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Volume 82, Issue 8
August 2014
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

AWARDS

Melba Newell Phillips Medal Lecture 2013: Discipline-Based Education Research—A View From Physics
Lillian Christie McDermott
Am. J. Phys. 82, 729–741 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4874856
View articletitled, Melba Newell Phillips Medal Lecture 2013: Discipline-Based Education Research—<em>A View From Physics</em>
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PAPERS

Generalized coherent states
T. G. Philbin
Am. J. Phys. 82, 742–748 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4876963
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An introduction to QBism with an application to the locality of quantum mechanics
Christopher A. Fuchs; N. David Mermin; Rüdiger Schack
Am. J. Phys. 82, 749–754 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4874855
View articletitled, An introduction to QBism with an application to the locality of quantum mechanics
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The fields of a charged particle in hyperbolic motion
Joel Franklin; David J. Griffiths
Am. J. Phys. 82, 755–763 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4875195
View articletitled, The fields of a charged particle in hyperbolic motion
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Trajectory of a projectile on a frictional inclined plane
Xiaosun Wang
Am. J. Phys. 82, 764–768 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4875538
View articletitled, Trajectory of a projectile on a frictional inclined plane
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Why do Earth satellites stay up?
Scott Tremaine; Tomer D. Yavetz
Am. J. Phys. 82, 769–777 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4874853
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Measuring Gaussian noise using a lock-in amplifier
T. Kouh; U. Kemiktarak; O. Basarir; C. Lissandrello; K. L. Ekinci
Am. J. Phys. 82, 778–784 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4873694
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Response of a lock-in amplifier to noise
D. A. Van Baak; George Herold
Am. J. Phys. 82, 785–797 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4873915
View articletitled, Response of a lock-in amplifier to noise
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PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH

Traditionally taught students learn; actively engaged students remember
Scott V. Franklin; Eleanor C. Sayre; Jessica W. Clark
Am. J. Phys. 82, 798–801 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4890508
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Erratum: “Concepts in nuclear science illustrated through experiments with radon” [Am. J. Phys. 80, 61–65 (2012)]
C. T. Angell; A. C. Kaplan; J. D. Seelig; E. B. Norman; M. Pedretti
Am. J. Phys. 82, 802 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4883595
View articletitled, Erratum: “Concepts in nuclear science illustrated through experiments with radon” [Am. J. Phys. 80, 61–65 (2012)]
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Comment on and Erratum: “Relation between Poisson and Schrödinger equations” [Am. J. Phys. 80, 715–719 (2012)]
Vasil Rokaj; Fotis K. Diakonos; Gabriel González
Am. J. Phys. 82, 802–803 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4884037
View articletitled, Comment on and Erratum: “Relation between Poisson and Schrödinger equations” [Am. J. Phys. 80, 715–719 (2012)]
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Comment on “An accurate determination of the acceleration of gravity for lecture hall demonstration” [Am. J. Phys. 55, 324–330 (1987)]
Rod Cross
Am. J. Phys. 82, 803–804 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4872015
View articletitled, Comment on “An accurate determination of the acceleration of gravity for lecture hall demonstration” [Am. J. Phys. 55, 324–330 (1987)]
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Response to “Comment on ‘An accurate determination of the acceleration of gravity for lecture hall demonstration,’” [Am. J. Phys. 82, 803–804 (2014)]
Wolfgang Rueckner
Am. J. Phys. 82, 804 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4872016
View articletitled, Response to “Comment on ‘An accurate determination of the acceleration of gravity for lecture hall demonstration,’” [Am. J. Phys. 82, 803–804 (2014)]
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Design and construction of cost-effective tapered amplifier systems for laser cooling and trapping experiments
Jayampathi C. B. Kangara; Andrew J. Hachtel; Matthew C. Gillette; Jason T. Barkeloo; Ethan R. Clements; Samir Bali; Brett E. Unks; Nicholas A. Proite; Deniz D. Yavuz; Paul J. Martin; Jeremy J. Thorn; Daniel A. Steck
Am. J. Phys. 82, 805–817 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4867376
View articletitled, Design and construction of cost-effective tapered amplifier systems for laser cooling and trapping experiments
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BOOK REVIEWS

Probing the Sky with Radio Waves: From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science.
Russell Philbrick
Am. J. Phys. 82, 818–819 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4871386
View articletitled, <em>Probing the Sky with Radio Waves: From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science.</em>
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Electrons in Molecules: From Basic Principles to Molecular Electronics.
Gerald F. Thomas
Am. J. Phys. 82, 819–820 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4869187
View articletitled, <em>Electrons in Molecules: From Basic Principles to Molecular Electronics.</em>
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 82, 820 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4885438
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Geoff Nunes, Jr.
All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit
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Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses
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Geometric visualizations of single and entangled qubits
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Lagrange points and regionally conserved quantities
Eric M. Edlund
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