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Volume 76, Issue 10
October 2008
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

AWARDS

The American Association of Physics Teachers: Melba Newell Phillips Medal for 2008—Judy Franz
Ken Heller
Am. J. Phys. 76, 893 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2948782
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The American Association of Physics Teachers: Oersted Medal for 2008—Mildred Dresselhaus
Ken Heller
Am. J. Phys. 76, 893–894 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2956973
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The American Association of Physics Teachers: Richtmyer Memorial Award for 2008—Vera Rubin
Ken Heller
Am. J. Phys. 76, 894 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2956975
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PAPERS

Robots in the introductory physics laboratory
Mary Lowe; Howard Moore; Edwin Langrall; Chuck Gehrman
Am. J. Phys. 76, 895–902 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2942413
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Supplementary Material
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Analysis of a model race car
Vincent P. Coletta; Jonathan Evans
Am. J. Phys. 76, 903–907 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2955793
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Differences between bouncing balls, springs, and rods
Rod Cross
Am. J. Phys. 76, 908–915 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2948778
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Making optical vortices with computer-generated holograms
Alicia V. Carpentier; Humberto Michinel; José R. Salgueiro; David Olivieri
Am. J. Phys. 76, 916–921 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2955792
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The conversion of phase to amplitude fluctuations of a light beam by an optical cavity
Alessandro S. Villar
Am. J. Phys. 76, 922–929 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2937903
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The transverse traceless gauge and quadrupole sources
Richard H. Price; Yan Wang
Am. J. Phys. 76, 930–933 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2937908
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The trajectory of an electron in a plasma
Arnaud Beck; Nicole Meyer-Vernet
Am. J. Phys. 76, 934–936 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2942411
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Wigner functions and Weyl transforms for pedestrians
William B. Case
Am. J. Phys. 76, 937–946 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2957889
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Statistical consequences of the zero-point energy of the harmonic oscillator
Luis de la Peña; Andrea Valdés-Hernández; Ana María Cetto
Am. J. Phys. 76, 947–955 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2948780
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Period-speed analysis of a pendulum
Yavor Kostov; Ragib Morshed; Barbara Höling; Ray Chen; P. B. Siegel
Am. J. Phys. 76, 956–962 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2937897
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A laboratory experiment to demonstrate Gauss’s law for electric fields
J. Patrick Donohoe
Am. J. Phys. 76, 963–967 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2952441
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Analysis of non-Newtonian power-law liquids with a weight-controlled capillary viscometer
Rafael M. Digilov; B. Gurfinkel; M. Reiner
Am. J. Phys. 76, 968–970 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2904470
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Realistic problems involving thermal conductivity
Gregory Bee; Katherine Ballentine; Marshall Thomsen
Am. J. Phys. 76, 970–974 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2948779
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

An audible demonstration of the speed of sound in bubbly liquids
Preston S. Wilson; Ronald A. Roy
Am. J. Phys. 76, 975–981 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2907773
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BOOK REVIEWS

A Passion for Discovery
Helge Kragh
Am. J. Phys. 76, 982 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2967699
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Four Laws that Drive the Universe
Harvey S. Leff
Am. J. Phys. 76, 982–983 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2967701
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