Preserving Strength While Meeting Challenges

Board on Mathmatical Sciences, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction; 3 Invited Workshop Papers: Introductory Comments; 4 Expectations and New Opportunities at the Division of Mathematical Sciences; 5 Communicating Mathematics to the Public; 6 A View from Capitol Hill; 7 Physical Scientists Are from Mars, Mathematicians Are from Venus; How on Earth Can We Communicate?; 8 The Growing Impact of Mathematics in Molecular Biology; 9 Mathematicians as Educators; 10 Educating Mathematical Sciences Graduate Students; 11 A View of Major Trends at Research Universities; 12 Summary; 13 Appendix A: Workshop Participants, Agenda, and Discussion Materials; 14 Appendix B: The "Douglas" Report; 15 Appendix C: National Science Foundation Workshop Summary Report