This article describes a one-semester junior and senior level course in applied mathematical optimization for undergraduates which provides the opportunity to test models by doing numerical experiments and to learn to use computer subroutines for solving optimization problems. (MN)

A computer program for scoring written simulation tests provides individual scores and basic item analysis data. The program is written in Fortran IV and can accomodate up to thirty-five hundred options and up to ten thousand examinees. (Author/JKS)

Describes how one software package can make a big difference in the effectiveness of a placement program. (Author)

Describes a placement office which needed computer service but couldn't justify a complicated system. Presents a means which was found to eliminate tedious handling of data. (Author)

Describes a particular approach to a library problem: the utilization of computer simulation to provide data on how best to serve the citizens of the state of Washington through delivery of library materials by mail, with patrons ordering from a printed catalog of materials. (Author)

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Describes the inhouse database of the journalism school at the University of Missouri, used as a computerized "morgue." Discusses its advantages and problems. (FL)

Discusses (1) instructional uses of VisiCalc; (2) use of a spreadsheet to calculate the activity coefficients of lead in amalgams from measurements of the potentials of cells without liquid junction; and (3) the computerized solution (analogous to a titration) of simultaneous equations for determining equilibrium pH of a raindrop. (JN)

Presents guidelines a day care director can use to evaluate the need for a computer for his or her center. (Author/BB)

Networking trends have accelerated the convergence of computers and communications. With this and the increasing need to share resources and information, educators are faced with many considerations concerning vendor selection, equipment compatibility, performance criteria, wire and cable specifications, and installation of selection systems to…

Examined whether computerized self-help stress coping program was effective in reducing stress among 30 adult male juvenile counselors. Compared to controls, subjects who participated in program showed decreases in personal strain and state anxiety and increases in personal resources. Concluded that program could provide relief for situational…

Teaching and research in physiology encompass increasingly complex notions of the system under study. Computer modeling fosters understanding by extending the ability to formulate, test, and evaluate hypotheses about the system, and to describe experimental data. The exploration of the model system's behavior serves teaching and investigation in…

The University of California (Irvine) has automated its scoring of placement tests to incoming freshmen and women with specialized administrative software that interfaces a microcomputer with an optical card reader. The university's placement testing program, the computerized system, and advantages of the system are explained. (JN)

Indicates that (1) computer-mediated communication systems, specifically public computer conferencing, can facilitate a moderate exchange of socioemotional content and (2) basic network roles do not generally differ in percentage of socioemotional content. Discusses some fundamental issues in analyzing content and networks in computer-mediated…

An Ontario school board found the factors necessary for the establishment of an effective decentralized energy management program to be training, a program of reinforcement, and the development of an overall attitude that encourages involvement. (MLF)