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Volume 79, Issue 7
July 2011
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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GUEST EDITORIAL

Sustaining physics programs through interdisciplinary programs: A case study in nanotechnology
Anura Goonewardene; Marian Tzolov; Indrajith Senevirathne; Donald Woodhouse
Am. J. Phys. 79, 693–696 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3577892
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PAPERS

Resource Letter VWCPF-1: van der Waals and Casimir–Polder forces
Kimball A. Milton
Am. J. Phys. 79, 697–711 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3573976
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How to twirl a hula hoop
Alexander P. Seyranian; Anton O. Belyakov
Am. J. Phys. 79, 712–715 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3576177
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Modular spectrographs for undergraduate laboratories
Stephen J. Ratcliff; Brian T. Martin; Aaron A. Ambuske; Rong Lu; Eliza Blair; Scott W. Randall; Shion Kono
Am. J. Phys. 79, 716–722 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3581500
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A chain that speeds up, rather than slows, due to collisions: How compression can cause tension
Anoop Grewal; Phillip Johnson; Andy Ruina
Am. J. Phys. 79, 723–729 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3583481
View articletitled, A chain that speeds up, rather than slows, due to collisions: How compression can cause tension
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Anharmonic dynamics of a mass O-spring oscillator
A. Filipponi; D. R. Cavicchia
Am. J. Phys. 79, 730–735 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3579129
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Simplified model for the dynamics of a helical flagellum
B. de Lima Bernardo; Fernando Moraes
Am. J. Phys. 79, 736–740 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3573977
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The Gibbs paradox and the distinguishability of identical particles
Marijn A. M. Versteegh; Dennis Dieks
Am. J. Phys. 79, 741–746 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3584179
View articletitled, The Gibbs paradox and the distinguishability of identical particles
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Transient diffraction grating measurements of molecular diffusion in the undergraduate laboratory
Daniel R. Spiegel; Santona Tuli
Am. J. Phys. 79, 747–751 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3581702
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Quantum Gaussian wells and barriers
Francisco M. Fernández
Am. J. Phys. 79, 752–754 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3574505
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A class of exactly solvable models to illustrate supersymmetry and test approximation methods in quantum mechanics
C. M. Fabre; D. Guéry-Odelin
Am. J. Phys. 79, 755–761 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3567002
View articletitled, A class of exactly solvable models to illustrate supersymmetry and test approximation methods in quantum mechanics
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Double well potentials and quantum gates
C. J. Foot; M. D. Shotter
Am. J. Phys. 79, 762–768 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3583478
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Fission fizzles: Estimating the yield of a predetonated nuclear weapon
B. Cameron Reed
Am. J. Phys. 79, 769–773 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3569575
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Forces and work on a wire in a magnetic field
José Arnaldo Redinz
Am. J. Phys. 79, 774–776 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3579422
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Estimate of temperature and its uncertainty in small systems
M. Falcioni; D. Villamaina; A. Vulpiani; A. Puglisi; A. Sarracino
Am. J. Phys. 79, 777–785 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3563046
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BOOK REVIEWS

Haphazard Reality: Half a Century of Science
Steve K. Lamoreaux
Am. J. Phys. 79, 786–787 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3556145
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Objectivity
Richard J. Oosterhoff
Am. J. Phys. 79, 787–788 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3562193
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Energy, the Subtle Concept: The discovery of Feynman’s blocks from Leibniz to Einstein
Billy R. Smith, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 79, 788–790 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3577954
View articletitled, <em>Energy, the Subtle Concept: The discovery of Feynman’s blocks from Leibniz to Einstein</em>
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The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III: Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family
Adrian Kent
Am. J. Phys. 79, 790–792 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3574890
View articletitled, <em>The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III: Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family</em>
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 79, 792 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3600699
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It is time to honor Emmy Noether with a momentum unit
Geoff Nunes, Jr.
All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses
Walter F. Smith
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit
J. G. Paulson, M. W. Ray
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Entropy production diagrams
Ramandeep S. Johal
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