American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
Infinite-fold energy degeneracy in 2D square lattices of magnetic spheres	28
Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction	23
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire	23
Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force	19
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	16
Online “Advanced Labs” in physics	15
Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass	15
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	14
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	14
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection	13
Escape from a one-dimensional metastable potential well revisited	13
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	11
Motivating separation of variables	11
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	11
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	11
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	11
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	11
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators	10
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	9
The CUBE virtual reality immersion	9
Quantum mechanics: A historical-linguistic perspective	9
Stereographic projection to and from the Bloch sphere: Visualizing solutions of the Bloch equations and the Bloch–Riccati equation	9
In this issue: October 2023	8
An analysis of the large amplitude simple pendulum using Fourier series	8
The field inside an infinite solenoid of arbitrary cross section using Ampère's law	7

In this issue: May 2026	7
Approaching the thermodynamic limit of an ideal gas	7
Visual relativistic mechanics	7
A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	7
In this issue: July 2024	7
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)]	6
Comment on “Coefficient of rolling friction: Lab experiment”	6
Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase	6
Color and thickness of soap films	6
Skier and loop-the-loop with friction	6
Self-inductance and magnetic flux	6
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	6
Analysis of ill-conditioned cases of a mass moving on a sphere with friction	6
Comment on “Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with theoretical predictions” [Am. J. Phys. 79(11), 1099–1103 (2011)]	6
Memories of a mid-20th century electrical measurements laboratory and its instrumentation	5
In this issue: December 2024	5
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime	5
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	5
Comment on “Atom-emitting-a-photon solved on the back of an envelope” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 576 (2023)]	5
Arduino cavity controller for LIGO analogy lab [Am. J. Phys. 87, 44 (2019)]	5
Probing coherent phonons in the advanced undergraduate laboratory	5
Nonlinear oscillator acceleration and period variation with amplitude	5
In this issue: October 2025	5
In this issue: January 2023	5
2024 Lillian McDermott medal lecture: You only get one—My life pursuing excellence in physics education	5
In this issue: October 2022	5
Practical study of optical stellar interferometry	5
In this issue: March 2025	5
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	5
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	4
Decoherence, entanglement, and information in the electron double-slit experiment with monitoring	4
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	4
In this issue: February 2024	4
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	4
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	4
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	4
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	4
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	4
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	4
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	4
In this issue: March 2024	4
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	4
Investigating the magnetic field outside small accelerator magnet analogs via experiment, simulation, and theory	4
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	4
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	4
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	4
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	4
Perihelion precession in power-law potentials: Hénon's theorem	3
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	3
In this issue: Special collection on the environment, sustainability, and climate change	3

Viking navigation: From speculative history to laboratory exercise on polarization	3
The physics of cranberry bogs	3
Solving free-fall motion in a rotating frame through analogy with the electromagnetic problem	3
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	3
In this issue: April 2024	3
In this issue: July 2025	3
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83 , 935–941 (2015)]	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	3
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	3
Cosmological horizons	3
A dimensional analysis path to h and the Bohr atom structure	3
BOOK REVIEW	3
Bloch's theorem: An operator-based derivation	3
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	3
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	3
2024 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana	3
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	3
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	3
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	3
Dark Matter: Evidence, Theory, and Constraints	3
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	3
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	3
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	3
A Lorentz force law with velocity differences	3
Comment on ‘Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model’	3
Demonstrating dynamic stability with rotating saddles and liquid nitrogen droplets: A classroom analog to the RF Paul trap	3
Shortest derivation of time-independent perturbation theory	3
On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	3
Resource Letter MP-4: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research	3
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	3
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	3
An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder strain sensor for studying multimode interference of light	2
Efimov effect for two particles on a semi-infinite line	2
A modern interpretation of Newton's theorem of revolving orbits	2
Coherent diffraction imaging in the undergraduate laboratory	2
Exploring entropy by counting microstates of the p-state paramagnet	2
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	2
A bent straw as a tool for an affordable student-safe experiment in vortex ring dynamics	2
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	2
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	2
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	2
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
Shaping softness from hard elements	2
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	2
Photon under repeated transverse Lorentz boosts: An apparent paradox	2
Relativistic acceleration in noninertial frames of a line of objects	2
Physics as a branch of poetry	2
Computational modeling of diffusive dynamics in a bouncer system with an irregular surface	2
Is the law of optical reflection true?	2
A note on the kinematic boundary condition with historical perspective	2
A colored line on an optical disk	2
On the invariance of the spacetime interval	2
A time-domain approach to band formation in periodic media	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
In this issue: June 2026	2
In this issue: December 2025	2
Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	2
From pinhole imaging to planetary orbit: A year-long solar angular measurement with a pinhole camera	2
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	2
The hardest-hit home run?	2
Hyperbolic times in Minkowski space	2
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	2
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	2
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	2
Beautiful experiments: An illustrated history of experimental science	2
In this issue: November 2022	2
BOOKS RECEIVED	2
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	2
General features of brachistochrones	2
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
Erratum: “All objects and some questions” [Am. J. Phys. 91 , 819–825 (2023)]	2
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
Call for papers: Special issue on motivating physics learning through research applications	2
A surprise to many physicists: Excel can handle complex numbers	2
State reduction?	2
Charging a supercapacitor through a lamp: A power-law RC decay	2
2025 Paul W. Zitzewitz excellence in K-12 teaching award: Getting by with a little help from my friends	2

Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
The acceleration at maximum jerk in fall with quadratic drag	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	2
Exploring Fourier methods with beer bottles	2
A wave packet approach to resonant scattering	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2
A driven disk with chaotic motion	2
Solving quadratic equations as a fixed-point problem	2
Metastable states in a 1D quantum system	2
Oblique collision of a soft rubber disk with a rigid surface	2
Comment on “Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods” [Am. J. Phys. 89(1), 9 (2021)]	2
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	2
Does active participation in a daily quiz (TOPday) improve long-term retention in biomechanics?	2
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	2
Electromagnetic induction: How the “flux rule” has superseded Maxwell's general law	2