Describes the Integrated Science sequence at Howard Community College (Maryland). The courses in this sequence incorporate principles from biology, chemistry, and physics to offer a broad view of science and to assist students in integrating the key principles within these disciplines. (DC)

Reviewed are recent developments and projects concerned with the utilization of computer graphic terminals in computer assisted instruction of undergraduate level physics. Programs at the University of California, Irvine, University of Illinois, and Dartmouth are reviewed. (SL)

Described are embryology experiments demonstrating effects of lithium on the nervous system and the use of hypertonic salt solutions to produce exogastrulation in the eggs of Xenopus laevis. (SL)

Examines the role of individual preference in the measurement of a student's cognitive level of development utilizing 324 science students from grade eight to college seniors. Results indicate that although students may possess formal thought ability, they may prefer to solve certain problem types via concrete methods. (SL)

Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics (SPIN-UP) set out to answer an intriguing question: Why, in the 1990s, did some physics departments increase the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in physics or maintain a number much higher than the national average for their type of institution? During that decade, the number of…

Over the past decade, undergraduate colleges and universities of all sizes, both public and private, throughout the United States, have begun to pursue reform for the sciences and mathematics. Evidence of this is illustrated by the almost 700 colleges and universities that are involved in Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL). Over the 1996-97 year, PKAL…

Successful reform of science education requires careful orchestration of a number of factors including technological developments, organizational issues, teacher preparation and enhancement, and advances in the scientific disciplines themselves. Exemplary innovations in exam practices that assess scientific understanding in new and more…

Discusses implementation of an interdisciplinary bachelor of science degree program in Lamar University, Beaumont, with emphases upon the training of pollution and environmental quality control. Indicates that graduates' job opportunities are created by the enactment of recent laws for cleaner air and water. (CC)

Discusses the use of a simple apparatus to measure contact angles between a liquid drop and a solid surface which are determining factors of wettability. Included are examples of applying this technique to various experimental situations. (CC)

Discusses an interactive computer algorithm which allows beginning students to solve one- and three-dimensional quantum problems. Included is an example of the Thomas-Fermi-Dirac central field approximation. (CC)

Discusses the use of a modified electron spin resonance apparatus to demonstrate some features of the expression for the transition probability per second between two energy levels. Applications to the third year laboratory program are suggested. (CC)

Discusses an interdisciplinary course offered to senior students in physical, biological, and social sciences, with emphases on explaining the character of scientific work and the mechanisms underlying biological evolution. Included is a bibliography of available materials. (CC)

Discusses the use of a small computer to solve self-consistent field problems of one-dimensional systems of two or more interacting particles in an elementary quantum mechanics course. Indicates that the calculation can serve as a useful introduction to the iterative technique. (CC)