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Volume 60, Issue 4
April 1992
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Being first in the world in math and science
Walter E. Massey
Am. J. Phys. 60, 295 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16918
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Awards

American Association of Physics Teachers 1992 Oersted Medalist: Eugen Merzbacher
Judy Franz
Am. J. Phys. 60, 297 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16919
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‘‘Frills or fundamentals, fervor and phobia,’’ Eugen Merzbacher’s acceptance speech for the 1992 Oersted Medal presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers, 7 January 1992
Eugen Merzbacher
Am. J. Phys. 60, 297–300 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16920
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Papers

On Feynman’s proof of the Maxwell equations
Richard J. Hughes
Am. J. Phys. 60, 301–306 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16921
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A modern analysis of the Stern–Gerlach experiment
Daniel E. Platt
Am. J. Phys. 60, 306–308 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17136
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Why the speed of light is reduced in a transparent medium
Mary B. James; David J. Griffiths
Am. J. Phys. 60, 309–313 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16922
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Thomas precession: Where is the torque?
Richard A. Muller
Am. J. Phys. 60, 313–317 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16923
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The mathematical knowledge of physics graduates: Primary data and conclusions
Ernst Breitenberger
Am. J. Phys. 60, 318–323 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16874
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Classical view of the Stark effect in hydrogen atoms
T. P. Hezel; C. E. Burkhardt; M. Ciocca; J. J. Leventhal
Am. J. Phys. 60, 324–328 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16875
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Classical view of the properties of Rydberg atoms: Application of the correspondence principle
T. P. Hezel; C. E. Burkhardt; M. Ciocca; L‐W. He; J. J. Leventhal
Am. J. Phys. 60, 329–335 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16876
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Floating equilibrium of symmetrical objects and the breaking of symmetry. Part 1: Prisms
Paul Erdös; Gérard Schibler; Roy C. Herndon
Am. J. Phys. 60, 335–345 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16877
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Floating equilibrium of symmetrical objects and the breaking of symmetry. Part 2: The cube, the octahedron, and the tetrahedron
Paul Erdös; Gérard Schibler; Roy C. Herndon
Am. J. Phys. 60, 345–356 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17130
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All about work
A. John Mallinckrodt; Harvey S. Leff
Am. J. Phys. 60, 356–365 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16878
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Using small, rare‐earth magnets to study the susceptibility of feebly magnetic metals
R. S. Davis
Am. J. Phys. 60, 365–370 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16879
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The electronic bouncing ball
Robert L. Zimmerman; Sergio Celaschi; Luis G. Neto
Am. J. Phys. 60, 370–375 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17134
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Upper level experimental physics resource materials
Lee E. Larson
Am. J. Phys. 60, 376–377 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16880
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Notes and Discussions

A concise derivation of the plane‐wave partial‐wave expansion
William J. Thompson
Am. J. Phys. 60, 378–379 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16881
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A simple maximization technique for statistical mechanics expressions
Tsvi Tlusty; Jorge Berger
Am. J. Phys. 60, 379–380 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16882
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Book Reviews

Random Processes in Physical Systems: An Introduction to Probability‐based Computer Simulations.
Charles A. Whitney; John W. Negele
Am. J. Phys. 60, 381 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16883
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What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks? More Experiments in Atmospheric Physics.
Craig F. Bohren; Michael J. Ruiz
Am. J. Phys. 60, 381–382 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16884
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The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell
P. M. Harman; C. Stewart Gillmor
Am. J. Phys. 60, 382–383 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16885
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All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
I. L. Tregillis, George R. R. Martin
Temperature as joules per bit
Charles Alexandre Bédard, Sophie Berthelette, et al.
Quantum fields from dimensional analysis: Applications in condensed matter systems
Richard Robinett
Interplay between Airy and Coriolis precessions in a real Foucault pendulum
N. N. Salva, H. R. Salva
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps
L. Q. English, D. P. Jackson, et al.
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