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Volume 65, Issue 8
August 1997
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters to the Editor

Fresnel diffraction of Gaussian beams
Kurt Gottfried
Am. J. Phys. 65, 687 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18652
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Belief in weird things
Loren Lockwood
Am. J. Phys. 65, 687 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18653
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Theme issues
Joel Rauber
Am. J. Phys. 65, 687 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18655
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Revitalizing undergraduate physics: A skeptical comment
Allan Walstad
Am. J. Phys. 65, 688 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18745
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Charged-particle motion in a constant field
Andrew T. Hyman
Am. J. Phys. 65, 688 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18746
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Editorial

Editorial: Teaching or research, research or teaching?—Thoughts about Edward M. Purcell
Robert H. Romer
Am. J. Phys. 65, 689–690 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18654
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Awards

Edward M. Purcell: Oersted Medalist for 1967 [Reprinted from Am. J. Phys. 35 (6), 479–480 (1967)]
H. R. Crane
Am. J. Phys. 65, 691 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18783
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“The New Practical Physics,” Edward M. Purcell’s acceptance speech for the 1967 Oersted medal presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers, 31 January 1967
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 65, 692–693 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18667
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New Practical Physics
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 65, 693 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18635
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Papers

The search for elementary particles with fractional electric charge and the philosophy of speculative experiments
Martin L. Perl; Eric R. Lee
Am. J. Phys. 65, 698–706 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18641
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Proton or prouton?: Rutherford and the depths of the atom
Alfred Romer
Am. J. Phys. 65, 707–716 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18640
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Experimental measurements on a simulated lumped transmission line
H. J. T. Smith; James A. Blackburn
Am. J. Phys. 65, 716–725 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18782
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From problem solving to a knowledge structure: An example from the domain of electromagnetism
Esther Bagno; Bat-Sheva Eylon
Am. J. Phys. 65, 726–736 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18642
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A ball rolling on a freely spinning turntable
Warren Weckesser
Am. J. Phys. 65, 736–738 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18643
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Can an ideal gas feel the shape of its container?
Gonzalo Gutiérrez; Julio M. Yáñez
Am. J. Phys. 65, 739–743 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18644
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A high potential Tesla coil impulse generator for lecture demonstrations and science exhibitions
Kenneth D. Skeldon; Alastair I. Grant; Slan A. Scott
Am. J. Phys. 65, 744–754 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18645
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The dead spot of a tennis racket
Rod Cross
Am. J. Phys. 65, 754–764 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18646
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Computer simulation of p–n junction devices
N. Sanjay Rebello; Chandramouli Ravipati; Dean A. Zollman; Lawrence T. Escalada
Am. J. Phys. 65, 765–773 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18636
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Probing stereotypes through students’ drawings of scientists
Jrène Rahm; Paul Charbonneau
Am. J. Phys. 65, 774–778 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18647
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A superconducting persistent current experiment for an undergraduate laboratory
W. M. Tiernan
Am. J. Phys. 65, 778–784 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18638
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Undergraduate experiment designed to show the proportionality between the phase difference and the thickness of a uniaxial crystal
M. A. Blanco; M. Yuste; C. Carreras
Am. J. Phys. 65, 784–787 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18648
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Logarithmic perturbation expansion for the Dirac equation in one dimension: Application to the polarizability calculation
F. A. B. Coutinho; Y. Nogami; F. M. Toyama
Am. J. Phys. 65, 788–794 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18649
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Notes and Discussions

An alternative view of the coherent x-ray scattering factor with application to the hydrogen atom
A. Fearnside; J. A. D. Matthew
Am. J. Phys. 65, 795–796 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18650
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On the optimal angle of projection in general media
C. W. Groetsch
Am. J. Phys. 65, 797–799 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18637
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Comment on “Demonstrating crystal optics using microwaves on wood targets,” by Benjamin S. Perkalskis and J. Reuben Freeman [Am. J. Phys. 63 (8), 762–764 (1995)]
Keh-chang Chu; John D. Noble
Am. J. Phys. 65, 797 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18639
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Minkowski diagrams in momentum space
Eugene J. Saletan
Am. J. Phys. 65, 799–800 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18651
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Book Reviews

Nuclear Rites: A Weapons Laboratory at the End of the Cold War
Hugh Gusterson; Gerald L. Nutt
Am. J. Phys. 65, 801–802 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18656
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Post-Use Review. Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications
John D. McGervey; Bruce D. McCombe; John T. Ho
Am. J. Phys. 65, 802–803 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18658
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Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories.
Tian Yu Cao; Laurie M. Brown
Am. J. Phys. 65, 804–805 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18657
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