Next year's students can expect to use more computerized experiments.įor example, many of the traditional mechanics experiments such as Our teaching laboratories are getting a lot of attention these days. Students into an understanding of what goes on in astronomy, physics, We have found that students who areĪpprehensive about sciences are nevertheless fascinated by astronomy.īuilding on this interest is probably the best way to initiate those USC is in the process of redesigning its General Education requirementsĪnd several of our faculty are designing courses that will play a large Undergraduates take at least one course in our department. With our pre-engineering, physics for life sciences and physics forĪrchitects courses, this means that nearly one-half of USC Over one thousand students in our General Education classes. In recent years we have assumed an expanding role in thisĪrea by offering more classes in our General Education courses whichĪre especially developed for the non-scientist. We should offer courses that are accessible toĪll students. The awareness of science and the appreciation of scientific methods to What can we do? At USC we can have the greatest impact by increasing Although the report initiated someĮducational reform, the overall situation has not really changed. Students from Europe and Japan, our worst performance was in the areas The decline in performance of US students in Education. Report "A Nation at Risk," intended as a "wake-up call" to alert us to In 1983 the National Commission on Excellence in Education issued the Robert Cole Retires Conferences Strings `95 Photorefractive Materials Noteworthy Teaching on the Internet Malsburg Staff News Marmot the Cat Alumni News World Wide Web USC Physics & Astronomy Newsletter, Spring 1996 Physics & Astronomy at USC Spring 1996 Volume 1, Number 2įrom The Chairman High Honors Magazine Award Dr.
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