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If you are a student, please do not rely upon solutions generated by the "Handlers". If you have a homework problem to do, you should follow the instructions of your teacher regarding the best ways to solve it. Once you have done this, try to use the appropriate "Handler" to find the answer again on screen. Sometimes this goal will not be possible; the pages cannot completely address every possible level of problem.

If you are a teacher, please see that the choice of equations and abbreviations offered in the "Handers" represent a compromise between conflicting methods of notation in different publications. Another limitation is the current inability of HTML and JavaScript to display the full variety of mathematical and scientific symbols.

Sources consulted in the authoring of these pages include:

• AIP Style Manual, AIP Publication Board, Robert T. Beyer, Chair. New York: AIP, 1993.
• Coleman, Gordon J. and David Dewar. Science Handbook. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1997.
• Halliday, David and Robert Resnick. Fundamentals of Physics, Rev.. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1974.
• Serway, Raymond A. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing, 1986.
• Vander Veer, Emily. JavaScript for Dummies Quick Reference. Chicago: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 1997.
• Zitzewitz, Paul et al. Merril Physics: Principles and Problems. New York: Glencoe, 1995