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An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States:

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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Publication Year:1982

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Committee on an Assessment of Quality-Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States, American Council of Learned Sciences, American Council on Education, National Research Council, and Social Science Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
I. Origins of Study and Selection of Programs	1-12	(skim)
II. Methodology	13-32	(skim)
III. Chemistry Programs	33-58	(skim)
IV. Computer Science Programs	59-74	(skim)
V. Geoscience Programs	75-94	(skim)
VI. Mathematics Programs	95-116	(skim)
VII. Physics Programs	117-140	(skim)
VIII. Statistics/Biostatistics Programs	141-158	(skim)
IX. Summary and Discussion	159-192	(skim)
Minority Statement	193-194	(skim)
Appendix A: Letter to Institutional Coordinators and Accompanying Survey Form (Measures 01-03)	197-203	(skim)
Appendix B: Survey of Earned Doctorates (Measures 04-07)	204-206	(skim)
Appendix C: Letter to Evaluators and Specimen of the Instrument Used in the Reputational Survey (Measures 08-11)	207-212	(skim)
Appendix D: The ARL Library Index (Measure 12)	213-214	(skim)
Appendix E: Data on Faculty Research Support and R&D Expenditures (Measures 13 and 14)	215-219	(skim)
Appendix F: Data on Publication Records (Measures 15 and 16)	220-237	(skim)
Appendix G: Conference on the Assessment of Quality of Graduate Education Programs--Participants and Summary	238-241	(skim)
Appendix H: Planning Committe for the Study of the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs	242-242	(skim)
Appendix I: Region and State Codes for the United States and Possessions	243-243	(skim)

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