American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire	36
Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction	35
Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo	29
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	18
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	16
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	15
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	14
Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force	10
Motion of a charged particle in the static fields of an infinite straight wire	10
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	10
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	9
Infinite-fold energy degeneracy in 2D square lattices of magnetic spheres	9
Erratum: “Smooth double barriers in quantum mechanics” [Am. J. Phys. 78, 1352–1360 (2010)]	9
Quantum mechanics: A historical-linguistic perspective	9
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection	8
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	8
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	8
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	8
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators	8
Quantifying biomolecular diffusion with a “spherical cow” model	8
The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	8
Making digital aquatint with the Ising model	7
Online “Advanced Labs” in physics	7
The Great Paradox of Science: Why Its Conclusions Can Be Relied Upon Even Though They Cannot Be Proven	7
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	7

In this issue: October 2023	6
Skier and loop-the-loop with friction	6
A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	6
Comment on “Coefficient of rolling friction: Lab experiment”	6
A new look at quantal time evolution	6
In this issue: July 2024	6
The field inside an infinite solenoid of arbitrary cross section using Ampère's law	6
Stereographic projection to and from the Bloch sphere: Visualizing solutions of the Bloch equations and the Bloch–Riccati equation	6
Resources-oriented instruction: What does it mean, and what might it look like?	6
An analysis of the large amplitude simple pendulum using Fourier series	6
In this issue: October 2021	6
Electrically connected and magnetically coupled inductors: Aiding or opposing fluxes?	6
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	6
Perfect and imperfect pitchfork bifurcations in a V-shaped spring-mass system: Comment on “Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 663–665 (2021)]	5
Comment on “Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with theoretical predictions” [Am. J. Phys. 79(11), 1099–1103 (2011)]	5
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	5
In this issue: February 2022	5
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	5
Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase	5
General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a p–V diagram	5
In this issue: January 2023	5
How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	5
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	5
Investigating the magnetic field outside small accelerator magnet analogs via experiment, simulation, and theory	5
Memories of a mid-20th century electrical measurements laboratory and its instrumentation	5
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime	4
Self-inductance and magnetic flux	4
Supporting student success	4
2024 Lillian McDermott medal lecture: You only get one—My life pursuing excellence in physics education	4
Decoherence, entanglement, and information in the electron double-slit experiment with monitoring	4
Analysis of ill-conditioned cases of a mass moving on a sphere with friction	4
Probing coherent phonons in the advanced undergraduate laboratory	4
Nonlinear oscillator acceleration and period variation with amplitude	4
Arduino cavity controller for LIGO analogy lab [Am. J. Phys. 87, 44 (2019)]	4
In this issue: December 2024	4
Measuring the viscosity of air with soapy water, a smartphone, a funnel, and a hose: An experiment for undergraduate physics students	4
In this issue: March 2025	4
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	4
Practical study of optical stellar interferometry	4
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	4
In this issue: October 2022	4
Comment on “Atom-emitting-a-photon solved on the back of an envelope” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 576 (2023)]	4
Simulation led optical design assessments: Emphasizing practical and computational considerations in an upper division physics lecture course	3
Interference patterns produced by an evaporating droplet on a horizontal surface	3
In this issue: March 2024	3
Unexplored aspects of a variational principle in electrostatics	3
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	3
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	3
The floating point: Tales of the unexpected	3
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	3

Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	3
Photoelectric effect measurements on a conventional neon bulb	3
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	3
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	3
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	3
Naïve Bohr-type quantization for power-law potentials	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
A new microscopic look into pressure fields and local buoyancy	3
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	3
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	3
In this issue: February 2024	3
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	3
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	3
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	3
Progressive quantum collapse	3
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	3
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	3
A gentle introduction to the non-equilibrium physics of trajectories: Theory, algorithms, and biomolecular applications	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
Resource Letter MP-4: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research	2
A short pre-history of quantum gravity	2
In this issue: August 2021	2
BOOK REVIEW	2
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	2
BOOKS RECEIVED	2
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	2
Understanding and compensating for noise on IBM quantum computers	2
The force required to operate the plunger on a French press	2
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83, 935–941 (2015)]	2
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	2
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	2
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	2
Perihelion precession in power-law potentials: Hénon's theorem	2
Using smartphone photographs of the Moon to acquaint students with non-Euclidean geometry	2
Exploring entropy by counting microstates of the p-state paramagnet	2
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
In this issue: May 2022	2
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	2
Charging a supercapacitor through a lamp: A power-law RC decay	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	2
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
2024 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana	2
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	2
Cosmological horizons	2
An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder strain sensor for studying multimode interference of light	2
Comment on ‘Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model’	2
A modern interpretation of Newton's theorem of revolving orbits	2
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	2
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	2
Gamma camera imaging in an undergraduate physics course	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	2
In this issue: April 2024	2
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	2
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	2
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	2
Gravitoelectromagnetism: Removing action-at-a-distance in teaching physics	2
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	2
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	2
The Hohmann transfer as an application for teaching introductory physics	2
In this issue: Special collection on the environment, sustainability, and climate change	2
Unveiling the interdisciplinary character of negative pressure	1
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	1
Understanding two-dimensional tractor magnets: Theory and realizations	1
Photon under repeated transverse Lorentz boosts: An apparent paradox	1
Design-oriented analysis	1
Metastable states in a 1D quantum system	1
Measuring the speed of light using optical feedback from a picosecond diode laser	1
Hyperbolic times in Minkowski space	1
A simple setup for the determination of the cosmic muon magnetic moment	1
Exploring complex pattern formation with convolutional neural networks	1
Single-, double-, and triple-slit diffraction of molecular matter waves	1
A course on climate change and sustainable building design	1
Comment on “Bouncing on a slope” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 143–146 (2021)]	1

