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Volume 70, Issue 10
October 2002
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Haystack radio telescope
Jay M. Pasachoff
Am. J. Phys. 70, 983 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1498892
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The standard deviation is not an adequate measure of quantum uncertainty
Jan Hilgevoord
Am. J. Phys. 70, 983 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503380
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GUEST EDITORIAL

Enhancing science instruction in the elementary schools
Milton W. Cole; Carla Zembal-Saul
Am. J. Phys. 70, 984–985 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503382
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PAPERS

Four-bubble clusters and Menelaus’ theorem
Fred Fischer
Am. J. Phys. 70, 986–991 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1495407
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Synchronization of metronomes
James Pantaleone
Am. J. Phys. 70, 992–1000 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1501118
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A dynamical picture of the oceanic tides
Eugene I. Butikov
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1001–1011 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1498858
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The air bubble: experiments on an unusual harmonic oscillator
Valentin Leroy; Martin Devaud; Jean-Claude Bacri
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1012–1019 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503797
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Application of Padé interpolation to stationary state problems
C. N. Leung; Yvonne Y. Y. Wong
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1020–1024 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503379
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Does the Euler Disk slip during its motion?
D. Petrie; J. L. Hunt; C. G. Gray
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1025–1028 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1501117
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Averaging of harmonic physical fields over an annular region enclosing field sources
Lin Li
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1029–1033 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1491264
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A Newton–Faraday approach to electromagnetic energy and angular momentum storage in an electromechanical system
N. Gauthier
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1034–1038 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1485715
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Multiple scattering of a plane scalar wave from a uniform dielectric slab
Wei Guo
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1039–1043 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1498890
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Heat capacity of an ideal gas along an elliptical PV cycle
S. Velasco; A. González; J. A. White; A. Calvo Hernández
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1044–1048 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1495408
View articletitled, Heat capacity of an ideal gas along an elliptical <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mi xmlns="">PV</mi></math></span> cycle
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Roller ball dynamics revisited
P. G. Heyda
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1049–1051 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1499508
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The homopolar motor: A true relativistic engine
Jorge Guala-Valverde; Pedro Mazzoni; Ricardo Achilles
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1052–1055 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1498857
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “The shape of ‘the Spandex’ and the orbits upon its surface,” by Gary D. White and Michael Walker [Am. J. Phys. 70 (1), 48–52 (2002)]
Don S. Lemons; T. C. Lipscombe
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1056–1058 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1495410
View articletitled, Comment on “The shape of ‘the Spandex’ and the orbits upon its surface,” by Gary D. White and Michael Walker [Am. J. Phys. <strong>70</strong> (1), 48–52 (2002)]
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Erratum: “Teaching antenna reception and scattering from a time-domain perspective” [Am. J. Phys. 70 (8), 829–844 (2002)]
Glenn S. Smith
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1056 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1507794
View articletitled, Erratum: “Teaching antenna reception and scattering from a time-domain perspective” [Am. J. Phys. <strong>70</strong> (8), 829–844 (2002)]
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Comment on “How do we know if we are doing a good job in physics teaching?,” by Robert Ehrlich [Am. J. Phys. 70 (1), 24–29 (2002)]
Richard Hake
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1058–1059 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1495411
View articletitled, Comment on “How do we know if we are doing a good job in physics teaching?,” by Robert Ehrlich [Am. J. Phys. <strong>70</strong> (1), 24–29 (2002)]
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Comment on “The Bertrand theorem revisited,” by Y. Zarmi [Am. J. Phys. 70, 446–449 (2002)]
R. P. Martı́nez-y-Romero; H. N. Núñez-Yépez; A. L. Salas-Brito
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1059–1060 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503381
View articletitled, Comment on “The Bertrand theorem revisited,” by Y. Zarmi [Am. J. Phys. <strong>70</strong>, 446–449 (2002)]
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Demonstrating optical beat notes through heterodyne experiments
K. Razdan; D. A. Van Baak
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1061–1067 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1484150
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A simple medical physics experiment based on a laser pointer
Colin Delaney; Juan Rodriguez
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1068–1070 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1488640
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BOOK REVIEWS

The Grip of Gravity: The Quest to Understand the Laws of Motion and Gravitation.
Prabhakar Gondhalekar; Edward Harrison
Am. J. Phys. 70, 1071 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1503383
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The physics of “everesting” on a bicycle
Martin Bier
All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
It is time to honor Emmy Noether with a momentum unit
Geoff Nunes, Jr.
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars
Artemis Spyrou
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit
J. G. Paulson, M. W. Ray
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses
Walter F. Smith
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