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Volume 61, Issue 3

March 1993

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Letters To The Editor
Guest Comment
Papers
Apparatus and Demonstration Notes
Book Reviews

Letters To The Editor

Equivalent‐current method and cognizance of previous work

Oleg D. Jefimenko

Am. J. Phys. 61, 201 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17286

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Does religion contradict science?

Mehmet Pakdemirli

Am. J. Phys. 61, 201–202 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17287

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Teaching problem solving

H. A. Buckmaster

Am. J. Phys. 61, 202 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17288

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Galileo, Einstein, and the church

Hassan F. Zandy

Am. J. Phys. 61, 202 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17289

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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Is there a future for physics majors at liberal arts colleges?

Louis H. Cadwell

Am. J. Phys. 61, 203–204 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17290

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Papers

Was Marx right? or How efficient are laser driven interstellar spacecraft?

J. F. L. Simmons; C. R. McInnes

Am. J. Phys. 61, 205–207 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17291

Abstract

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The measurement of astronomical parallaxes with CCD imaging cameras on small telescopes

Stephen J. Ratcliff; Thomas J. Balonek; Laurence A. Marschall; David L. DuPuy; Carlton R. Pennypacker; Ritu Verma; Anastasia Alexov; Vivian Bonney

Am. J. Phys. 61, 208–216 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17292

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Negative mass can be positively amusing

Richard H. Price

Am. J. Phys. 61, 216–217 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17293

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Force exerted on a stationary charge by a moving electric current or by a moving magnet

Oleg D. Jefimenko

Am. J. Phys. 61, 218–222 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17294

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Student programming in the introductory physics course: M.U.P.P.E.T.

Edward F. Redish; Jack M. Wilson

Am. J. Phys. 61, 222–232 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17295

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Heisenberg picture in quantum mechanics and linear evolutionary systems

Pascal Nardone

Am. J. Phys. 61, 232–237 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17296

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A simplified physical picture of phase conjugation using k‐space formalism and ray optics

Prasanta K. Ghosh; Partha P. Banerjee

Am. J. Phys. 61, 237–241 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17297

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Interference fringes between two separate lasers

F. Louradour; F. Reynaud; B. Colombeau; C. Froehly

Am. J. Phys. 61, 242–245 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17298

Abstract

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The hydrogen atom in a semi‐infinite space limited by a conical boundary

E. Ley‐Koo; S. Mateos‐Cortés

Am. J. Phys. 61, 246–249 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17299

Abstract

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Aspects of Debye shielding

Nicole Meyer‐Vernet

Am. J. Phys. 61, 249–257 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17300

Abstract

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Chain sliding off a table

Jan Vrbik

Am. J. Phys. 61, 258–261 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17442

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Motion of a falling spring

M. G. Calkin

Am. J. Phys. 61, 261–264 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17301

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A bifurcation problem in hydrostatics

Brian R. Duffy

Am. J. Phys. 61, 264–269 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17302

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Parameter bias elimination for log‐transformed data with arbitrary error characteristics

Ian R. Gatland; William J. Thompson

Am. J. Phys. 61, 269–272 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17303

Abstract

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Classical degeneracy and the existence of additional constants of motion

Stefan Weigert; Harry Thomas

Am. J. Phys. 61, 272–277 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17304

Abstract

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Apparatus and Demonstration Notes

Interfacing sensors to digital stopwatches

Francis A. Flaherty

Am. J. Phys. 61, 278–279 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17305

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Resonance display apparatus

E. Briggs; B. Netterfield; J. Barber; R. Peterson

Am. J. Phys. 61, 279–281 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17252

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Analog signal source for the computer interface laboratory

David L. DuPuy

Am. J. Phys. 61, 282–283 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17253

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Book Reviews

Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity, 2nd ed.

Edwin F. Taylor; John A. Wheeler; Jeffrey M. Bowen

Am. J. Phys. 61, 284 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17254

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What Makes Airplanes Fly? History, Science and Applications of Aerodynamics

Peter P. Wegener; Tom D. Crouch

Am. J. Phys. 61, 285 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17255

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POST‐USE REVIEW. An Introduction to Modern Electronics

William L. Faissler; A. F. Burr

Am. J. Phys. 61, 285–286 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17256

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Harnessing Solar Power: The Photovoltaics Challenge

Ken Zweibel; Pritpal Singh

Am. J. Phys. 61, 286–287 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17257

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Equivalent‐current method and cognizance of previous work

Does religion contradict science?

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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Is there a future for physics majors at liberal arts colleges?

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Was Marx right? or How efficient are laser driven interstellar spacecraft?

The measurement of astronomical parallaxes with CCD imaging cameras on small telescopes

Negative mass can be positively amusing

Force exerted on a stationary charge by a moving electric current or by a moving magnet

Student programming in the introductory physics course: M.U.P.P.E.T.

Heisenberg picture in quantum mechanics and linear evolutionary systems

A simplified physical picture of phase conjugation using k‐space formalism and ray optics

Interference fringes between two separate lasers

The hydrogen atom in a semi‐infinite space limited by a conical boundary

Aspects of Debye shielding

Chain sliding off a table

Motion of a falling spring

A bifurcation problem in hydrostatics

Parameter bias elimination for log‐transformed data with arbitrary error characteristics

Classical degeneracy and the existence of additional constants of motion

Apparatus and Demonstration Notes

Interfacing sensors to digital stopwatches

Resonance display apparatus

Analog signal source for the computer interface laboratory

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Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity, 2nd ed.

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