Provides a list of 25 books in the areas of science history, physics-and-society issues, physics and politics, and the social responsibility of physics. The authors feel that the materials cited would be most useful for potential teachers of physics-and-society courses. (CP)

Describes a course based on Tomonaga's approach to the teaching of introductory quantum mechanics. Compares this approach with others often used for the instruction of quantum mechanics. (CP)

Describes the operation and educational benefits of the use of a closed circuit television system in the demonstration of a hologram. (CP)

Summarizes Goethe's color studies and his methods of study. It is proposed that the act of accurate qualitative observation creates the capability in the observer for an intuitive understanding of the physical laws underlying the phenomena under observation. The use of such a method as a basis for laboratory instruction is discussed. (Author/CP)

The National Science Foundation announced the establishment of Regional Instrumentation Facilities at six universities to improve the quality and scope of research by making sophisticated instrumentation and trained staff available. Lists the universities, the funds provided, and the new facilities to be created. (GA)

Describes active joint-honours degrees at the University of Manchester. These degrees involve five different science departments, contain approximately equal amounts of two major subjects and mathematics, at least in the first year.

Presents a detailed discussion of the "Drinking Duck" toy and its use to illustrate scientific and technical issues in thermodynamics. Numerous illustrations and equations are included. (MA)

Describes the objectives and the activities of a research project in science education that focuses on students' thought content concept formation in the natural sciences. (GA)

Discusses the public's negative attitude towards nuclear energy development. Explains the perceptions for the nuclear waste disposal problem, and the concern for the protection of the environment. (GA)

Studies the relationship between Eulerian and Lagrangian coordinate systems with the help of computer plots of variables such as density and particle displacement. Gives examples which illustrate the differences in the shape of a traveling wave as seen by observers in the two systems. (Author/GA)

Describes a simple method, the Edser-Butler methods, for calibrating the Fabry-Pevot fringes seen in the focal plane of a spectrograph. (GA)

Describes the current understanding of the structure and evolution of the white dwarf stars that was gained as a result of the increasingly sensitive and detailed astronomical observations coupled with calculations of the properties of matter under extreme conditions. (Author/GA)

Explains how movies made from computer output data of complex numerical models offer perceptual advantages that can speed the recognition of unexpected behavior and encourage fruitful discussion. (Author/GA)

By the year 2000 the major way of learning at all levels, and in almost all subject areas, will be through the interactive use of computers. Many of the factors involved in this revolution in education are reviewed. (BB)