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Volume 71, Issue 11
November 2003
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

PAPERS

Must a Hamiltonian be Hermitian?
Carl M. Bender; Dorje C. Brody; Hugh F. Jones
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1095–1102 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1574043
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Direct demonstration of the transverse Stern–Gerlach effect
J. Porter; R. F. Pettifer; D. R. Leadley
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1103–1108 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1574321
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Faster-than-light speeds, tachyons, and the possibility of tachyonic neutrinos
Robert Ehrlich
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1109–1114 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1590657
View articletitled, Faster-than-light speeds, tachyons, and the possibility of tachyonic neutrinos
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Nonisochronism in the interrupted pendulum
Salvador Gil; Daniel E. Di Gregorio
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1115–1120 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1578071
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Laser interferometric characterization of a vibrating speaker system
A. A. Freschi; N. R. Caetano; G. A. Santarine; R. Hessel
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1121–1126 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1586262
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The importance of weightlessness and tides in teaching gravitation
I. Galili; Y. Lehavi
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1127–1135 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1607336
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On perturbation theory in statistical mechanics
Francisco M. Fernández
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1136–1141 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1590655
View articletitled, On perturbation theory in statistical mechanics
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Heat capacity in bits
P. Fraundorf
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1142–1151 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1593658
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How to hit home runs: Optimum baseball bat swing parameters for maximum range trajectories
Gregory S. Sawicki; Mont Hubbard; William J. Stronge
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1152–1162 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1604384
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On Mach’s critique of Newton and Copernicus
Herbert I. Hartman; Charles Nissim-Sabat
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1163–1169 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1593657
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The emergence of semiconductors: Nineteenth century modern physics
Frieda A. Stahl
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1170–1173 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1596175
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Computer-controlled in-class feedback system for interactive lectures
T. J. Bensky
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1174–1177 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1590654
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Supplementary Material
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Helping students develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle. I. Research on student understanding
Michael E. Loverude; Christian H. Kautz; Paula R. L. Heron
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1178–1187 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1607335
View articletitled, Helping students develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle. I. Research on student understanding
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Helping students develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle. II. Development of research-based instructional materials
Paula R. L. Heron; Michael E. Loverude; P. S. Shaffer; L. C. McDermott
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1188–1195 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1607337
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Huygens’ principle and Young’s experiment in the propagation of light beams
Dominique Chauvat; Olivier Emile; Marc Brunel; Albert Le Floch
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1196–1198 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1578072
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Average distance between a star and planet in an eccentric orbit
Darren M. Williams
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1198–1200 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1578073
View articletitled, Average distance between a star and planet in an eccentric orbit
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Torque and the rate of change of angular momentum at an arbitrary point
Luis Rodrı́guez V
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1201–1203 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1579498
View articletitled, Torque and the rate of change of angular momentum at an arbitrary point
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Mechanics of the slow draining of a large tank under gravity
Josué Njock Libii
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1204–1207 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1545764
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A basic lock-in amplifier experiment for the undergraduate laboratory
K. G. Libbrecht; E. D. Black; C. M. Hirata
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1208–1213 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1579497
View articletitled, A basic lock-in amplifier experiment for the undergraduate laboratory
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BOOK REVIEWS

Biophysics: An Introduction
Rodney Cotterill; Stuart Lindsay
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1214 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1603276
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The Man who Flattened the Earth: Maupertuis and the Sciences in the Enlightenment
Mary Terrall; James Evans
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1214–1216 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1611481
View articletitled, The Man who Flattened the Earth: Maupertuis and the Sciences in the Enlightenment
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The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
Ken Alder; James Evans
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1214–1216 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1631891
View articletitled, The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
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Restless Genius: Robert Hooke and His Earthly Thoughts
Ellen Tan Drake; James Evans
Am. J. Phys. 71, 1214–1216 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1631892
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