Reveals the self-imposed censorship practiced by western scientists to keep sensitive information concerning nuclear fusion from Nazi Germany before and during World War II. (CP)

Reprints four lectures which were presented in the plenary session on "New science and old cultures" at the international conference on physics education at Edinburgh, Scotland, July 29 - August 6, 1975. In particular, the relationship between science education and the culture of underdeveloped nations is discussed. (CP)

Discusses the format, grading procedures, and student reaction to two undergraduate engineering courses taught by programed instruction. Statistical analysis shows that the programed instruction resulted in higher and more uniform student achievement than did the conventional instruction in the same subject area. (MLH)

Four American physics professors involved in the American Association of Physics Teachers' Committee on International Education in Physics outline the problems of deserving Asian physics students who seek graduate education in the United States. Suggestions are made for informing the prospective students about American schools and for designing…

Describes demonstrations which can be performed with a synthesizer and oscilloscope combination. (Author/CP)

Advocates allowing students to form groups of three in which they may work together on tests. Discusses reactions of students to the arrangement. (CP)

Advocates (1) breaking the lock-step sequencing of courses which places physics at the end of a three-year sequence, (2) adjusting grading procedures to bring them in line with other school courses, and (3) translating abstract concepts into concrete analogies in order to increase physics enrollment. (CP)

Describes a technique utilizing analyses of photographs to study planetary motion. (CP)

Suggests a pattern in which the general entry requirements to further (F) education would be based on five normal (N) subjects and a pattern in which N and F diverge after the first year of a course so that the F syllabus is related to the needs of potential entrants to higher education. (CP)

Appended results compare the staffing needs for Normal (N) and Further (F) courses with current A-level standards. (CP)

Discusses the effect of replacing argon gas with krypton gas in electric light bulbs. (RH)

Describes a series of experiments designed to verify the various relationships implicit in the ideal gas equation and shows that the success of the Graham's law effusion experiments can be explained by elementary hydrodynamics. (GS)