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Volume 76, Issue 12
December 2008
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

EDITORIAL

AJP Reviewers
Jan Tobochnik; John Mallinckrodt; Harvey Gould
Editor : Jan Tobochnik
Acting Editor (July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008) : John Mallinckrodt
Associate Editor : Harvey Gould
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1085–1086 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3000387
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PAPERS

Soap bubbles in paintings: Art and science
F. Behroozi
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1087–1091 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2973049
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Experimental high Reynolds number turbulence with an active grid
Nicolas Mordant
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1092–1098 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2980582
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A free-electron calculation for quantum size effects in the properties of metallic islands on surfaces
W. A. Atkinson; A. J. Slavin
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1099–1101 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2976792
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The evolution of free wave packets
Mark Andrews
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1102–1107 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2982628
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Semiclassical scattering in two dimensions
Sadhan K. Adhikari; Mahir S. Hussein
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1108–1113 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2970054
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A statistical mechanics model for free-for-all airplane passenger boarding
Jason H. Steffen
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1114–1119 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2982636
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A “local observables” method for wave mechanics applied to atomic hydrogen
Peter J. Bowman
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1120–1129 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2979234
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Two examples of organic opto-electronic devices: Light emitting diodes and solar cells
J. L. Maldonado; G. Ramos-Ortíz; M. L. Miranda; S. Vázquez-Córdova; M. A. Meneses-Nava; O. Barbosa-García; M. Ortíz-Gutiérrez
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1130–1136 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2976333
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A simple experiment to distinguish between replicated and duplicated compact discs using Fraunhofer diffraction
José Fernández-Dorado; Javier Hernández-Andrés; Eva M. Valero; Juan L. Nieves; Javier Romero
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1137–1140 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2980581
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A new constant of motion for an electric charge acted on by a point electric dipole
Sergio Gutiérrez-López; Arnulfo Castellanos-Moreno; Rodrigo Arturo Rosas-Burgos
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1141–1145 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2980631
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A velocity-dependent potential of a rigid body in a rotating frame
G. A. Moreno; R. O. Barrachina
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1146–1149 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2982632
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Approximations for the period of the simple pendulum based on the arithmetic-geometric mean
Claudio G. Carvalhaes; Patrick Suppes
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1150–1154 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2968864
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PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH

Modeling theory applied: Modeling Instruction in introductory physics
Eric Brewe
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1155–1160 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2983148
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “Feynman’s wobbling plate,” by Slavomir Tuleja, Boris Gazovic, Alexander Tomori, and Jozef Hanc [
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Harry Soodak
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1161–1162 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2750381
View articletitled, Comment on “Feynman’s wobbling plate,” by Slavomir Tuleja, Boris Gazovic, Alexander Tomori, and Jozef Hanc [<span class="related-article"><div class="source">Am. J. Phys.</div> <div class="volume">75</div> (<div class="issue">3</div>), <div class="fpage">240</div>–<div class="lpage">244</div> (<div class="year">2007</div>)</span>]

APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Two experiments in physics based on electrospun polymer nanofibers
Nicholas J. Pinto
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1163–1167 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2983147
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Inexpensive high-precision capacitance measurements and their applications in undergraduate laboratories
Jeffrey Clayhold; Joseph Priest
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1167–1171 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2969720
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BOOK REVIEWS

Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
Lewis Pyenson
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1172–1174 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2967700
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Energy, Environment, and Climate
Art Hobson
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1174–1175 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2982629
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Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know
Robert E. Welsh
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1175–1176 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2978967
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1176 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3009637
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VOLUME 76 INDEX

Volume 76 Index
Am. J. Phys. 76, I1–I15 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755925
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Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit
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