This commentary is designed for use with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course I," Parts 1 and 2. Included in the commentary are statements of the specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter, suggestions for teaching the concepts presented in each section, time estimates for each section, suggested instructional aids for presenting…

This commentary is designed for use with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course II," Parts 1 and 2. As in the commentary for "Course I," statements of the specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter are presented. Also included are suggestions for teaching the concepts presented in each section, time estimates for each section,…

This commentary is to be used with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course III." Statements of specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter of Course III are included in the "Commentary." Also included are suggestions for teaching concepts presented in each section; time estimates for each section; suggested instructional aids for…

This paper describes a course, "Professional Problems," offered at the University of Virginia to graduate students in psychology who are planning to become college teachers. The professor in charge discusses how he organizes his course and what topics he covers during the semester. Some of the subjects his students consider are: history of higher…

This guide contains descriptions and objectives for courses in newspaper writing, advanced newspaper writing, and yearbook journalism for high school students. The course objectives stress the importance of concise writing, accurate reporting, and polishing of special skills such as photography, feature-writing, and editorial writing. The document…

Biology 101 was offered for the second time in the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) format during the spring 1973 semester at North Country Community College. Course policy and procedure for the second semester were identical to fall 1972 except for policy changes outlined in Appendix C of that paper. Sixty students enrolled in the 1973…

A course at the University of Minnesota entitled "Perspectives on Computers and Society" explores the social significance of computers. Topics covered include public perceptions of computers, biological and artificial information processing, the economics and technology of hardware, computer networks and software, data banks and the…

Tools for Change, a new course in problem-solving, consists of a series of units, each dealing with a subject area based on a set of heuristic processes or strategies. It assumes that: 1) there is an identifiable and useful set of heuristic processes in problem-solving; ) a language of process will improve communication between problem-solvers; 3)…

This syllabus is designed for a course of study offered at the University of Texas to familiarize students with the 2-year college. The body of the guide is divided into 12 work units; for each of these units an historical quotation sets the topic theme. In addition each unit has a brief outline and a list of objectives for the topic as well as a…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document provides a short description of the Naval Academy's academic program and setting and then briefly describes the…

The purpose of this system is to teach high school students basic principles and processes of electric arc welding. Safety features are stressed. The student generally follows a three-step sequence: 1) he views one of the eight demonstration films; 2) he works through a corresponding unit of programed material; and 3) he practices the aspects of…

The course outlines collected in this document represent those returned during a mail survey of California high school psychology instruction during 1970. They are not the result of an evaluative selection. The outlines represent both one- and two-semester courses. The length of these outlines and detail with which they are spelled out varies…

The author describes the development and organization of a psychology course on extrasensory perception. (DE)

A study of the concepts of relativity and quantum physics through the work of Bohr and Einstein is the basis for this upper level course for nonscience students. Along with their scientific philosophies, the political and moral theories of the scientists are studied. (CP)