Lists for each higher education institution in Scotland pertinent details about the physics curriculum, including honors degree courses, special entry requirements, and course structure. (MLH)

Describes how one college's science dean helps faculty to frame programs that suit institutional and disciplinary needs and is a key advocate for those programs inside and external to the institution. (EV)

Presents important principles and issues related to postpositivism including logic of confirmation and logic of falsification. Discusses possible applications in science education. Lists 23 references. (YP)

Discusses two models of teaching science, content-centered and process-centered, and suggests a combination of the two to teach nonscience majors. (MKR)

The search for the meaning of the word shunt as it is used in the hexose monophosphate shunt system is described. A review of the literature on this pathway is included. (KR)

Explains that, to teach students how to solve problems, defining the problem should be the focus, and the skills to solve the problem should be analyzed. Differentiates between exercises and real problems. (PR)

Presents a case in which a congressional staffer must weigh a number of competing needs, including the popular reaction to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the need to eliminate vitamin A deficiency, in deciding how to present information to her boss, an influential congressman drafting legislation to support agricultural research.…

Explores various theories for the extinction of the great Ice Age mammals and Homo neanderthalensis. Presents an activity in which students research evidence for and against the various hypotheses, then meet in class to discuss the merits of each. (Author/ASK)

Information about the control of the activity of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (OGDHC), a key enzyme in the citric acid cycle, is not well covered in the biochemical education literature, especially as it concerns the allosteric regulation of OGDHC by adenine nucleotide and ortophosphate. From experimental work published during the last…

Although electronic instructional media are becoming increasingly prevalent in science classrooms, their worth remains unproven. Here, student perceptions and performance using CD-ROM delivery of lab materials are assessed. Numerous learning barriers that produced lower lab grades for students using a CD-ROM lab manual in comparison to a print…

The effect of some parameters on sulfurous acid and sulfur oxidation kinetics such as initial concentration of sulfurous acid, oxygen, TiO[2] crystalline concentration, the power of black light, and quantity of TiO[2] is investigated. The experiments can be performed in an undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory with an inexpensive…

The first of two projects developed for an introductory biology course of science majors titled Biological Concepts I is described. Students were divided into groups and were asked to determine the total amount of protein and carbohydrate in different types of seeds that were provided to them.

An uncomplicated organic synthesis experiment with modafinil that showcases a prevalent modern antinarcoleptic drug as an approach to inspire students to learn real-world relevance is presented. The synthesis and analysis of racemic 2-(diphenylmethyl-sulfinyl)acetamide, (plus or minus)-modafinil, is suitable as a midlevel undergraduate organic…

We consider the situation of a boat pinned or wrapped against a rock by moving water in a river. The force exerted by moving water is calculated and the force required to extricate the boat is estimated. Rafts, canoes and kayaks are each considered. A rope system commonly employed by river runners to extricate a boat is analysed. This system…

Nontraditional laboratories can provide primary pathways by which students comprehend and apply modern astronomy. To teach a nontraditional astronomy lab, we must give students opportunities to critically contemplate unsolved questions and evaluate current data sources. In doing so, students can develop their own conjectures that will lead to…