Describes a course based on Tomonaga's approach to the teaching of introductory quantum mechanics. Compares this approach with others often used for the instruction of quantum mechanics. (CP)

Provides a solution to the Blackwood pendulum experiment by the use of conservation of linear momentum and conservation of energy of translational motion. (CP)

Describes an independent study course, offered by correspondence, for college students that centers around study units on environmental education. (LS)

Describes how to assemble a respirometer from common laboratory materials for quantitative measurements of gas production. (LS)

Describes a hydrobiological field course for undergraduates that investigates river pollution but can also be adapted for still waters. (MLH)

Describes a project that compared the attitudes of freshman engineering students to their status as sophomores, i.e., whether they remained in the engineering program. Showed that motivation, commitment to engineering, and strong high school records are indices of persistors in engineering. (MLH)

Discusses a survey of the techniques used by 29 engineering colleges to recruit and keep women engineering students. (MLH)

Reports on the operation of the Open University which has developed a structured multi-media teaching system employing specially designed instructional texts, broadcasts on national networks, home experiment kits, tutor and computer marked tests, and residential summer schools. Particular emphasis in this report is on the geology program.…

Describes a field trip to the Bermuda Islands, for which students chase the focus of the problem, each investigated methods used, and evaluation of results. (CP)

Questions the merits of many topics taught in college degree programs. Ponders the relevance of any curriculum as to applications to careers. (CP)

Summarizes Goethe's color studies and his methods of study. It is proposed that the act of accurate qualitative observation creates the capability in the observer for an intuitive understanding of the physical laws underlying the phenomena under observation. The use of such a method as a basis for laboratory instruction is discussed. (Author/CP)