A precise method of determining absorption maxima where Gaussian functions occur is described. The method is based on a logarithmic transformation of the Gaussian equation and is suited for a mini-computer. (MR)

Describes an environmental education course which meets during three long weekends at a setting away from campus during each semester. (SL)

Describes util satellite photography, satellite remote sensing, and high altitude aircraft photography for teaching environmental and ecological aspects of earth science at the secondary or college levels. (SL)

Describes geological field trip credit courses presented at Weber State College. (SL)

Reports that recent studies indicate the demand for and salaries of chemical engineers is rising and is ahead of most other engineering disciplines. (SL)

Describes a physics course concerned with the physical principles underlying devices used and natured occurrences observed in daily experience. (SL)

Discusses the growing need for the inclusion of engineering liability into engineering education programs. (SL)

Presents a computer game which assists in learning the classification of igneous rocks and a simulation program which illustrates some aspects of igneous textures. (SL)

Describes a course presented to increase the effective reporting and writing skills of geology students. (SL)

Describes the use of an interactive computer terminal for introductory laboratory experiments. (SL)

Describes a computer simulation of reaction kinetics in atmospheric photochemistry. (SL)

Describes a nuclear and radiation chemistry course offered to second and third year students at the University of New South Wales, England. (SL)

Presents a computational example of a quantum theory chemistry suitable for inclusion in an undergraduate physical chemistry course. (SL)

Reports an experimental procedure for a course in physical organic chemistry to illustrate correlation between structure and reactivity. (SL)

Describes two procedures for the conversion of eugenol to vanillin