Describes a modular approach to science scheduling in use at a polytechnic institution. Along with various course alternatives, students spend one year during training in an industrial setting. (CP)

Reports on the international conference on physics education held in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 29 - August 6, 1975. Provides the list of topics discussed by the working groups and notes other activities of the conference. (CP)

The relationship of education, physics, and technology is investigated from a historical perspective. Using this basis, a list of goals of physics education is formulated in which the author feels primary emphasis should be to teach physics to students in order that they may have a better understanding of the world and its technical aspects. (CP)

Reprints four lectures which were presented in the plenary session on "New science and old cultures" at the international conference on physics education at Edinburgh, Scotland, July 29 - August 6, 1975. In particular, the relationship between science education and the culture of underdeveloped nations is discussed. (CP)

Relates a technique in which teachers can rate their effectiveness by the examination of students' lecture notes. Students are asked to record notes on a carbon of which the teacher is given the copy. Examination of these notes enables the instructor to ascertain communication problems which may be occurring. (CP)

Reports on the efforts of a group of English Universities which formed the Science in Social Context (SISCON) project in an attempt to incorporate social considerations into science courses. Argues for the validity of such efforts by finding shortcomings with present science disciplines. (CP)

Describes a curriculum which incorporates societal considerations into the study of physics. (CP)

Reports on a one day conference on experimental physics in school and university. States opinions of some of the participants who felt that practical rather than theoretical work should be stressed. (CP)

Describes an attempt to plot the walking speeds of crowds as a Maxwellian velocity distribution in one dimension, analagous to an ideal gas approximation. (CP)

Describes the steps in writing a computer program to solve radioactive decay problems by a digital method. (CP)

Describes a three day activity in which students divide into groups, each group arguing for the construction of a power plant using coal, oil or nuclear energy. (CP)