Examines the expansion of data services in Western Europe after the computer revolution. Stresses that distinctive career lines and eventually a distinctive profession must be created to cope with the proliferation of data and the increase in demand for access to this data. (Author/DB)

The conception, objectives, contents, and limitations of a degree program in the mathematical sciences at Pennsylvania State University, Capitol Campus, are discussed. Career goals that may be pursued include: managerial, science, education, actuarial, and computer. (MP)

Explains how movies made from computer output data of complex numerical models offer perceptual advantages that can speed the recognition of unexpected behavior and encourage fruitful discussion. (Author/GA)

By the year 2000 the major way of learning at all levels, and in almost all subject areas, will be through the interactive use of computers. Many of the factors involved in this revolution in education are reviewed. (BB)

The author discusses the development of a program to train children to program a computer using the BASIC language. (MN)

This interview with the teacher of a computer course for elementary and junior high schools contains discussions of problems and rewards of such a course. The course is offered as an after school activity. (MP)

Suggested is an approach to computer education that has as its basis a specific application, as opposed to computer technology as an end in itself. (MP)

Describes development of a computer-assisted instructional tool which provides linkages among the language of college students, the conceptual terminology of sociology, and the classification descriptors used by reference librarians and professional indexers and abstractors. The computer system helps students to focus their research questions and…

Describes a concentrated course of one week duration in elementary computer physics. The purpose of it is to introduce computer physics and to show how to remove the traditional constraints on physics courses, and to gain insight into the solutions of complex problems using the computer. (GA)

Energy conservation programs at Louisiana State University reduced energy use 23 percent. The programs involved computer controlled power management systems, adjustment of building temperatures and lighting levels to prescribed standards, consolidation of night classes, centralization of chilled water systems, and manual monitoring of heating and…

This familiar card game has interested mathematicians, economists, and psychologists as a model of decision-making in the real world. It is now serving as a vehicle for investigations in computer science. (Author/MA)

Describes the electronic circuits used in computer technology for the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (MLH)

Describes a project involving a traveling van, equipped with several small computers, which visits high schools giving demonstrations, allowing students to access the computers, and providing teachers with backup material. An evaluation of the first year's activities is presented and plans for the future are given. (VT)

A one-year introductory data processing course for high school juniors and seniors at McHenry West High School (Illinois) teachers unit-record equipment as a foundation for more advanced study. The cardpunch machine, sorter, reproducer, interpreter, and accounting machine are used. Other activities are games with punched cards, visits to observe…

Studies that relate computerization to either centralization or decentralization of organizational decision making are reviewed. Four issues are addressed that relate to conceptual or methodological problems. (Author/MLF)