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Volume 72, Issue 3
March 2004
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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AWARDS

American Association of Physics Teachers: Awards
Chris Chiaverina
Am. J. Phys. 72, 297–299 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1641791
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PAPERS

Heisenberg in Poland
Jeremy Bernstein
Am. J. Phys. 72, 300–304 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1630333
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Physics of overarm throwing
Rod Cross
Am. J. Phys. 72, 305–312 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1634964
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The evolution of radiation toward thermal equilibrium: A soluble model that illustrates the foundations of statistical mechanics
Michael Nauenberg
Am. J. Phys. 72, 313–323 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632488
View articletitled, The evolution of radiation toward thermal equilibrium: A soluble model that illustrates the foundations of statistical mechanics
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Putting your heart into physics
P. B. Siegel; A. Urhausen; J. Sperber; W. Kindermann
Am. J. Phys. 72, 324–332 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1615567
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Effective interactions and the hydrogen atom
Barry R. Holstein
Am. J. Phys. 72, 333–344 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625926
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Feynman’s proof of Maxwell equations and Yang’s unification of electromagnetic and gravitational Aharonov–Bohm effects
Noboru Hokkyo
Am. J. Phys. 72, 345–347 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1617314
View articletitled, Feynman’s proof of Maxwell equations and Yang’s unification of electromagnetic and gravitational Aharonov–Bohm effects
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What is a state in quantum mechanics?
Roger G. Newton
Am. J. Phys. 72, 348–350 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1636164
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Numerov extension of transparent boundary conditions for the Schrödinger equation in one dimension
Curt A. Moyer
Am. J. Phys. 72, 351–358 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1619141
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Creating a distributed physics department
M. K. Balasubramanya; P. H. Cox; L. D. Hewett; H. Leckenby; D. J. Suson; J. Espinosa; O. Gonzalez; Q. Ni; P. J. Lawrence; D. K. Marble; V. L. Willson
Am. J. Phys. 72, 359–363 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1643369
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An experimental method for studying two-dimensional percolation
Gustavo Ariel Schwartz; Silvio J. Ludueña
Am. J. Phys. 72, 364–366 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625925
View articletitled, An experimental method for studying two-dimensional percolation
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Unified equations for the slope, intercept, and standard errors of the best straight line
Derek York; Norman M. Evensen; Margarita López Martı́nez; Jonás De Basabe Delgado
Am. J. Phys. 72, 367–375 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632486
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Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, and conservation of energy
Lowell T. Wood; Ray M. Rottmann; Regina Barrera
Am. J. Phys. 72, 376–380 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1646131
View articletitled, Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, and conservation of energy
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Jacobi’s 1842 solution of the inverse-square problem
N. Gauthier
Am. J. Phys. 72, 381–384 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1643370
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Path integral in a magnetic field using the Trotter product formula
B. Gaveau; E. Mihóková; M. Roncadelli; L. S. Schulman
Am. J. Phys. 72, 385–388 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1630334
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The Born–Oppenheimer approximation: A toy version
Gautam Gangopadhyay; Binayak Dutta-Roy
Am. J. Phys. 72, 389–392 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625927
View articletitled, The Born–Oppenheimer approximation: A toy version
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Electromagnetic waves in dissipative media revisited
Javier E. Vitela
Am. J. Phys. 72, 393–403 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1639010
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

The diffraction and spreading of a wavepacket
Guy Vandegrift
Am. J. Phys. 72, 404–407 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1591763
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A new appraisal of old formulations of mechanics
Antonino Drago
Am. J. Phys. 72, 407–409 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625924
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Comment on “Delta functions in spherical coordinates and how to avoid losing them: Fields of point charges and dipoles,” by S. M. Blinder [Am. J. Phys. 71 (8), 816–818 (2003)]
Ben Yu-Kuang Hu
Am. J. Phys. 72, 409–410 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1625928
View articletitled, Comment on “Delta functions in spherical coordinates and how to avoid losing them: Fields of point charges and dipoles,” by S. M. Blinder [Am. J. Phys. <strong>71</strong> (8), 816–818 (2003)]
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Comment on “Algebraic approach to the radioactive decay equations,” by L. Moral and A. F. Pacheco [Am. J. Phys. 71 (7), 684–686 (2003)]
T. M. Semkow
Am. J. Phys. 72, 410–411 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629092
View articletitled, Comment on “Algebraic approach to the radioactive decay equations,” by L. Moral and A. F. Pacheco [Am. J. Phys. <strong>71</strong> (7), 684–686 (2003)]
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Comment on “Frustrated total internal reflection: A simple application and demonstration,” F. P. Zanella et al. [Am. J. Phys. 71 (5), 494–496 (2003)]
A. A. Stahlhofen
Am. J. Phys. 72, 412 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632492
View articletitled, Comment on “Frustrated total internal reflection: A simple application and demonstration,” F. P. Zanella <em>et al.</em> [Am. J. Phys. <strong>71</strong> (5), 494–496 (2003)]
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The validity of the Helmholtz theorem
F. Rohrlich
Am. J. Phys. 72, 412–413 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1637041
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Erratum: “Propagating and evanescent waves in absorbing media” [Am. J. Phys. 71 (6), 562–567 (2003)]
S. Anantha Ramakrishna; A. D. Armour
Am. J. Phys. 72, 413 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629285
View articletitled, Erratum: “Propagating and evanescent waves in absorbing media” [Am. J. Phys. <strong>71</strong> (6), 562–567 (2003)]
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BOOK REVIEWS

Five Easy Lessons: Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching
Randall D. Knight; Juan R. Burciaga
Am. J. Phys. 72, 414 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1639012
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Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite
Edward F. Redish; Juan R. Burciaga
Am. J. Phys. 72, 414 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1691552
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Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures: New Materials for the Twenty-First Century
Peter J. F. Harris; Eduardo Hernández; Boris I. Yakobson
Am. J. Phys. 72, 415 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1645289
View articletitled, Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures: New Materials for the Twenty-First Century
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