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Notes 1 Contact: Undergraduate Curriculum Development in Mathematics Program, Division of Undergraduate Science, Engineering, and Math- ematics Education, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC 20550. 2 Contact: Divisional REU Coordinator, (name of discipline), NSF. 3 The MAA, ORSA, SIAM, ASA, Society of Actuaries, Association for Women in Mathematics, and Department of Labor all have free or nominally priced brochures on mathematical sciences careers. 4 The AMS has repons on assistantships and graduate fellowships, professional training, and employment opportunities. 5 Contact: Ben Fusaro, Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD. 6 Sources such as the College Board's Student Search Service, New York, and the Educational Testing Service's Graduate Record Exam- ination (ORE) Student Locator Service, Princeton, New Jersey, can provide lists of prospective undergraduates and graduates, respectively. 7 Contact: Robert Mattison, CTFP Coordinator, University of Califor- nia at Berkeley. ⢠Contact: State Mathematics Coalitions Project, Mathematical Sci- ences Education Board (MSEB), National Research Council, Wash- ington, D.C. 9 Contacts: Alfred Manaster at the University of California at San Diego and Bert Waits at the Ohio State University. 1° Contact: Division of Research Career Development, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation. 11 A new Board on Mathematical Sciences study of doctoral and postdoctoral programs will evaluate ten existing programs and identify key ingredients necessary for success. The results of this study are expected to be published in late 1991. 23
Actions for Renewing U.S. Mathematical Sciences Departments u Contact: F. Alberto Grunbaum or Alan D. Weinstein, University of California at Berkeley. 13 For example, Cross-Disciplinary Research in the Statistical Sci- ences(IMS,l988),Challengesforthe '90s(ASA,l989),Spatia1Statistics and Digital/mage Analysis (NRC, in preparation), or Mathematical Sciences and Molecular Biology (NRC, in preparation). 24
Bibliography American Statistical Association (ASA), Challenges for the '90s, Washington, D.C., 1989. Blackwell, David, and Leon Henkin, Mathematics: A Project 2061 Panel Report, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., 1989. This panel report contributes to the broader report Science for All Americans (AAAS, 1989) and attempts to identify the important mathematical concepts that people should know by the age of 18. Dossey, John, "Supporting the teachers in implementing the stan- dards," UME Trends, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1990, p. 1. Gillman, Leonard, Teaching Programs that Work, The Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C., 1990. Reprint of the retiring MAA president's address from the 1990 Joint Mathemat- ics Meetings in Louisville. Gilmer, Gloria F., and Scott W. Williams," An interview with Clarence Stephens," UME Trends, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics, Washington, D.C., March 1990, p. 1. Hudson Institute, Workforce 2000, Indianapolis, 1987. A survey of the U.S. work force in 1985 and a projection of changes anticipated between 1985 and 2000. Institute for Mathematical Statistics (IMS), Cross-Disciplinary Re- search in the Statistical Sciences, IMS, Haywood, Calif., 1988. Malcom, Shirley M., and Uri Treisman, "Calculus success for all students," in Lynn Arthur Steen, ed., Calculus for aNew Century, The Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C., 1988, pp. 129-134. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, NCTM, Reston, Va., 1989. 25
Actions for Renewing U.S. Mathematics/ Scienc8s Departments National Research Council (NRC) Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the Year 2000, A Challenge of Numbers: People in the Mathematical Sciences, National Academy Press, Washing- ton, D.C., 1990. A compilation of data and an analysis of human resources in the mathematical sciences. National Research Council (Mathematical Sciences Education Board, Board on Mathematical Sciences, and Committee on the Math- ematical Sciences in the Year 2000), Everybody Counts, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1989. A general survey of the problems in mathematics education with some general recom- mendations. National Research Council (Committee on Resources for the Mathe- matical Sciences), Renewing U.S. Mathematics: Critical Re- source for the Future, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1984. The 1984 "David report," documenting a deterioration in federal funding for the mathematical sciences compared to that for other sciences. National Research Council (Committee on Mathematical Sciences: Status and Future Directions), Renewing U.S. Mathematics: A Plan for the 1990s, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1990. The 1990 "David report," calling for complete implemen- tation of the recommendations of the 1984 David report, plus additional measures to improve the career path in the mathemat- ical sciences. National Science Foundation Forms and Publications Unit, NSF Guide to Programs, Washington, D.C. Issued annually, this document briefly describes all NSF programs. Office of Technology Assessment, Educating Scientists and Engi- neers: Grade School to Grad School, U.S. Congress, Washing- ton, D.C., 1988. An analysis of the science and engineering human resources pipeline. Schoenfeld, Alan, ed., A Source Book for College Mathematics Teaching, The Mathematical Association of America, Washing- ton, D.C., 1990. 26
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Appendix: Workshop Participants Ronald G. Douglas (co-chair), State University of New York-Stony Brook David A. Sanchez (co-chair), National Science Foundation John W. Addison, Jr., University of California at Berkeley Edward A. Conners, University of Massachusetts (on leave at the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics) Lawrence H. Cox, National Research Council Joseph C. Ferrar, Ohio State University Charles Groetsch, University of Cincinnati Alfred W. Hales, University of California at Los Angeles ·Richard H. Herman, Pennsylvania State University (now at University of Maryland) Rhonda A. Hughes, Bryn Mawr College William Jaco, American Mathematical Society Nathaniel Knox, Morgan State University John P. Lehoczlcy, Carnegie-Mellon University Donald J. Lewis, University of Michigan Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas Nelson G. Markley, University of Maryland Calvin C. Moore, University of California Alan C. Newell, University of Arizona James C.T. Pool, Drexel University Michael Reed, Duke University Jayaram Sethuraman, Florida State University Robert Smythe, George Washington University LynnA. Steen, St. OlafCollege Judith Sunley, National Science Foundation Marcia Sward, The Mathematical Association of America John A. Thorpe, State University of New York-Buffalo James A. Voytuk, National Research Council Scott T. Weidman, National Research Council Marvin C. Wunderlich, National Security Agency 29
