Describes the offering of a physics course where a mixture of teaching techniques and a wide variety of phenomena associated with light are used to attract students majoring in art, art history, psychology, photography etc. Indicates that the course is characterized by its in-depth and non-mathematical nature. (CC)

Described a course whose primary objective would be to give meaning and significance to individual lives by relating them to their collective history, a period from the early part of the twentieth century until the present, in which older people have lived.

The article discusses the task of becoming an effective college teacher. (Author/RM)

Policies of preparing large numbers of scientists by universities need to be reviewed. Industry cannot absorb an ever-increasing number of specialized personnel in the future, and the needs of industry have also changed. (PS)

Summarizes different courses available in pure and applied physics in British universities, polytechnics, and colleges. Marked changes in subsidiary subject studies, course structures, and examination procedures are indicated. (CC)

Advocates the use of minicourses in teaching secondary school science. Topics are suggested and methods for structuring minicourses are discussed. (JR)

Describes some laboratory experiments that can strengthen the study of non-aqueous ionizing solvents in Nuffield A-level chemistry course. (PS)

Discusses the teaching of a varied open-ended, integrated chemistry course, and indicates that the teaching-learning process is made easier on account of students' varied experiences and high motivations. (CC)

An autoinstructional approach to teaching state and local government is described. The course consists of 40 instructional packages that include specific objectives as a learning guide for students. (RN)

Author argues in favor of creating a unit around a literary work, rather than trying to fit reading materials into a preordained theme. (SP)

The new British University began teaching in January, 1971, is financed by the Department of Education and Science, is open to all 21 and over, has no academic entry requirements. Using multimedia, having no restrictions on time used to build course credits toward degrees, it will build to an undergraduate population of over 40,000 part time…