Provides an introduction to cognitive, learning, and teaching styles and their educational use by describing two instruments used for cognitive style mapping the Oakland and Canfield approaches. (Author/GA)

Relicensing requirements that demand nothing beyond the initial examination for first issue of the Professional Engineer's license do little to promote continuing professional competence. A 1977 Iowa law requires proof of continuing professional education for license renewal, validating the credential. (RE)

The Florida Engineering Society has established a certificate of Continued Professional Development. Engineers in any field may qualify. A table of minimum standards for attainment of the certificate is presented. (RE)

Male engineering students (N=340) revealed chosen major job function and completed the Family Relations Inventory (FRI). Engineering students in general are more likely to describe their dominant parent as Avoiding than as either Accepting or Concentrating. (Author)

It is suggested that plant operators can be useful in designing sewage treatment plants. The advantages of this cooperative arrangement to the consulting engineers and the city, and the pitfalls, are discussed. (BB)

This is part two of a series. It covers industrial vapor explosions and gives case histories of water-molten metal explosions. (BB)

Lists tentative guidelines, prepared by the NSPE Task Force on Professional Schools of Engineering, to assist in the development and evaluation of schools or colleges interested in professional engineering education and identification as professional schools of engineering. The guidelines deal with the programs, the faculty and the schools. (GA)

Engineering geology remains a potpourri of applied classical geology, and 1977 witnessed an upswing in demand for these services. Traditional foundation-related work was slight, but construction related to national needs increased briskly. Major cities turned to concerns of transit waste-water treatment and solid-waste disposal. (Author/MA)

Reviews research and technical problems related to the use of tidal power as an energy source. (SL)

Explains what superheated liquids are and how they are prepared. (BB)

This article discusses possible approaches to the integration of mathematics courses with other courses for engineers. (SD)

Describes the program being established by the American Institute of Chemists for certification of chemists and chemical engineers. (SL)

Recent work in the history of the sciences of man suggests that evolution's impact has been more pervasive in American culture since 1900 than it was before. Discusses the new evolutionists who succeeded the Social Darwinists after 1900 and their contributions to American culture. (Author/RK)

Multiple-choice mathematics tests and other measures of achievement in a mathematics course for engineering students were compared. Although the results were highly correlated, there were some discrepancies. (SD)

Explains the role of a building scientist as being someone who is concerned with the environment in buildings and in their immediate surroundings; describes the training necessary for the vocation and assesses career prospects in the field. (CP)