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The Messianic Message of Minicourses
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Weinstock, Harold – American Journal of Physics, 1977
Discusses the results of a physics minicourse program for college students; describes how to initiate such a program, including choice of topics, publicizing the courses, and course contents. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Educational Programs, Higher Education
Education: Chemistry made Interesting for NonScientists
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Chemical and Engineering News, 1972
The author advocates chemistry courses, for nonscience majors, based on intellectually stimulating questions such as whether the evolution of life from nonliving precursors is a natural phenomenon. (CP)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Course Descriptions, Educational Programs
Experiences in Teaching Scientific Writing in the U.S.A.
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Woodford, F. Peter – Journal of Biological Education, 1972
Describes the content and use of Scientific Writing for Graduate Students: A Manual on the Teaching of Scientific Writing" prepared by the Committee on Graduate Training in Scientific Writing of the Council of Biology Editors. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Book Reviews, College Science, Course Descriptions
Ideas in Practice. Nuturing Creativity in a Measurements Course
Neal, James P. – Journal of Engineering Education, 1972
Describes the conduct of a one-semester laboratory course for electrical engineering sophomores through the use of rack-mounted instruments and printed circuits. Concluded there was greater student and instructor interest and creativity in both lectures and laboratory. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Educational Programs
A Course in Biophysics: An Integration of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
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Giancoli, Douglas C. – American Journal of Physics, 1971
Describes an interdisciplinary course for advanced undergraduates in the physical and biological sciences. The goal is to understand a living cell from the most basic standpoint possible. The ideas of physics, chemistry, and molecular biology are all essential to the course, which leads to a unified view of the sciences. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, College Science
The Physics Interface Project
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Taylor, C. A. – Physics Education, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Courses in Eire
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Physics Education, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Educational Programs, Graduation Requirements
Literature and Science for a January Term: Darwin and Evolution
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DeSieno, Robert P.; Horn, Frederick D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1973
Describes a one month intensive course, offered at Westminster College, entitled Science and Literature: A Study in Values.'' The interdisciplinary course is an attempt to break down the barriers of specialization, and to focus on the reactions of students, scientists, and humanists to Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. (JR)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
Ph.D. Offered for Research Toxicologists
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Chemical and Engineering News, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Doctoral Degrees, Drug Education
Self-Paced Physics, Course Materials.
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New York Inst. of Tech., Old Westbury. – 1973
Samples of the Self-Paced Physics Course materials are presented in this collection for dissemination purposes. Descriptions are included of course objectives, characteristics, structures, and content. As a two-semester course of study for science and engineering sophomores, most topics are on a level comparable to that of classical physics by…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
An Attitude Approach to Physical Science
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Daughton, William J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
STEPS TOWARD SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, A REPORT OF COLLEGE-LEVEL CONFERENCES ON SCIENCE FOR NONSCIENCE MAJORS.
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National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC. – 1968
DURING THE 1967-68 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SPONSORED FOUR WORKING CONFERENCES WITH COLLEGE SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO WERE CONCERNED WITH TEACHING SCIENCE FOR THE NONSCIENCE MAJOR. THE TWO ASPECTS EMPHASIZED AT THE MEETINGS WERE (1) THE MEANING OF THE TERM "SCIENTIFIC LITERACY," AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCING COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Biology, Chemistry, College Science