Advocates increased emphasis on job availability for physicists with bachelor degrees so that lack of positions does not cause a greater decrease in undergraduate physics enrollment. (CP)

A three-year general physics program which uses a single text from which a sequence of one-year courses have been constructed is described. It is organized on a modified spiral approach and requires laboratory work culminating in an experimental project during the sixth semester. Discussion includes implementation and administration of the…

Formulas are derived for the energy, momentum, and angular momentum transmitted by waves of arbitrary shape in an inextensible string by pure transverse waves in a string using Tait's procedure. (Author/CP)

On the assumption that an educated person is one who possesses the capacity to develop his potential to the fullest, the author lists eight detailed outcomes and activities that he believes should comprise the fundamental objectives of the undergraduate program at the American university. (JT)

Concepts and quantitative tools of economics and sociology are applied to the definition of students' demand for post secondary education for several purposes including an analysis of the characteristics of young adults enrolled in colleges. Studies on the effects of policy instruments used to affect changes in demand are considered. (Author/AM)

The unique aspects of deafness examined in this paper include the characteristics of the deaf population, communication skills, and sensitivity to the minority status of deaf people. Content in each of these areas is reviewed as an illustration of speciality material in a generalist curriculum in social work. (Editor/PG)

Experience in using a user-friendly software, Mathcad, in the undergraduate chemical reaction engineering course is discussed. Example problems considered for illustration deal with simultaneous solution of linear algebraic equations (kinetic parameter estimation), nonlinear algebraic equations (equilibrium calculations for multiple reactions and…

The idea of order in geometry is explored using the experience of assignments given to undergraduates in a college geometry course "From Space to Geometry." Discussed are the definition of geometry, and earth measurement using architecture, art, and common experience. This discussion concludes with a consideration of the question of whether…

The number of peace studies programs on campuses in the United States has grown dramatically since the first such program was begun in 1948. At the beginning of the 1990s, the world is experiencing a renaissance in peace related activities that include tearing down the Iron Curtain, nonviolent revolutions in Europe's East Bloc and the Philippines,…

The effectiveness of three tutorial strategies was evaluated by experimentally manipulating the strategies used in a 2 X 3 factorial design. Two tutors taught 48 college undergraduates a basic optics lesson about "how lenses work," using three instructional methods which varied the amount of tutor control. In the lecture condition, tutors assumed…

A description is provided of a course, "Behavior of Man in Health and Illness," designed to introduce first-year undergraduate nursing students to the theories and concepts related to the health-illness continuum, the stress of illness, and coping theory. The description begins with an overview of course content, followed by information on the…

These three occasional publications contain the following articles: (1) Varieties of Interdisciplinary Approaches in the Social Sciences (Raymond C. Miller); (2) Five Arguments against Interdisciplinary Studies (Thomas L. Benson); (3) What Are Transdisciplinary Principles? (Robert W. Winquist); (4) Can Progress toward Interdisciplinary Education…

Eligibility criteria for institutional participation in the Cal Grant awards program was assessed by the California Postsecondary Education Commission in cooperation with the Student Aid Commission. Attention was directed to alternatives to these criteria that would permit the use of these awards by both undergraduates enrolled in nonaccredited,…

In an effort to increase students' global awareness, New Jersey's Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) has developed a number of courses and programs designed to infuse an international and intercultural perspective into the curriculum. Among the on-going projects of the college are: (1) the integration of a basic composition and an…