A topical approach in astronomy provides greater coherence and meaning for the information presented than does a survey approach. Topics are presented and evaluated in relation to the goals of an astronomy course. (DF)

Article provides brief description of two microbiology courses at the college level which have multiple characteristics. Course I provides instruction based on papers in biology and in a special subject. Course II is devoted entirely to the special subject. (PS)

A partial solution to the problem of choosing what to teach from the vast amount of subject matter was achieved by combining the philosophies of the audio-tutorial approach and the concept-pak approach. (DF)

To accomodate students who do not consider chemistry as a career objective, a course was designed with content and structure correlated with the career objectives of these students. (DF)

A description of a one-semester college course with an enrollment of over 1,000 which has been taught for eight years. Success is based on the presentation in nonmathematical language, emphasis on the relationship of physics to students' everyday environment, and lack of laboratories. (DF)

Describes a biology course which is heavily based on field studies. Different aspects of community influences are considered and individual projects are undertaken. (PS)

Describes a pass-fail class of about 400 college freshmen in which each student chose a text to use for the course from a selection of three appropriate textbooks. (PR)

Describes a course to enable students involved in research to gain deeper insight into some of the important areas in engineering. A working knowledge of FORTRAN was the only prerequisite. (DF)

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)

Describes a pre-calculus, freshman-level modern physics course for prospective physics majors. The problems and goals which led to the course are discussed. Course objectives, content, laboratory projects, text and reference materials and evaluaton procedures used are reported. (LC)

Describes an introductory college chemistry course utilizing laboratory stations and laboratory instruction by video taped presentations. Author discusses the general operation of the laboratory, the method used in evaluating students' progress, the teaching effectiveness and economy of the station system. Results of a student questionnaire reveal…