Presents a method of reviewing the properties of exponents for students enrolled in a liberal arts physics course. (SL)

Compares student achievement in an upper-division college introductory course taught by the video-autotutorial method with that in two comparable courses taught by the lecture-discussion method. Pre-post tests of 623 students reveal that video-autotutorial students outperform lecture/discussion participants at all ability levels and that in…

Describes a computer assisted program in which the computer program provides a self-paced, individualized component with course outlines, weekly assignments, answers to exam questions, and reports of student grades in a general chemistry course. (SL)

Describes an experimental procedure for the analysis of common cations in solution for an introductory analytical chemistry course. (SL)

Reports an experimental procedure for introductory chemistry courses to demonstrate a homogeneously catalyzed reaction. (SL)

Describes an undergraduate biochemical experiment involving the isolation and characterization of acid phosphatase from readily available materials. (Author/SL)

Discusses the development, goals, syllabus and evaluation of a four semester hour credit human-centered college biology course for nonscience majors. Brief annotations of sub units of the course are provided. In the course, the use of science-related periodical articles is encouraged. (CP)

Utilizes a pretest-posttest design to determine if participants (N=26) exhibit significant gains in organic, inorganic, and biological chemistry concepts as the result of a six-week summer program. Significant gains in these areas and in an understanding of the methods and procedures used in scientific explanation are found. (CP)

Discussed are how the thermal vibrations of a solid are described in terms of lattice waves, how these waves interact with other waves, or with themselves, and how one is led from such a description in terms of waves to the concept of a phonon. (Author/MA)

Formulae are proposed for the distinct cases of monatomic and diatomic gas volumes. Eight figures illustrate the article. (Author/MA)

Describes a rotating chair with sliding calibrated masses suitable for demonstrating and determining the conservation of angular momentums. (SL)

Explores hypothesized interrelationships between levels of moral valuing (Kohlberg) and three aspects of environment-related behavior: environmental knowledge, emotionality, and activity. Four standardized instruments were administered to 140 college students. Findings revealed that subjects were more emotionally involved with the environment than…

Compares the instructional objectives of teachers, supervisors and engineers in the field of statics, strength of materials and machine parts. (CP)

Describes a one-year interdisciplinary introductory science course presented at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, for nonscience majors. (SL)

Presents a new application of the WKB approximation to the hadronic atom elementary enough for undergraduate quantum mechanics students. (SL)