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The American Journal of Physics is going online



Dear Phys-L'ers,

The editor of what may well be the only physics journal that is
actually *read* contacts me from time to time with "gentle"
reminders that some of the threads that rage on Phys-L have been
dealt with exhaustively and with authority in the pages of the
American Journal of Physics (AJP).

Despite our occasional predilection toward reinventing wheels, I
would guess that many if not most of us are already subscribers to
or at least regular perusers of AJP. For those who may not have
had the pleasure, however ...

AJP (http://www.amherst.edu/~ajp) goes online later this month. A
blurb at http://www.aapt.org/pubs_catalog/ajp.html reads in part:

The American Journal of Physics will soon be available on the
World Wide Web!

Starting in late February, you can visit AJP online at no charge.
View PDF or Postscript files of your favorite articles, book
reviews, or Q&A's. You can even store your favorite articles in a
special folder so you don't have to hunt for them.

Visit soon--free access only will be available for a few months.
Later this year, several enhancements to the site are planned.
These include full-text HTML and reference links to related
articles. Once these enhancements are in place, access will be
limited to those who subscribe to AJP online.

AJP is an archival journal targeted toward advanced-level physics
and physics education. With its focus on the teaching and cultural
aspects of physics, Editor Robert H. Romer of Amherst College
assures that the articles placed in the AJP are timely and relevant
to the field of physics. AJP is published monthly by the American
Association of Physics Teachers.

The online version of AJP will be found at the Online Journal
Publishing Service site

http://ojps.aip.org

While I'm at it I'd remind the list that Dan MacIsaac, the new
list owner for Phys-L, also supports a *very* useful search
facility for finding relevant articles from AJP (as well as The
Physics Teacher) over nearly the last 30 years. It is available
at

http://www.phy.nau.edu/~danmac/AAPTDB/index.html

Good physics, well written; John says "Check it out."

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