Asserts that physics should be taught to stress the human aspects of laws of nature and scientific application of physical concepts. (CP)

Studies the practicality of water-filled flat-plate solar collectors. An estimate of solar energy gathering abilities and applications in heating of homes are considered. (CP)

Provides a brief account of the discovery and theory of antimatter and describes several activities relevant to the study of antimatter on the secondary level. (MLH)

An efficient numerical method for calculating the Fermi energy, the free electron and free hole concentrations, and the ionized impurity conductors in a semiconductor material is described. The method allows freedom with respect to type of material, temperature, and amount and type of donor and acceptor impurities. (Author/CP)

The use of accelerators as mass spectrometers puts the work horse of isotope dating on a new, more useful footing. (Author/BB)

Derives the magnetic field as a function of position between two capacitor plates during discharge with the use of the integral form of Ampere's law and real currents only. The displacement current must be included to obtain the same result for arbitrary choices of contours. (Author/GA)

All-pass filter systems can be used in laboratory experiments in the physics and psychophysics of sound and music. Particular applications, such as lateralization of sounds in headphone listening, are presented. (BB)

Explains how changes in temperature, pressure, magnetic field or alloy composition can affect the electronic band structure of substances, leading in some cases to dramatic changes in conductivity. (GA)

This is a guide to the chemical physics major. The scope of chemical physics is presented, along with the general features of course contents and possible course structures. This information was derived from a survey of British universities and colleges offering undergraduate degree courses in chemical physics. (BB)

Explains magneto-optical effects and describes techniques which may be used, in conjunction with certain materials, to reveal domain structures. In addition, simple experiments are described which enable domains to be observed under various conditions of applied fields. (Author/GA)

Describes the life history and the personal qualities of Max Born. The contributions of Born to the advancement of physics are discussed. Some of his correspondence with Einstein is included. (GA)

Describes recommendations developed for the creation of hundreds of jobs for young physicists to maintain a vigorous and internationally competitive research effort in physics through the establishment of either a National Research Scientific Program in Physics or a National Research Faculty Appointments in Physics. (GA)

Describes an empirical method for tuning a piano by matching measured fundamental frequencies to values determined using a pocket calculator. (Author/GA)

Outlines an approach to the teaching of a chapter in a quantum mechanics course. The exclusion principle is confronted with the principle of the "identity of the indiscernible" of Leibnitz. Concludes that philosophy can never replace scientific research, thus predicting directions of advances of physical theories. (GA)