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Volume 65, Issue 3
March 1997
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters to the Editor

Dark Sun
A. A. Broyles
Am. J. Phys. 65, 173 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18564
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Wanted—A qualitative course
K. M. Awati
Am. J. Phys. 65, 173–174 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18567
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Should we give up on the goal of science literacy?
Ron Good
Am. J. Phys. 65, 174 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18785
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Guest Comment: Revitalizing undergraduate physics—Who needs it?
Robert C. Hilborn
Am. J. Phys. 65, 175–177 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18566
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Awards

American Association of Physics Teachers 1996 Award for Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching: Paul Hickman
Karen L. Johnston
Am. J. Phys. 65, 178 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18568
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American Association of Physics Teachers 1996 Melba Newell Phillips Award: Reuben E. Alley
Karen L. Johnston
Am. J. Phys. 65, 179 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18569
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Papers

Resource Letter GPP-1: Geometric Phases in Physics
Jeeva Anandan; Joy Christian; Kazimir Wanelik
Am. J. Phys. 65, 180–185 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18570
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Optical Doppler measurements
T. James Belich; Ryan P. Lahm; Richard W. Peterson; Chad D. Whipple
Am. J. Phys. 65, 186–190 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18528
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Average value of position for the anharmonic oscillator: Classical versus quantum results
Richard W. Robinett
Am. J. Phys. 65, 190–194 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18747
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Relativistic charged-particle motion in a constant field according to the Lorentz force law
Andrew T. Hyman
Am. J. Phys. 65, 195–198 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18529
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Gravitational expansion and the destruction of a black hole
Ronald Gautreau; Jeffrey M. Cohen
Am. J. Phys. 65, 198–201 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18530
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Scanning, spherical-mirror Fabry–Perot interferometer: An upper-division optics laboratory experiment
Paul Nachman; Aaron C. Bernstein
Am. J. Phys. 65, 202–213 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18572
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A simpler solution of the Dirac equation in a Coulomb potential
Bernard Goodman; Siniša R. Ignjatović
Am. J. Phys. 65, 214–221 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18531
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The quantum defect: Early history and recent developments
A. R. P. Rau; Mitio Inokuti
Am. J. Phys. 65, 221–225 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18532
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Wave patterns on a water column
D. Sklavenites
Am. J. Phys. 65, 225–230 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18533
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Diffusion equation for one-dimensional unbiased hopping
R. Collins; S. R. Carson; J. A. D. Matthew
Am. J. Phys. 65, 230–237 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18534
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An underrated entanglement: Riccati and Schrödinger equations
Stephen B. Haley
Am. J. Phys. 65, 237–243 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18535
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Dynamics of two interacting particles in a magnetic field in two dimensions
Sergio Curilef; Francisco Claro
Am. J. Phys. 65, 244–250 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18536
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Apparatus and Demonstration Notes

A simple hand-held spectrometer
Harold A. Daw
Am. J. Phys. 65, 251–254 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18537
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Use of a digital oscilloscope as a spectrum analyzer in the undergraduate laboratory
Mark F. Masters; Richard E. Miers
Am. J. Phys. 65, 254–255 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18748
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Successful pinhole photography
D. Ambrosini; G. Schirripa Spagnolo
Am. J. Phys. 65, 256–257 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18538
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Book Reviews

Basic Training in Mathematics: A Fitness Program for Science Students
R. Shankar; David M. Cook
Am. J. Phys. 65, 258–259 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18795
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Colour: Art & Science. (The Darwin College Lectures.)
Trevor Lamb; Janine Bourriau; Ralph Baierlein
Am. J. Phys. 65, 259–261 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18796
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Physics History from AAPT Journals II
A. P. French; Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.; Peter Lindenfeld
Am. J. Phys. 65, 259 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18797
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