Outlines steps to follow and recommends special features when selecting equipment for an engineering computer graphics laboratory. Expansion features are also discussed. Provides a systems checklist for software and hardware. (CS)

Some ways to link calculus instruction with the mathematical models used in physics courses are presented. The activity of modelling is presented as a major tool in synchronizing physics and mathematics instruction in undergraduate engineering programs. (MP)

Describes the NSF's "Science and Engineering Education for the 1980s and Beyond" report which concludes that the USA is lacking in scientific and technical knowledge and understanding. Also includes the report's suggestions for providing better support for teachers, integrated science and engineering educational systems, and organized…

Contending that the primary purpose of engineering ethics courses is to promote moral autonomy, rather than merely to cultivate proper standards of conduct, the author examines what such courses can accomplish. (Author/WB)

Classical queuing theories and their accompanying service facilities totally disregard the human factors in the name of efficiency. As library managers we need to be more responsive to human needs in the design of service points and make every effort to minimize queuing and queue frustration. Five references are listed. (Author/RAA)

Describes details of the construction of a simple compact schlieren experimental setup as an instructional aid. This new optical method is easy to apply, noninterfering, nondestructive, free from inertia, and can produce instantaneous records of transient phenomena, and is comparatively inexpensive. (Author/SK)

Presents a quantitative procedure for estimating a chemical product's potential market area at a given time. The technique demonstrates to engineering students how how economic, technical and regulatory factors influence the potential markets for a chemical commodity. (Author/WB)

Describes reasons and methods of taking advantage of the increase in engineering student enrollment and student interest. Weighs pros and cons of strategies to limit enrollment and suggests methods of improving teaching efficiency. (Author/DS)

Discussed are the technical, economic and environmental feasibilities of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) as a generating source of electricity. (BT)

Detailed are the history, development, and future objectives of the Coriolis program, a project designed to place large turbine units in the Florida Current that would generate large amounts of electric power. (BT)

Discussed is the current, world-wide status of tidal energy as a potential power source. Potential sites and global tidal power prospects are identified. New engineering concepts relevant to the harnessing of tidal power are identified and described. (BT)

Discusses the problems engineers face in continuing competence and suggests approaches for maintaining competence. The technical specialty certification program and recertification program of the American Society for Quality Control are detailed. (BT)

The demand for chemists in 1980 and the recruitment plans for college campuses are discussed. The employment trends in chemistry and chemical engineering are presented in a data table. (SA)

Presented are the results of a survey to determine how qualified the recent graduates of engineering schools are. Comments from employers are included. (SA)

This article describes the continuing education program developed by the Society for Professional Engineers. The computer-assisted system is multi-faceted to respond to the social, political, and economic changes the engineer encounters. The system also provides a registry which can produce a computerized transcript for each individual in the…