Presents a series of concrete suggestions essential to the solution of problems encountered in engineering education. Indicates that engineering schools should play important roles in the new liberal education movement. (CC)

Discusses the characteristics of the Open University in terms of the nature of technology, technology education objectives, undergraduate teaching, and post experience courses. Indicates that inclusion of materials produced at Open University into teaching curricula is beneficial to the institution, both economically and academically. (CC)

Describes the errors in the sugar-cube experiment related to radioactivity as described in Project Physics course. The discussion considers some of the steps overlooked in the experiment and generalizes the theory beyond the sugar-cube stage. (PS)

A plea is made for reallocation of resources within departments to recognize the importance of different kinds of higher level work. (DF)

A teaching aid is described for exercises in plant transpiration and general external morphology which is felt to be a good resource for the teaching of concepts relating to structure and function; in addition it is inexpensive and easily obtainable. (DF)

Some court cases and legislative bills have been filed in states to legalize the use of the creationist view (of life forms on earth) in biology textbooks superseding the organic theory of evolution. The law has not yet accepted the religious viewpoint. (PS)

Suggests a few approaches that will enable a person with some programming experience to incorporate graphic teletype output into simulation programs of interest in chemical education. (Author/PR)