Scattering problems via real-time wave packet scattering	1
Concepts in Monte Carlo sampling	1
The drift motion of a spinning ball on carpet	1
Comment on “Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods” [Am. J. Phys. 89(1), 9 (2021)]	1
Space pirates: A pursuit curve problem involving retarded time	1
An algebra and trigonometry-based proof of Kepler's first law	1
In this issue: August 2023	1
Erratum: “Two and three particles interacting in a one-dimensional trap” [Am. J. Phys. 85, 769 (2017)]	1
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect demonstrated for sound waves from a waterfall: An experimental, numerical, and analytical study	1
Maxwell's color box: Retracing the path of color matching experiments	1
Experimentation on stochastic trajectories: From Brownian motion to inertial confined dynamics	1
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	1
An undergraduate physics experiment to measure the frequency-dependent impedance of inductors using an Anderson bridge	1
Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones	1
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	1
Simple realization of the polytropic process with a finite-sized reservoir	1
2022 AAPT award citations at the summer meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan	1
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	1
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Physicist	1
A physics-based study of the stagnation enthalpy rise of moving normal shocks	1
A versatile Hong–Ou–Mandel interference experiment in optical fiber for the undergraduate laboratory	1
A wave packet approach to resonant scattering	1
Resource Letter BP-1: Biological physics	1
BOOKS RECEIVED	1
Scattering shadows	1
Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	1
Entropy production diagrams	1
In this issue: June 2021	1
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	1
Janus Point: A New Theory of Time	1
Special issue on teaching about the environment, sustainability, and climate change	1
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit	1
Book review—Beyond Global Warming: How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change	1
Response to Rod Cross's Letter	1
What is a degree of freedom? Configuration spaces and their topology	1
How the air slows a closing book	1
Multivalued specific heat	1
Exam problems that link physical concepts with electrical phenomena in living cells	1
Understanding exotic black hole orbits using effective potentials	1
Daniel Davis, Jr., and his Manual of Magnetism	1
The edge profile of liquid spills	1
A simple treatment of the trolley paradox	1
Magnetic hyperfine interaction made easier	1
Energy density of any capacitor or inductor	1
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	1
Fermilab humor	1
Rubidium isotope shift measurement using noisy lasers	1
In this issue: November 2022	1
Erratum: “Fraunhofer diffraction by a thin wire and Babinet's principle” [Am. J. Phys. 73, 83–84 (2005)]	1
Bending of starlight by gravity	1
Breakdown of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws for semiholonomic systems	1
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	1
In this issue: June 2024	1
Modelling the Earth's magnetic field	1
Oblique collision of a soft rubber disk with a rigid surface	1
Paragliders' launch trajectory is universal	1
Soil analysis using a 2″ NaI gamma detector	1
Making squeezed-coherent states concrete by determining their wavefunction	1
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	1
Williamson theorem in classical, quantum, and statistical physics	1
State reduction?	1
On viewing the Himalayas from the plains	1
Comment on “Spectral shifts in general relativity,” [Am. J. Phys. 62(10), 903–907 (1994)]	1
Gravitational time dilation, free fall, and matter waves	1
The law of entropy increase for bodies in mutual thermal contact	1
The hardest-hit home run?	1
2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal award talk: Who's your wingman?	1
Adiabatic invariance and its application to Wien's complete displacement law of blackbody radiation	1
Effects of greenhouse gases on Earth, Venus, and Mars: Beyond the one-blanket model	1
An alternative way to solve the small oscillations problem	1
Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone	1
The harmonic quantum Szilárd engine	1
On the Brownian motion of a colloid trapped in optical tweezers: Experiments and simulations	1
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	1
Beautiful experiments: An illustrated history of experimental science	1
In this issue: September 2024	1
Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model	1
Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane	1
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	1
In this issue: July 2023	1
Theoretical and experimental examination of simple coaxial photonic crystals for undergraduate teaching	1
A Standard Model Workbook	1
2024 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Lecture: It's not business, it's personal. Teaching large classes, one student at a time	1
Cost-effective measurement of magnetostriction in nanoscale thin films through an optical cantilever displacement method	1
On the normalization and density of 1D scattering states	1
Relativistic acceleration in noninertial frames of a line of objects	1
Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical, and planar charge distributions	1
Why the action?	1
Fréedericksz transition on air	1
The mass spectrum of quarkonium using matrix mechanics	1
Does active participation in a daily quiz (TOPday) improve long-term retention in biomechanics?	1
2025 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in St. Louis, Missouri	1
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	1
Elastic collisions on a simulated circular air track	1
Electromagnetic induction: How the “flux rule” has superseded Maxwell's general law	1