Describes a follow-up study of all engineering graduates of McNeese State University since 1961. Reports that the data obtained were useful in preparing for accreditation and in structuring the ongoing engineering program. (SL)

Proposes that a resident engineer program would be an effective way to prevent a future decline in the quality of engineering graduates. (SL)

Discusses the Fermilab summer program for minority students, its evolution, selection of student participants, selection of student assignments, living arrangements, salaries, and the impact of the program. (SL)

Presents an apparatus for demonstrating two-dimensional random motion suitable for illustrating molecular phenomena. Three specific uses are presented. (SL)

Describes an experiment for estimating the half-life of thorium-232. (SL)

Describes a developmental marine humanities program under development at Oregon State University. The philosophical rationale of the program is provided. (CP)

Included are demonstrations on optical activity, and using a digital multimeter. (SL)

Discusses Offices of Faculty or Professional Development, assumptions behind the operation of such offices, and ways of implementing improvement of instruction and faculty development programs. (SL)

Describes the mobile spectrosocopy laboratory program operated by the Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, which gives small college chemistry departments access to high cost spectrographic instruments mounted in a mobile van. (SL)

Describes an introductory geophysics course for physics majors. (SL)

Problems involved in using mark-recapture techniques for population estimating are discussed. Materials and methods using a known, restricted population of people are described. Estimates of the size of this population varied in precision and accuracy with the method and intensity of sampling. Suggestions for improvement and refinement are made.…

An introductory biophysics course for science students who have previously taken two quarters of noncalculus physics is described. Material covered emphasizes the physical principles of sound, light, electricity, energy, and information. (Author/CP)

Presents a consistent approach to the introduction of the mole in teaching kinetic theory and thermodynamics of ideal and real gases. (SL)

Describes the chemical engineering program at Brigham Young University. (SL)

Describes a university level laboratory science course designed for visually handicapped students. (SL)