Provides the outline, descriptions of a number of demonstrations, and an indication of student response to a junior-senior level course in lasers and their applications. (CP)

Recapitulates the theory behind contact potentials from the 18th century to present day. (CP)

Traces the history of the discovery of spin and its place in quantum mechanics. (MLH)

Traces the history of the development of spin and wave mechanics. (MLH)

Using examples this article tries to dispel a common misconception that theories "mature" into laws by constant testing and confirmation. (GA)

A humanistic approach to teaching fluid mechanics is described which minimizes lecturing, increases professor-student interaction, uses group and individual problem solving sessions, and allows for student response. (BB)

Describes the applied science course at Kingston Polytechnic, its requirements, the background of students enrolled in it, and the breadth of its offerings. (GA)

Describes the physical science courses at Lanchester Polytechnic. These courses are broad-based and offerings cover a wide range of options and use a variety of teaching-learning methods. (GA)

Describes an international advisory committee on audiovisual media, the procedure followed in the production and use of audiovisual materials and resources among member countries. Includes a list of the films that have been produced, over the years, by the committee. (GA)

Describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock. (GA)

Presents a calorimetric experiment designed to clarify some of the basic physics of heat transfer and insulation. (GA)

Explains the idea that a half-length mirror is sufficient to view the whole length, regardless of distance. (GA)

Presents two demonstrations; one on Boyle's Law, to illustrate the gas law and serve as a challenging problem for the students; the other is a modified Color Blind Traffic Light demonstration in which the oscillating reactions were speeded up. (GA)

Describes three experiments to demonstrate several aspects of artificial radioactivity. Metal foils were activated, using slow neutron bombardment. (GA)