Educating Mathematical Scientists:

Doctoral Study and the Postdoctoral Experience in the United States

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Publication Year:1992

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The goal of this book is to determine what makes certain doctoral/postdoctoral programs in mathematical sciences successful in producing large numbers of domestic Ph.D.s, including women and underrepresented minorities with sufficient professional experience and versatility to meet the research, teaching, ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xii	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-4	(skim)
1 INTRODUCTION	5-8	(skim)
2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE	9-14	(skim)
3 THE PRESENT SYSTEM AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS	15-17	(skim)
4 HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES	18-26	(skim)
5 FOCUSED, REALISTIC MISSION	27-31	(skim)
6 POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT	32-41	(skim)
7 RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	42-46	(skim)
8 TOWARD MORE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS	47-51	(skim)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	52-54	(skim)
APPENDICES	55-56	(skim)
APPENDIX A: DOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM SELF-EVALUATION	57-61	(skim)
APPENDIX B: ADVICE TO POTENTIAL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES	62-63	(skim)
APPENDIX C: PROFESSIONAL MASTER	64-64	(skim)

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The goal of this book is to determine what makes certain doctoral/postdoctoral programs in mathematical sciences successful in producing large numbers of domestic Ph.D.s, including women and underrepresented minorities with sufficient professional experience and versatility to meet the research, teaching, and industrial needs of our technology-based society.
Educating Mathematical Scientists describes the characteristics of successful doctoral/postdoctoral programs, based on the diverse set of 10 universities at which site visits were made.

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