Discusses the purpose, role, and need for citizens' advisory councils in vocational and technical aviation education programs. (SL)

Briefly reviews major reports pertaining to Piagetian theory, science history, and instruction in chemistry as presented at the 52nd and 53rd Two-Year College Conferences. (SL)

Describes a course in environmental chemistry which assumes no chemistry background of participants and which prepares students as technicians in resource management or water treatment. (SL)

Describes the computerization of student academic records for a science course with multisection laboratories. (SL)

Describes the College Aviation Accreditation Guidelines published by the University Aviation Association in May 1977 for the Accreditation of college aviation courses. (SL)

Presents excerpts from the bibliography of Wernher von Braun demonstrating his concern for space science education at the secondary as well as at the college level. (SL)

Describes a program being conducted within the chemistry department of Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana, to improve the abstract reasoning abilities of freshmen science majors. The project is based upon the philosophy developed by Jean Piaget. (SL)

Describes a procedure for integrating computer graded homework into physics courses. (SL)

This paper describes a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) general physics course taught within the constraints of a small community college. The PSI format is described and student opinions of it are presented. (Author/CP)

An experiment is described in which students in an introductory laboratory can determine all of the relevant energy flows of an ordinary household refrigerator. (Author/CP)

Describes a Faculty Workload Formula developed in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. (SL)

Describes apparatus utilized to demonstrate physics principle. Equipment described includes a low pressure chamber, a 360 degree loop ramp, a tilted table demonstrating motion principles, and a method for casting a three dimensional display of magnetic lines of force. (SL)

Discusses some of the misconceptions commonly held suggesting that mixing ideal gases causes an increase in entropy. Argues that the combining processes and resulting total pressure have absolutely nothing to do with the mixing itself. (TW)

Discusses some parallels that seem to exist between mass extinction recognizable in the geologic record and the impending extinction of a significant proportion of the earth's species due largely to tropical deforestation. Describes some recent theories of causal factors and periodicities in mass extinction. (Author/TW)

Analyzes the relationship between allied health students' (N=304) performance in general chemistry and the American Chemical Society's Toledo Exam (Form 1974), mathematical Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, and high school chemistry grade. Also discusses use of findings to identify students who had a high risk of receiving low grades. (JN)