Attempt to Improve Science Education in Liberal Arts College. Drafting of Science Minimum and its Improvement through Lecture.

1994年，通过该项目参与者的深入讨论和高中学生理科考试，制定了“科学最低限度”教学大纲草案。1995年在一桥大学开设了“最低限度科学”特别课程（半年，12次讲座）。虽然报名参加的学生不超过十九人，但出席率相当不错。数学基础，自然的尺度，自然中的数学，2。力与运动，3。电与磁4物质的元素和结构。5.化学键，6。光的科学，7。能量与熵，8。生命的意义，9。生命的多样性和10。地球科学为了改变传统的以口头形式进行科学知识交流的教学方法，我们尝试引入现代化的教学手段，采用计算机辅助教学和录像教学，并在每次讲座中进行问答，通过问卷调查，几乎所有的学生都认为这场讲座是有趣的，令人满意的，因为它强调了科学观点和自然规律，与高中科学课的主要目的似乎是获得科学知识的课程不同。但也有学生建议，这堂课应该包括与社会相关的最近的话题，如“信息”和“环境”，因为他们将来会进入主要的社会科学。我们将修改我们的“科学最低限度”，以纳入他们的要求。

In 1994 draft for syllabus of "Science Minimum" was made through intensive discussion by the participant of this project and examination of science subjects students took in their high school. In 1995 "Science minimum" was lectured as special course at Hitotsubashi University (half year, 12 lectures). Though the number of student enrolled this lecture was no more than nineteen, the percentage of attendance was fairly good.The lecture consisted of the following ten themes ; 1. Fundamentals of Mathematics, Scale of Nature, Mathematics in Nature, 2. Force and Movement, 3. Electricity and Magnetism, 4. Element and Structure of Substance. 5. Chemical Bond, 6. Science of Light, 7. Energy and Entropy, 8. Homology of Life, 9. Diversity of Life and 10. Earth Science. We tried to introduce modern teaching techniques, computer aided instruction and video, and quiz in each lecture in order to improve th traditional teaching method which tends to communicate scientific knowledge only orally from teacher to student.According to questionnaire, almost all of students assessed this lecture to be interesting and satisfactory as it stressed on scientific viewpoints and regularity of nature, being different from those given in high school where main purpose of science classes seemed to acquire scientific knowledge. Several students, however, suggested that this lecture should include more recent topics related to society like "information" and "environment" as they are going to major social sciences in future. We will revise our "Science Minimum" to incorporate their request.