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Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps

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L. Q. English, D. P. Jackson, D. Richeson, W. A. Morgan, K. Sigmon, G. Vollmer, E. Dunkel, J. Zavrel, J. Wiseman
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 93, 336–343 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0220986
Published: April 2025
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Comment on “The negative flow of probability” [Am. J. Phys. 88 , 325–333 (2020)]

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Arseni Goussev
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 1023–1028 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001773
Published: November 2020
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Every isochronous potential is shear-equivalent to a harmonic potential

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Daniel J. Cross
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 86, 198–200 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5019025
Published: March 2018
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The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering

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Lawrence B. Weinstein
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 900–901 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4918602
Published: October 2015
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Completing the Liénard-Wiechert potentials: The origin of the delta function fields for a charged particle in hyperbolic motion

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Daniel J. Cross
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 349–352 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4904762
Published: April 2015
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Getting the Lorentz transformations without requiring an invariant speed

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Andrea Pelissetto, Massimo Testa
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 338–340 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4901453
Published: April 2015
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The symplectic egg in classical and quantum mechanics

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Maurice A. de Gosson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 328–337 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4791775
Published: May 2013
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Unifying the inertia and Riemann curvature tensors through geometric algebra

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M. Berrondo, J. Greenwald, C. Verhaaren
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 905–912 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4734014
Published: October 2012
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Composition of physical quantities in one dimension: Group-theoretic differentiable functions

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F. Zaldívar, J. L. del Río-Correa, E. García-Martínez, M. Fernández-Guasti
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 1060–1063 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3610179
Published: October 2011
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Linear transformation method for multinuclide decay calculation

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Ding Yuan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1346–1351 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3474666
Published: December 2010
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A constructive formulation of the one-way speed of light

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Chandru Iyer, G. M. Prabhu
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 195–203 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3266969
Published: February 2010
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The Lorentz transformation: Simplification through complexification

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Ezra T. Newman, Richard H. Price
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 14–19 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3216468
Published: January 2010
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BOOKS RECEIVED

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Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 77, 672 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3154866
Published: July 2009
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Analysis of 3D rigid-body motion using photogrammetry: A simple model based on a mechanical analogy

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A. Page, P. Candelas, F. Belmar, H. De Rosario
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 75, 56–61 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2359002
Published: January 2007
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Constructing Green functions of the Schrödinger equation by elementary transformations

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Gin-yih Tsaur, Jyhpyng Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 600–606 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2186688
Published: July 2006
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Simple derivation of general Fierz-type identities

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C. C. Nishi
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 73, 1160–1163 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2074087
Published: December 2005
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Symplectic integrators: An introduction

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Denis Donnelly, Edwin Rogers
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 73, 938–945 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2034523
Published: October 2005
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Relativistic constitutive relations, differential forms, and the p‐compound

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D. B. Nguyen
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 60, 1137–1144 (1992)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16962
Published: December 1992
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Path integral approach to the small polaron model in the atomic limit

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Miguel G. Cruz
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 60, 1127–1131 (1992)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16959
Published: December 1992
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Illustrative examples of the symplectic group

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Y. S. Kim, Marilyn E. Noz
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 51, 368–375 (1983)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13252
Published: April 1983
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