Discusses the use of easily available audiovisual aids to teach a one semester course in astronomy and space physics to liberal arts students of both sexes at Queensborough Community College. Included is a list of teaching aids for use in astronomy instruction. (CC)

Inquires into the individual names and dates which are associated with the various perfect gas laws on the basis of published and historically researched works. Indicates the presence of eight features in giving a scientist credit for a scientific discovery. (CC)

Discusses the use of relatively unskilled observers from disciplines other than sciences to improve teaching performance of college physics courses which are designed for nonscience majors and engineering and science students. Included is a description of the observer roles within the classroom and in interaction with instructors. (CC)

Discusses methods of using observers' notes on classroom activities to improve teaching of sophomore level physics for physics and engineering majors and elementary physics for nonscience majors. Indicates that the reason for the presence of observers need not be made known to the class to keep the observers' role clear. (CC)

Discusses applications of techniques developed for the remote sensing of infrared radiation. In addition to military applications, remote sensing has become important in collecting environmental data and detecting ecological problems. (JR)

Discusses experience of teaching optical experiments with emphasis upon the student's design and construction of refracting and reflecting telescopes. Concludes that the student's interest and acquired knowledge are greatly enhanced through the use of realistic experiments. (CC)

Discusses the use of a combination of inquiry learning and transactional analysis in physics teaching to provide a student with opportunities to develop more positive attitudes about himself and physics. Included is a detailed description of three major ingredients: Transactional model, process approach, and teaching methods. (CC)

Presents the results of a survey designed to compare selected Wisconsin secondary schools having high percent enrollments in physics with those having low percent enrollments in physics in terms of certain identified school, teacher, and student characteristics. (Author/JR)

Compares the features and the philosophy underlying the "bookstrap" model of strongly interacting particles with the concepts of Mahayana Buddhism. Indicates that a study of Eastern ideas might lead to the new viewpoint necessary for the future development of the hadron physics. (CC)