An introductory course is designed with relevance for directly instilling into the students a sense of the unity and coherence of chemical ideas. The sequence also has the flavor'' of a research project. (DF)

The section on research and development (R and D) of the annual report on the chemical industry presents data related to: chemical R and D spending, R and D as per cent of sales, R and D employment, company R and D spending, R and D costs, and all industrial R and D employment. (PR)

Presents a plea for more consideration of technological employment in the chemistry curriculum. (CP)

Suggests a new subject for the modern undergraduate program. The new subject should be chemical measurement, and its short definition might be the method of describing the properties and reactions of chemicals quantitatively." (Author/TS)

The foundation of science, and of thermodynamics in particular, can be developed cogently and without arbitrariness. The goal of science, description of nature, is externally given; it requires a set of basic concepts as indispensable tools. Mathematics has no similar externally given goal. (Author/TS)

Describes the organization of graduate study in Japanese public and private universities, including the relationship between research and graduate training, using the sciences, particularly chemistry, for illustration. (AL)

The TSS (Topological Screens System) for substructure search was applied to the CAS Registry file making it searchable on-line. The TSS screens and the use of the screen indexes are described. Statistics on screen assignment are provided, and the strengths and weaknesses of the system are discussed. (Author/NH)