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Volume 72, Issue 5
May 2004
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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PAPERS

A nanodevice for rectification and pumping ions
Zuzanna Siwy; Andrzej Fuliński
Am. J. Phys. 72, 567–574 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1648328
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Model of the 2003 Tour de France
Benjamin Lee Hannas; John Eric Goff
Am. J. Phys. 72, 575–579 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632491
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Energy conservation in quantum mechanics
Jeffrey J. Prentis; William A. Fedak
Am. J. Phys. 72, 580–590 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1648326
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Random walk with shrinking steps
P. L. Krapivsky; S. Redner
Am. J. Phys. 72, 591–598 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632487
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Sequential folding of a rigid wire into three-dimensional structures
Sarah L. Keller
Am. J. Phys. 72, 599–604 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1624117
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A density functional perspective for single-particle systems
H. L. Neal
Am. J. Phys. 72, 605–607 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1624118
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Noncommutative quantum mechanics
H. O. Girotti
Am. J. Phys. 72, 608–612 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1624116
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Landau levels, molecular orbitals, and the Hofstadter butterfly in finite systems
James G. Analytis; Stephen J. Blundell; Arzhang Ardavan
Am. J. Phys. 72, 613–618 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1615568
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Gravitational slingshot
John J. Dykla; Robert Cacioppo; Asim Gangopadhyaya
Am. J. Phys. 72, 619–621 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1621032
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Center of percussion of hand-held implements
Rod Cross
Am. J. Phys. 72, 622–630 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1634965
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The role of hyperfine pumping in multilevel systems exhibiting saturated absorption
David A. Smith; Ifan G. Hughes
Am. J. Phys. 72, 631–637 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1652039
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Understanding the CPT group in particle physics: Standard and nonstandard representations
Raymond Scurek
Am. J. Phys. 72, 638–643 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629087
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Tidal analysis on a spreadsheet
Robert de Levie
Am. J. Phys. 72, 644–651 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629086
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Bringing atomic and nuclear physics laboratory data into the classroom
Eric B. Norman; Ruth-Mary Larimer; Gregory Rech; Jeffrey Lee; Chue Vue; Tholoana Leubane; Kenneth Zamvil; Laura Guthrie
Am. J. Phys. 72, 652–654 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1643373
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Series RC circuits revisited
J. E. Gordon; P. R. Grant
Am. J. Phys. 72, 655–661 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1645278
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Capacitors can radiate: Further results for the two-capacitor problem
T. C. Choy
Am. J. Phys. 72, 662–670 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1643371
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Speed of radio waves along a coaxial transmission line
Se-yuen Mak
Am. J. Phys. 72, 671–675 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629089
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The chemical potential of an ideal intrinsic semiconductor
Mark R. A. Shegelski
Am. J. Phys. 72, 676–678 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629090
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A microscopic, mechanical derivation of the adiabatic gas relation
P. M. Bellan
Am. J. Phys. 72, 679–682 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1629088
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Estimating the order of magnitude of derivatives in physics by means of characteristic lengths and times
François Lorrain
Am. J. Phys. 72, 683–690 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1630332
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The nonrelativistic frequency-dependent electric polarizability of a bound particle
M. A. Maize; Michael Williams
Am. J. Phys. 72, 691–694 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632489
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A beam chopping experiment to help students develop research skills
Ernest R. Behringer; Joseph A. Brincat
Am. J. Phys. 72, 695–698 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1632490
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Lorentz invariance of neutrino oscillations
C. Giunti
Am. J. Phys. 72, 699–700 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1643372
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Hyperhelices: A classical analog for strings and hidden dimensions
N. H. Fletcher
Am. J. Phys. 72, 701–703 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1652038
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Schumann’s resonances: A particular example of a spherical resonant cavity
M. F. Ciappina; M. Febbo
Am. J. Phys. 72, 704–709 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1652037
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Simple games to illustrate Parrondo’s paradox
Hal Martin; Hans Christian von Baeyer
Am. J. Phys. 72, 710–714 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1648685
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PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH SECTION

Enhancing conceptual change using argumentative essays
Calvin S. Kalman; Shelley Rohar; David Wells
Am. J. Phys. 72, 715–717 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1645285
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BOOK REVIEWS

Volta: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment
Giuliano Pancaldi; Myles W. Jackson
Am. J. Phys. 72, 718–719 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1645290
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Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves
J. David Cheeke; James Zagzebski
Am. J. Phys. 72, 719 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1645288
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Temperature as joules per bit
Charles Alexandre Bédard, Sophie Berthelette, et al.
Internal ballistics of the sling
Mark Denny
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators
Jason Tran, Leanne Doughty, et al.
All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
I. L. Tregillis, George R. R. Martin
A first encounter with exceptional points in a quantum model
C. A. Downing, V. A. Saroka
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