Describes a one semester physics laboratory course which requires students to play roles of scientists, researchers, and technicians. (SL)

Describes an introductory individualized physics laboratory system for science and engineering students. (SL)

Considered are parallel and perpendicular relative velocities and their effect on the minimum time it takes a boat to cross a river. (Author/MA)

Presents basic theory of silicon solar cells and discusses their use in experiments in undergraduate teaching laboratories. (SL)

Describes a technique for illustrating basic chemical engineering skills in reactor design and process analysis. (SL)

Describes a course designed to improve the instruction of teaching assistants (TA's) in physics laboratories. (SL)

Presents an experimental method for introducing special relativity which utilizes the distinction between Doppler effects for sound and for light. (SL)

Reviews the electronic instrumentation utilized in the medical measurement of oxygen concentration, blood oxygen, brain viability, and fluid balance. (SL)

Describes fourteen different BASIC computer programs to aid teaching secondary physics. (SL)

Describes an alternative to the historical approach for teaching special relativity to secondary physics students. (SL)

Presents a two part study of the effect of classroom observation on teacher effectiveness. (SL)

Reviews the subject of the electronic structures of metals which produce magnetism. (SL)

Describes an apparatus for quickly demonstrating the quantum effect of freezing the rotational energy of molecular hydrogen. (SL)

A factorial design which intersected process skill instruction with field experience was utilized. Significantly higher physics achievement scores and process skill competency were observed for the field-experience, process-supplemented physics course. (CP)

Reports the findings of a study involving teacher assessment of practical work in secondary level physics courses taught in Northern Ireland. Assessment is made by a single standardized examination. (SL)