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Volume 78, Issue 12
December 2010
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

AWARDS

American Association of Physics Teachers: Summer 2010 Award Citations—Portland, Oregon
Alex Dickison
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1237–1239 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3485033
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PAPERS

Resource Letter PTG-1: Precision Tests of Gravity
Clifford M. Will
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1240–1247 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3481700
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Investigating thin film interference with a digital camera
Leslie J. Atkins; Richard C. Elliott
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1248–1253 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3490011
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Apparent shape of a swimming pool
Kenneth S. Mendelson
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1254–1257 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480022
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Bringing science policy into the optics classroom: Solid state lighting and United States lighting standards
Shannon K. Mayer
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1258–1264 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480021
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Design principles for effective physics instruction: A case from physics and everyday thinking
Fred Goldberg; Valerie Otero; Stephen Robinson
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1265–1277 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480026
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What Brown saw and you can too
Philip Pearle; Brian Collett; Kenneth Bart; David Bilderback; Dara Newman; Scott Samuels
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1278–1289 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3475685
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Exponential growth of bacteria: Constant multiplication through division
Stephen J. Hagen
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1290–1296 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3483278
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A low cost, modular, and physiologically inspired electronic neuron
J. D. Sitt; F. Campetella; J. Aliaga
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1297–1301 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3482256
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An experiment on the velocity distribution of thermionic electrons
Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio; Ivan Guastella; Rosa Maria Sperandeo-Mineo
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1302–1308 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471937
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Why are the values of the surface tension of most organic liquids similar?
Edward Bormashenko
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1309–1311 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471939
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Cooling balloons with liquid nitrogen
A. J. Moreno; H. Ferrari; V. Bekeris
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1312–1315 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3473787
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Fixed volume versus fixed pressure liquid-vapor transition
D. Calecki; D. Lederer; B. Roulet; B. Diu; C. Guthmann
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1316–1322 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480027
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Energy conservation in collective coherent emission by dipole oscillators
P. R. Berman
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1323–1330 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3475686
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The Boltzmann probability as a unifying approach to different phenomena
Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Ivan Guastella; Claudio Fazio
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1331–1335 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3493404
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Charged radial infall for spherical central bodies
J. Franklin; F. Morton-Park
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1336–1340 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3491838
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The quantum Gaussian well
Saikat Nandi
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1341–1345 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3474665
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Linear transformation method for multinuclide decay calculation
Ding Yuan
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1346–1351 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3474666
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Smooth double barriers in quantum mechanics
Avik Dutt; Sayan Kar
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1352–1360 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3481701
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Quantum mechanics with uniform forces
Mark Andrews
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1361–1364 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3481703
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Unusual commutation relations in physics
André Nauts; Fabien Gatti
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1365–1375 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3482257
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Isotropic scaling law of the electrical capacitance
A. García-Valenzuela; A. Guadarrama-Santana
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1376–1378 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480024
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Periodic lattices in Minkowski space
A. D. Boozer
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1379–1383 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480023
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Čerenkov radiation through the Hamiltonian approach
Nada Razpet; Andrej Likar
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1384–1392 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3483788
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Magnetic black box
Amin Rezaeezadeh
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1393–1396 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3481104
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More physics in the laundromat
Mark Denny
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1397–1399 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3482271
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Solving the brachistochrone and other variational problems with soap films
C. Criado; N. Alamo
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1400–1405 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3483276
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Analytical solution of curvilinear motion on an inclined plane
V. M. Shunyakov; L. V. Lavrik
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1406–1411 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3483277
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PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH

Students’ difficulties with tension in massless strings
S. Flores-García; L. L. Alfaro-Avena; J. E. Chávez-Pierce; J. Luna-González; M. D. González-Quezada
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1412–1420 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3490008
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

More about the falling raindrop
Carl E. Mungan
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1421 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471338
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Comment on “On the classical analysis of spin-orbit coupling in hydrogenlike atoms,” by A. L. Kholmetskii, O. V. Missevitch, and T. Yarman [Am. J. Phys. 78 (4), 428–432 (2010)]
David C. Lush
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1422 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480589
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Erratum: “A hands-on introduction to single photons and quantum mechanics for undergraduates” [Am. J. Phys. 78 (5), 471–484 (2010)]
Brett J. Pearson; David P. Jackson
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1422 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3494251
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Reply to “Comment on ‘On the classical analysis of spin-orbit coupling in hydrogenlike atoms,’ ” by D. C. Lush [Am. J. Phys. 78 (12), 1422 (2010)]
A. L. Kholmetskii; O. V. Missevitch; T. Yarman
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1423–1424 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480592
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

A digital oscilloscope setup for the measurement of a transistor’s characteristic curves
Pierre de Buyl
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1425–1429 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3493628
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A simple experiment for measuring bar longitudinal and flexural vibration frequencies
S. Velasco; F. L. Román; J. A. White
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1429–1432 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3493403
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New experimental method of visualizing the electric field due to surface charges on circuit elements
Rebecca Jacobs; Alex de Salazar; Antonio Nassar
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1432–1433 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480576
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Use of cellophane and similar materials as replacement for crystals in demonstration of conoscopic pictures
Benjamin S. Perkalskis
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1434 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3463146
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BOOK REVIEWS

Quantum Aspects of Life
Vlatko Vedral
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1435–1436 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3439649
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1436 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3511518
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Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
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