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Volume 75, Issue 4

April 2007

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Advanced labs support by AAPT

Harvey S. Leff

Am. J. Phys. 75, 293 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2431187

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Building a transmission electron microscope

Tung Hsu

Am. J. Phys. 75, 293 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2432129

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PAPERS

Resource Letter PSEn-1: Physics and society: Energy

Art Hobson

Am. J. Phys. 75, 294–308 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2410019

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Automating data acquisition for the Cavendish balance to improve the measurement of $G$

Noah Fitch; Wesley Bliven; Tyler Mitchell

Am. J. Phys. 75, 309–312 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2426349

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Experiments on subtractive color mixing with a spectrophotometer

P. U. P. A Gilbert; Willy Haeberli

Am. J. Phys. 75, 313–319 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2431654

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Does nature convert mass into energy?

Ralph Baierlein

Am. J. Phys. 75, 320–325 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2431183

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Nonlinear damping of the LC circuit using antiparallel diodes

Edward H. Hellen; Matthew J. Lanctot

Am. J. Phys. 75, 326–330 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2710481

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Round an expanding world: A simple model to illustrate the kinematical effects of the cosmological expansion

C. Criado; N. Alamo

Am. J. Phys. 75, 331–335 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2423041

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Linearized Kerr and spinning massive bodies: An electrodynamics analogy

J. Franklin; P. T. Baker

Am. J. Phys. 75, 336–342 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2426353

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Ghost imaging: Open secrets and puzzles for undergraduates

Lorenzo Basano; Pasquale Ottonello

Am. J. Phys. 75, 343–351 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2437745

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The first-order orbital equation

Maurizio M. D’Eliseo

Am. J. Phys. 75, 352–355 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2432126

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Why the near field radiation from a large distributed source is independent of position

Duane R. Doty; Henry J. Scudder, III; Ravi R. Gupta; Carlos Y. Saa

Am. J. Phys. 75, 356–360 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2432127

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Making a fluid rotate: Circular flow of a weakly conducting fluid induced by a Lorentz body force

Rafael M. Digilov

Am. J. Phys. 75, 361–367 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2372472

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Superlinearly convergent homogeneous maps and period of the pendulum

S. Siboni

Am. J. Phys. 75, 368–373 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2426350

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Giving bonus points based on oral exams

Robert Ehrlich

Am. J. Phys. 75, 374–376 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2431182

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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics,” by Matthew J. Cochran and Paula R. L. Heron [Am. J. Phys. 74 (8), 734–741 (2006)]

Manfred Bucher

Am. J. Phys. 75, 377–379 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2437748

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Automated heat capacity apparatus on a circuit board

Jeffrey Clayhold; Joseph Priest

Am. J. Phys. 75, 379–381 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2431186

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BOOK REVIEWS

The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design

Michael Dine

Am. J. Phys. 75, 382–383 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2710490

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A Love of Discovery: Science Education—The Second Career of Robert Karplus

Juan R. Burciaga

Am. J. Phys. 75, 383–384 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2710489

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BOOKS RECEIVED

Am. J. Phys. 75, 384 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2711824

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Advanced labs support by AAPT

Building a transmission electron microscope

PAPERS

Resource Letter PSEn-1: Physics and society: Energy

Automating data acquisition for the Cavendish balance to improve the measurement of $G$

Experiments on subtractive color mixing with a spectrophotometer

Does nature convert mass into energy?

Nonlinear damping of the LC circuit using antiparallel diodes

Round an expanding world: A simple model to illustrate the kinematical effects of the cosmological expansion

Linearized Kerr and spinning massive bodies: An electrodynamics analogy

Ghost imaging: Open secrets and puzzles for undergraduates

The first-order orbital equation

Why the near field radiation from a large distributed source is independent of position

Making a fluid rotate: Circular flow of a weakly conducting fluid induced by a Lorentz body force

Superlinearly convergent homogeneous maps and period of the pendulum

Giving bonus points based on oral exams

NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics,” by Matthew J. Cochran and Paula R. L. Heron [Am. J. Phys. 74 (8), 734–741 (2006)]

Automated heat capacity apparatus on a circuit board

BOOK REVIEWS

The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design

A Love of Discovery: Science Education—The Second Career of Robert Karplus

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