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Volume 84, Issue 5
May 2016
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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GUEST EDITORIAL

An introduction to the theme issue
Dean A. Zollman; Duncan Brown
Am. J. Phys. 84, 325–326 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943960
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PAPERS

Clarifying possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity
Harvey R. Brown; James Read
Am. J. Phys. 84, 327–334 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943264
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Using graphical and pictorial representations to teach introductory astronomy students about the detection of extrasolar planets via gravitational microlensing
Colin S. Wallace; Timothy G. Chambers; Edward E. Prather; Gina Brissenden
Am. J. Phys. 84, 335–343 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943035
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Relativity on rotated graph paper
Roberto B. Salgado
Am. J. Phys. 84, 344–359 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943251
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Using worksheets to solve the Einstein equation
Thomas A. Moore
Am. J. Phys. 84, 360–368 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4939908
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Supplementary Material
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Visualizing relativity: The OpenRelativity project
Zachary W. Sherin; Ryan Cheu; Philip Tan; Gerd Kortemeyer
Am. J. Phys. 84, 369–374 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4938057
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Empirical exploration of timelike geodesics around a rotating wormhole
Thomas Müller; Oliver Fechtig
Am. J. Phys. 84, 375–383 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4943250
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The relativistic gamma factor from Newtonian mechanics and Einstein's equivalence of mass and energy
Daniel J. Cross
Am. J. Phys. 84, 384–387 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4941828
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The Coriolis field
L. Filipe Costa; José Natário
Am. J. Phys. 84, 388–395 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4938056
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Why does a ball fall?: A new visualization for Einstein's model of gravity
Roy R. Gould
Am. J. Phys. 84, 396–402 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4939927
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Einstein's lecture in Pittsburgh, PA, December 1934: A note on further visual documentation
David Topper; Dwight Vincent
Am. J. Phys. 84, 403–406 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4942904
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BOOK REVIEWS

The Road to Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einstein's “The Foundations of General Relativity.”
Allen I. Janis
Am. J. Phys. 84, 407 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4941252
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 84, 407–408 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4944886
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