Describes an honors course in physics, taken by all students in the Department, to serve as a "core" of basic physics. The course is coupled with a wide range of options inside and outside the Physics Department. (GA)

Describes a course developed to change negative student attitudes toward physics. A general outline and contents of the course in practice are included. (DF)

Describes a team teaching effort in advanced level physics for a secondary school in England. Lectures in various listed topics are assigned to, and tutorials are distributed among, different team members. Lecture notes, several of which are given, are distributed to decrease student reliance on note taking. (TS)

The adoption of a systems" approach involving the application of a circuit to various functions is described. Several diagrams of circuits are used and discussions of these are included. (TS)

Provides information on physics courses at universities, polytechnics, colleges of technology, and colleges of education in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Includes courses offered, honors degree courses, special entry requirements, course structure, and notes with information specific to each institution. Also includes name of contact…

Provides information on physics courses at universities and colleges of technology in Scotland. Includes courses offered, honors degree courses, special entry requirements, course structure, and notes with information specific to each institution. Also includes name of contact person and institutional address. (JN)

Provides background information on and a brief description of the content and aims of the AO syllabus in electronics. The syllabus is divided into six sections: (1) measurement/instruments; (2) materials, devices, and transducers; (3) digital electronics; (4) analog electronics; (5) electronic systems; and (6) electronics impact on…

Describes a course based on the scientific approach to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Explores the biological and technological aspects of the search and the social implications of possible contact. (Author/CCM)

Presents the syllabus for a nine week, college level unit on energy topics. (CP)

Describes an introductory course that does not presuppose newtonian mechanics. Presents a course outline and discusses the treatment of five major topics including relativistic kinematics and the derivation of the Lorentz transformation. (GS)

Describes some of the difficulties that arise when a course is transferred from one teacher to another and relates some experiences in the transfer of a self paced physics course. (GS)

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.

Describes a course unit scheme that has been adopted by the college. The system allows more flexibility in career planning and in course selection than does the old traditional system. (GA)

Describes a modular degree course in sciences. States the modules taken in physics in each of the three years program. (GA)