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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA. – 1985
The critical role of computers in scientific advancement is described in this panel report. With the growing range and complexity of problems that must be solved and with demands of new generations of computers and computer architecture, the importance of computational mathematics is increasing. Multidisciplinary teams are needed; these are found…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Science, Computer Software, Computers

Pickering, Miles – Journal of Chemical Education, 1987
Discusses some of the difficulties involved with chemistry laboratory experiences and some laboratory manuals. Cites studies that indicate that part of the difficulty can be attributed to constraints relating to the short-term memory of the operational information and the assumption that students have a certain level of knowledge. (TW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education