Provides a course description for a one-semester introductory unit in the fundamentals of surface interactions and their relationships to absorption and catalysis. (CP)

A course in exterior ballistics is outlined and described as an option in applied mathematics. (JLH)

This article describes the development and content of the international baccalaureate program recently developed at Pensacola High School. The program synchronizes the content of history and English in a team teaching environment which focuses on the development of skills in critical thinking, reading, writing, and oral expression. (JDH)

Reports the results of a survey of interdisciplinary courses in psychology and literature in Canada and the United States. The survey indicated that most of the courses were taught in literature departments and that psychoanalysis was the dominant theoretical orientation. (Author/JDH)

An advanced undergraduate comparative psychology course is described. Reviews the methodological goals and traditional roles of comparative psychology courses. Focuses on research strategies for relating group differences to specific processes and for inferring the evolutionary and developmental histories of behavior. The conclusion stresses the…

A comparative psychology course oriented around the themes of phylogeny and ontogeny is described. The course emphasizes the evolution and development of behavioral processes and includes a discussion of the concept of integrative levels and Schneirla's approach/withdrawal theory. The course evaluates genetic determinism and stresses the principle…

Provides an introduction to the content of economics syllabi and examination questions in the developing country of Ethiopia. (BSR)

Describes implementation and content of a course in developing videotapes for use by business and by educational, medical, governmental and other nonprofit organizations. (HTH)

Used to satisfy the communications requirement of an undergraduate core curriculum, this article provides a curricular rationale, course outline, behavioral objectives, teaching strategies, and modes of evaluation for a course on the language of maps. (JDH)

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of interdisciplinary environmental studies courses. Topic areas of these courses include: environmental sociology; human ecology (politics, institutions, and the environment); humans and the environment in historical perspective; environmental management; humans, hazards, and disasters; and other…

Describes a course (given to junior/senior students with strong background in thermodynamics and transport phenomena) that covers the theoretical and practical aspects of properties estimation. An outline for the course is included. (JN)

Describes an interdisciplinary, lecture/laboratory course titled "Origins of Life." Includes rationale for the course, course objectives, course outline, list of developed laboratories, and results of course evaluation. (JN)

Describes the structure and content of a college course devoted to developing and understanding international demography. Provided are a course outline, brief descriptions of the geographic areas treated, suggested student projects, and textbook recommendations. (JDH)

Defines applied demography and examines the training needs of applied demography students. Describes required topics, course structure, and available teaching resources. (Author/JDH)

How college art students made drawings using color is described. The activity helped the students analyze how they drew lines, shadows, and highlights. (RM)