Selected Publications by Harvey S. Leff
President's Commentaries - American Association of Physics Teachers
"The Advanced Physics Laboratory, From A - Z"
President's Commentary, September 2007 AAPT News (online)
"What's In a Name?"
President's Commentary, July 2007 AAPT News (online)
"For She's a Jolly Good Fellow, or What?"
President's Commentary, May 2007 AAPT News (online)
"Time Keeps on Slippin', Slippin'..."
President's Commentary, April 2007 AAPT News (online)
"What is AAPT?"
President's Commentary, March 2007 AAPT News (online)
Why Does AAPT Exist?
President's Commentary, February 2007 AAPT News (online)
Other Publications
"Thermodynamics is Easy - I've Learned it Many Times"
The Physics Teacher 45, (February 2007)
"Teaching the photon gas in introductory physics?"
Am. J. Phys. 70, 792-797 (2002)
"What if entropy were Dimensionless?"
Am. J. Phys. 67, 1114-1122 (1999)
"Thermodynamic entropy: The spreading and Sharing of energy"
Am. J. Phys. 64, 1261-1271 (1996)
"Efficiency and efficacy of incandescent lamps"
Am. J. Phys. 64, 649-654 (1996), with D.C. Agrawal & V.J. Menon
"Entropy of measurement and erasure: Szilard's membrane model revisited"
Am. J. Phys. 62, 994-1000 (1994).
"Maxwell's Demon, Power, and Time"
Am. J. Phys. 58, 135-142 (1990)
"Illuminating physics with light bulbs"
The Physics Teacher 28,30-35 (January 1990)
"Available work from a finite source and sink: How effective is a Maxwell's demon?"
Am. J. Phys 55, 701-705 (1987)
"Thermal efficiency at maximum work output: New results for old heat engines"
Am. J. Phys. 55, 603-610 (1987)
"Multisystem temperature equilibration and the second law"
Am. J. Phys. 45, 252-254 (1977)