Preserving Strength While Meeting Challenges:

Summary Report of a Workshop on Actions for the Mathematical Sciences

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Size: 92 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1997

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Front Matter	i-viii
Introduction	1-2	(skim)
Invited Workshop Papers: Introductory Comments	3-7	(skim)
Expectations and New Opportunities at the Division of Mathematical Sciences	8-13	(skim)
Communicating Mathematics to the Public	14-19	(skim)
A View from Capitol Hill	20-23	(skim)
Physical Scientists Are from Mars, Mathematicians Are from Venus; How on Earth Can We Communicate?	24-26	(skim)
The Growing Impact of Mathematics in Molecular Biology	27-35	(skim)
Mathematicians as Educators	36-40	(skim)
Educating Mathematical Sciences Graduate Students	41-44	(skim)
A View of Major Trends at Research Universities	45-50	(skim)
Summary	51-62	(skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Participants, Agenda, and Discussion Materials	63-73	(skim)
Appendix B: The "Douglas" Report	74-76	(skim)
Appendix C: National Science Foundation Workshop Summary Report	77-83	(skim)

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Summary Report of a Workshop on Actions for the Mathematical Sciences

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