Progress Report of the Commission on College Physics: June 1960 through May 1962 Available to Purchase

An appraisal of the current state of the art of undergraduate physics instruction in the United States is followed by a review of some steps that are being taken toward the improvement of courses and curricula. These include conferences on curricula for physics majors, experiments with new introductory courses, the formation of study groups to develop ways of presenting various parts of physics, and the development of teaching aids (such as resource letters, paperback books for supplementary reading, films, apparatus for laboratories and demonstrations, and tests for evaluating curricular changes). The work of individual physicists, physics departments, and professional organizations is covered, along with that of the Commission on College Physics. Three appendices give the history of the Commission since its formation in 1960.