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Volume 78, Issue 11

November 2010

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL
PAPERS
PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH
NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ENTROPY AND RUST

Daniel F. Styer

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1077 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3447737

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A TWENTY YEAR DELAY IN NEWTON’S PUBLISHING?

David Derbes

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1077–1078 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3463784

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REPLY TO DERBES

Paul J. Nahin

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1078 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3463783

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EDITORIAL

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Jan Tobochnik

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1079–1080 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3491163

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PAPERS

Resource Letter QCD-1: Quantum chromodynamics

Andreas S. Kronfeld; Chris Quigg

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1081–1116 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3454865

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The magnetic field lines of a helical coil are not simple loops

Martin Lieberherr

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1117–1119 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471233

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Damped oscillations and equilibrium in a mass-spring system subject to sliding friction forces: Integrating experimental and theoretical analyses

P. Onorato; D. Mascoli; A. DeAmbrosis

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1120–1127 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471936

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Tracking the stars, Sun, and Moon to connect with the universe

Todd C. McAlpine; Corwin Atwood-Stone; Travis Brown; John F. Lindner

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1128–1131 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471938

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The energy-time uncertainty principle and quantum phenomena

Jack Denur

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1132–1145 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3133084

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Analytical study of the critical behavior of the nonlinear pendulum

F. M. S. Lima

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1146–1151 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3442472

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Visualizing individual microtubules by bright field microscopy

Braulio Gutiérrez-Medina; Steven M. Block

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1152–1159 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3453264

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The response of laser interferometers to a gravitational wave

Adrian Melissinos; Ashok Das

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1160–1164 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3443566

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Stokes’ dream: Measurement of fluid viscosity from the attenuation of capillary waves

F. Behroozi; J. Smith; W. Even

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1165–1169 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3467887

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Thermodynamic curvature measures interactions

George Ruppeiner

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1170–1180 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3459936

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Maxwell’s equations in a uniformly rotating dielectric medium and the Wilson–Wilson experiment

C. E. S. Canovan; Robin W. Tucker

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1181–1187 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3456566

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Change of the plane of oscillation of a Foucault pendulum from simple pictures

Thomas F. Jordan; J. Maps

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1188–1189 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3459935

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Point charge dynamics near a grounded conducting plane

Kevin L. Haglin

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1190–1194 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3467049

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Caustics and wavefronts by multiple reflections in a circular surface

Maximino Avendaño-Alejo; Luis Castañeda; Iván Moreno

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1195–1198 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3467891

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Strong coupling, energy splitting, and level crossings: A classical perspective

Lukas Novotny

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1199–1202 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471177

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Energy flow from a battery to other circuit elements: Role of surface charges

Manoj K. Harbola

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1203–1206 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3456567

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PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH

The design and evaluation of an instructional sequence on Ampere’s law

Jenaro Guisasola; José M. Almudí; Kristina Zuza

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1207–1217 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3442473

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A physics department’s role in preparing physics teachers: The Colorado learning assistant model

Valerie Otero; Steven Pollock; Noah Finkelstein

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1218–1224 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471291

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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “Some novel delta-function identities” by Charles P. Frahm [Am. J. Phys. 51, 826–829 (1983)]

Jerrold Franklin

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1225–1226 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3431987

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Spreadsheet lock-in amplifier

Richard Wolfson; Darcy Mullen

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1227–1229 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3450178

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BOOK REVIEWS

Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving

John A. Adam

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1230–1232 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3439648

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Physical Biology of the Cell

Bernard Chasan

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1230 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3459039

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BOOKS RECEIVED

Am. J. Phys. 78, 1232 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3497194

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ENTROPY AND RUST

A TWENTY YEAR DELAY IN NEWTON’S PUBLISHING?

REPLY TO DERBES

EDITORIAL

Search for a new editor

PAPERS

Resource Letter QCD-1: Quantum chromodynamics

The magnetic field lines of a helical coil are not simple loops

Damped oscillations and equilibrium in a mass-spring system subject to sliding friction forces: Integrating experimental and theoretical analyses

Tracking the stars, Sun, and Moon to connect with the universe

The energy-time uncertainty principle and quantum phenomena

Analytical study of the critical behavior of the nonlinear pendulum

Visualizing individual microtubules by bright field microscopy

The response of laser interferometers to a gravitational wave

Stokes’ dream: Measurement of fluid viscosity from the attenuation of capillary waves

Thermodynamic curvature measures interactions

Maxwell’s equations in a uniformly rotating dielectric medium and the Wilson–Wilson experiment

Change of the plane of oscillation of a Foucault pendulum from simple pictures

Point charge dynamics near a grounded conducting plane

Caustics and wavefronts by multiple reflections in a circular surface

Strong coupling, energy splitting, and level crossings: A classical perspective

Energy flow from a battery to other circuit elements: Role of surface charges

PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH

The design and evaluation of an instructional sequence on Ampere’s law

A physics department’s role in preparing physics teachers: The Colorado learning assistant model

NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Comment on “Some novel delta-function identities” by Charles P. Frahm [Am. J. Phys. 51, 826–829 (1983)]

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