While the new movement in the teaching of physics--the study of the physics of daily life--is the keynote of the recent text-books, yet the laboratory manuals still adhere to the old method, leaving the presentation of material from everyday life to the text-book alone. It is the authors' belief that the manual as well as the text-book should be…

In this third book, the author examines the phenomena that air and water themselves furnish to people. Then these subjects are naturally associated the other subjects contained in this book--light, heat, electricity, etc. The subjects of this book are those which are commonly ranged under the general term Natural Philosophy. The author frequently…

This book is designed to serve as a reference base from which teachers can develop classroom concepts and activities related to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The book consists of a prologue, ten chapters, an epilogue, and two appendices. The prologue contains a brief survey of the National Advisory Committee for…

This textbook is a course in natural science and astronomy. The contents include mechanical properties of bodies; mechanics of solids; mechanics of fluids; nature and production of sound; nature and transmission of light; excitation and characteristic effects of electricity; properties and magnets; theoretical astronomy; and descriptive astronomy.

In preparing this volume, every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the most recent authorities have been consulted, and it is believed that a faithful view is presented of the various sciences embraced, as far as they are at present developed. It is the intention of the author to keep his book up to the times by constant revision, and to…

Presents biographical and pictorial information about 12 black scientists and inventors who were selected to serve as models for children who have little opportunity to learn of black contributions to science and technology, and as motivation for students who are uncertain about continuing their studies or about selecting professions. Much of…

This textbook is a course on properties of heat. The first seven lectures of the course deal with "thermometric heat" and its generation and consumption in mechanical processes; the determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat; the conception of heat as molecular motion; the application of this conception to the solid, liquid, and…

This textbook presents elementary principles of mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, acoustics, pyronomics [sic], optics, electricity, galvanism, magnetism, electromagnetism, magneto-electricity, and astronomy. Among topics covered are descriptions and illustrations of McCormick's reaper, Sharps' Rifle, printing presses, House's…

Presents articles which survey the moral issues concerning benefit-cost analysis, future generations and energy policy; assess past and predict future public opinions regarding nuclear energy; and review the automobile's role in energy resource use. Contains reports concerning the growth of STS education and the AAAS professional ethics project.…

This course on appropriate technology is designed for use by individual high school students, small groups of students, or for classroom instruction. Course goals include developing a broad understanding of human technologies, examining the history of technology, reviewing and assessing various applications of appropriate technology, and…

Farragut School is an example of a successful attempt to adapt the organization, work, and ideas of a country school to the needs of country life. It is located in the open country near the village of Concord, Know County, Tennessee. Through 10 years of varied success this school has demonstrated the fact that the work of the rural school may be…