Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Training in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Author | : William C. Harris |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 2000-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780788186516 |
ISBN-13 | : 0788186515 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Report of a workshop sponsored by the Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Nat. Science Found., June 5-6, 1995. Sections: math & science education in a changing world; the big crunch; graduate education for industry in a time of change; reshaping the graduate education of scientists & engineers; building a diversified portfolio; graduate education & the disappearance of humanism; the effects of change on graduate education; revising the graduate education for the 21st century; graduate education & postdoctoral training in an austere environment; & graduate education & postdoctoral training for the math & physical sciences.