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Parker, R. H.; Whittles, A. B. L. – Amer J Phys, 1970
Describes the objectives and content of a physics laboratory program for freshman students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. The first part of the program consists of basic physics experiments, while the second part emphasizes student work on projects in geophysics that have direct technical applications. (LC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum

Munger, Burton L.; Zammit, Ronald E. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Describes an undergraduate laboratory project that combines microprocessor programing, interfacing, and system design to produce an inexpensive multichannel analyzer. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Physics

Stewart, A. – Physics Education, 1975
Descriptors: Analog Computers, College Science, Electronics, Higher Education

Wayland, J. R. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: College Science, Laboratory Experiments, Physics, Science Interests

Grauer, Albert D. – American Journal of Physics, 1974
Discusses instrumentation and describes such research areas as the albedos of the brighter planets, rotation rates and atmospheres of the larger and brighter satellites, brightness changes of outer planets, asteroid rotation rates, and variable stars. (GS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Electronic Equipment, Instrumentation

Taylor, Harold E. – Physics Teacher, 1976
Discusses a project in which college students equipped a house with three different types of solar energy collectors and two vertical axis windmills. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Energy, Higher Education, Physics

King, Allen L. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Describes an experimental project on boomerangs designed for an undergraduate course in classical mechanics. The students designed and made their own boomerangs, devised their own procedures, and carried out suitable measurements. Presents some of their data and a simple analysis for the two-bladed boomerang. (Author/MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Mechanics (Physics)

Mack, John E. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Presents two calculations of the probability of detection of an interstellar comet, under the hypothesis that such comets would escape from comet clouds similar to that believed to surround the sun. Proposes three problems, each of which would be a reasonable term project for a motivated undergraduate. (Author/MLH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Curriculum, Higher Education

Walker, Warren; Black, Ronald – Physics Education, 1979
Describes how the department of physics of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) has been involved in the Peel Inlet-Harvey Estuary study. An appendix which presents the departmental approach to curriculum matters is also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Climate, College Science, Ecology, Environmental Education
Sinha, Somnath; Hanuscin, Deborah; Rebello, Carina; Muslu, Nilay; Cheng, Ya-Wen – European Journal of Physics Education, 2012
"Leadership in Freshman Physics" is an NSF-funded professional development program designed to support 9th grade teacher leaders in the successful implementation of a "Physics First" or curriculum sequence that places physics prior to biology and chemistry. Leadership is viewed as an essential component in the initial success…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Misconceptions, Faculty Development, Capacity Building

Firth, Ian – Physics Education, 1974
These projects utilize musical instruments to teach the physics of sound by investigating standing waves in strings and plates, main resonance of stringed instruments, loudness curves, and analysis of tones. Can be adapted for secondary level or college level instruction. (MLH)
Descriptors: Acoustics, College Science, Higher Education, Instruction

Hobbie, Russell K. – American Journal of Physics, 1973
Develops a simplified electrostatic model of the heart with conduction within the torso neglected to relate electrocardiogram patterns to the charge distribution within the myocardium. Suggests its application to explanation of Coulomb's law in general physics. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Electricity, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials

Jones, J.; Sikwese, F. H. – Physics Education, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Experiments

Jewett, John W., Jr. – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Discusses a role-playing technique used in a physics of music course that introduces students in a course for nonscientists to the thought processes and experiences of being a scientist. Students select a research project and present results as a journal article or an oral presentation at a scientific "meeting." (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Physics

Leung, W. P.; And Others – Physics Education, 1980
Describes a project on the application of the laser which aims to stimulate the interest of undergraduate students in applied physics and to demonstrate the interaction between light and ultrasonic waves by building a simple laser communication system. (SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Electronics, Engineering Education, Higher Education