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A course on climate change and sustainable building design

Claire Akiko Marrache-Kikuchi, Guillaume Roux, Jean-Marie Fischbach, Bertrand Pilette
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 667–675 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0137570
Published: September 2023
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In this issue: July 2023

Joseph C. Amato, Mario Belloni, Harvey Gould, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Donald Salisbury, Jan Tobochnik
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 493 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0159258
Published: July 2023
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Simple realization of the polytropic process with a finite-sized reservoir

Yu-Han Ma
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 555 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0104382
Published: July 2023
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In this issue: June 2023

Joseph C. Amato, John Essick, Harvey Gould, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Raina Olsen, Beth Parks, Donald Salisbury, Jan Tobochnik
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 413 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0155778
Published: June 2023
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From Sackur–Tetrode entropy to the ideal gas adiabatic equation in one step

P.-M. Binder, Ian R. Leigh
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 247–248 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0139175
Published: March 2023
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Continuous fractional component Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo

Niklas Mayr, Michael Haring, Thomas Wallek
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 235–246 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0135841
Published: March 2023
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A simple and low-cost experimental method to determine the thermal diffusivity of various types of foods

Lisa R. Wang, Yifei “Jenny” Jin, Jian Jim Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 568–572 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0087135
Published: August 2022
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In this issue: March 2022

John Essick, Harvey Gould, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Raina Olsen, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Donald Salisbury, Todd Springer, Jan Tobochnik, Timothy D. Wiser
John Essick, Harvey Gould, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Raina Olsen, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Donald Salisbury, Todd Springer, Jan Tobochnik, Timothy D. Wiser
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 165–166 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0086156
Published: March 2022
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Multivalued specific heat

Matheus G. Pacheco, Reinaldo de Melo e Souza, Daniela Szilard
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 187–193 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006899
Published: March 2022
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The “spring” Stirling engine

Alejandro Romanelli
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 218–220 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0007153
Published: March 2022
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The harmonic quantum Szilárd engine

P. C. W. Davies, Logan Thomas, George Zahariade
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 1123–1131 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005946
Published: December 2021
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A physics-based study of the stagnation enthalpy rise of moving normal shocks

Eric Van Horn, David Scarborough
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 869–876 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004983
Published: September 2021
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Generalizing thermal resistance and a general thermal engine

Mark F. Roll
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 819–824 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001612
Published: October 2020
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Dirac's classical-quantum analogy for the harmonic oscillator: Classical aspects in thermal radiation including zero-point radiation

Timothy H. Boyer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 640–648 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001406
Published: August 2020
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Stirling engine operating at low temperature difference

Alejandro Romanelli
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 319–324 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000832
Published: April 2020
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Developing peer instruction questions for quantitative problems for an upper-division astronomy course

Colin S. Wallace
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 214–221 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000504
Published: March 2020
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Equilibrium and stability of thin spherical shells in Newtonian and relativistic gravity

Philip LeMaitre, Eric Poisson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 961–970 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000026
Published: December 2019
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When dipping toast into a cup of tea leads to a scientific investigation

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Philippe Marmottant, Florian Orthion, Salima Rafaï
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 950–954 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000025
Published: December 2019
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Diamagnetic behavior in random classical radiation

Timothy H. Boyer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 915–923 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5123158
Published: November 2019
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Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law

Don S. Lemons
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5116005
Published: October 2019
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