
Allan Walstad
Am. J. Phys. 59, 941–944 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16677
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Finite eigenfunctions in the WKB approximation
U. Sukhatme; A. Pagnamenta
Am. J. Phys. 59, 944–947 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16678
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Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘Are sound waves isothermal or adiabatic?’’ by Junru Wu [Am. J. Phys. 58, 694–696 (1990)]
Pieter B. Visscher
Am. J. Phys. 59, 948 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16679
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The radial field of the Helmholtz pair
P. N. Murgatroyd
Am. J. Phys. 59, 949–950 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16680
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A surprising mechanics demonstration
A. R. Marlow
Am. J. Phys. 59, 951–952 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16681
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Benford’s law and physical constants: The distribution of initial digits
John Burke; Eric Kincanon
Am. J. Phys. 59, 952 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16838
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Relativistic transformation of the spectrum of radiation
Adam Kujawski
Am. J. Phys. 59, 953–954 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16682
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Gravitational field strength inside the Earth
Laurent Hodges
Am. J. Phys. 59, 954–956 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16683
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Erratum: The quantum mechanical Hamiltonian in curvilinear coordinates: A simple derivation [Am. J. Phys. 58, 344–347 (1990)]
Henrik Grum Kjaergaard; Ole Sonnich Mortensen
Am. J. Phys. 59, 956 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16843
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Apparatus and Demonstration Notes

A new tube for Richardson–Dushman experiments
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 59, 957–958 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16684
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Book Reviews

The Physics of Musical Instruments
Neville H. Fletcher; Thomas D. Rossing; Robert M. Williamson
Am. J. Phys. 59, 959 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16685
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