Renewing U. S. Mathematics Critical Resource for the Future

By The Commision On Physical Sciences, Mathematics, And Resources, National Research Council

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Title:	Renewing U. S. Mathematics Critical Resource for the Future
Author:	The Commision On Physical Sciences, Mathematics, And Resources, National Research Council
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Language:	English
Subject:	Mathematics, Math, Natural Sciences
Collections:	Universal Library Collection
Historic Publication Date:	1984
Publisher:	National Academy Press, Washington, D. C.


Citation APA MLA Chicago On Physical Sciences, Mathematics, And Resources, National Research Counci, T. C. (1984). Renewing U. S. Mathematics Critical Resource for the Future. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

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Renewing U.S. mathematics : critical resource for the future : report / of the Ad Hoc Committee on Resources for the Mathematical Sciences, The Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council

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Excerpt
he 1984 David Report highlights the development of mathematics and its uses since World War II and calls attention to the following serious signs of trouble: (1) an impending shortage of U.S. mathematicians and (2) a marked imbalance between federal support of mathematical sciences research and support for related fields of science and engineering. Based on a careful analysis, it calls for more than doubling the FY 1984 federal support level for mathematical sciences and lays out a 10-year implementation plan, with specific roles for government, universities, and the mathematical sciences community. The report recognizes that the research community for mathematical sciences has changed in two important ways: (1) common research endeavors have blurred the boundaries of the major disciplines and (2) mathematics is increasingly looking outward, toward its interaction with science and technology. The report specifically recommends that “ . . . departments should give increased recognition to faculty . . . who interact with collaborators from other disciplines.”