Describes a course addressing the social consequence of engineering work and the contributions of technology to societal problems. (SL)

Describes an eight to ten day geology prospecting course presented to the native inhabitants of communities of Arctic Canada. (SL)

Describes a one semester physics laboratory course which requires students to play roles of scientists, researchers, and technicians. (SL)

Describes an introductory individualized physics laboratory system for science and engineering students. (SL)

Describes four science experiments relating to energy developed for interdisciplinary general science courses. (SL)

Presents the outline of an organic polymer chemistry short course, 3-4 weeks. (SL)

Reports on adverse side effects in an organic chemistry course taught by the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

Describes a course designed to improve the instruction of teaching assistants (TA's) in physics laboratories. (SL)

Outlines five minicourses presented by the Rochester Institute of Technology for secondary school chemistry teachers which allow the participation of high school students along with their teachers. (SL)

Describes a course in environmental chemistry which assumes no chemistry background of participants and which prepares students as technicians in resource management or water treatment. (SL)

Reviews exemplary examples of science programs and curricula. Cites and describes programs identified as noteworthy in: "The Search for Excellence in Science Education"; "National Diffusion Network"; "National Science Resources Center"; and "National Science Foundation." (ML)

Reports on a study designed to elicit detailed views on the subject matter content for a biochemistry curriculum. Includes the questionnaire and mean results for each question, in which respondents were asked to indicate the importance of a subtopic, the actual coverage of that subtopic, and the "ideal" coverage. (TW)

Describes a program at the University of Iowa which introduces undergraduate engineering students to the rewards and responsibilities of teaching engineering through cooperative education positions as faculty assistants in introductory engineering courses. (TW)

Describes an alternative medical school curriculum for the first two years of preclinical basic science studies. Discusses student and faculty selection for the program. Details the format for teaching biochemistry in the Alternative Curriculum, including program structure, content organization and exams. Evaluates the success of the program. (CW)

Describes: (1) the structure of a data transmission source, carrier, and receiver; (2) a quantitative measure for the amount of data, followed by some quantitative examples of data transmission processes; (3) the concept of data current; (4) data containers; and (5) how this information can be used to structure physics courses. (JN)