Describes nine minicourses in chemistry designed to acquaint the non-science major with practical applications of chemistry in everyday experiences. Each course consists of daily classes for two weeks for one credit and is offered on a credit/no credit basis. (MLH)

Describes a one month course entitled "Chemists in Industry," offered between semesters at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The students visit numerous industries according to a scheduled program and submit reports at the end of the course. (MLH)

Describes a group of short courses, primarily for the high school science teacher, dealing with the chemistry of drugs, food, and water pollution; and a group of short courses, primarily for the full time college student, dealing with scientific instrumental methods. (MLH)

This document contains lab activities, problem sets, and a tape script to be accompanied by a slide show. The minicourse covers the following topics of general chemistry: kinetic-molecular theory, the Bohr atom, acids, bases, and salts, the periodic table, bonding, chemical equations, the metric system, computation of density, mass, and volume,…

Discusses the key aspects of developing special-interest, non-credit short courses directed specifically to those already employed in a particular field of engineering or engineering technology. (MLH)

Describes a community interest short course in physics developed to increase awareness of the methods and principles of science. (SL)

Through the efforts of the faculty of the College of Law of the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan Program of Legal Studies for Native People was established in 1973. In planning for the program, certain problems were considered: the number of persons of native ancestry able to meet the minimum requirement for admission to…