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Renewing U.S. mathematics : a plan for the 1990s / Committee on the Mathematical Sciences -- Status and Future Directions, Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Mathematical Sciences: Status and Future Directions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Research--United States.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (147 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Renewing U.S. Mathematics
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- RENEWING U.S. MATHEMATICS-THE 1984 REPORT
- THE CURRENT REPORT-A PLAN FOR THE 1990S
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- I. Implement the 1984 Report's National Plan
- II. Improve the Mathematical Sciences Career Path
- NOTES
- 1 Background and Introduction
- THE SITUATION IN 1984
- IMBALANCE IN SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH
- THE 1984 NATIONAL PLAN
- THE CURRENT REPORT
- Purpose and Emphasis
- Definition of the Mathematical Sciences
- 2 Response to the 1984 National Plan
- FEDERAL RESPONSE
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Mathematics of Computation Initiative
- Federal Progress Toward Achieving Quantitative Goals of the 1984 National Plan
- RESPONSE OF THE UNIVERSITIES
- RESPONSE OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES COMMUNITY
- Response of Leadership
- Response of Individuals in the Research Community
- 3 Research Progress and Prospects
- THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES YESTERDAY
- THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES TODAY
- COMPUTERS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- The Living World
- The Physical World
- The Computational World
- THE UNIFYING SCIENCE
- THE PRODUCTION OF NEW MATHEMATICS
- 4 The Problem of Renewal
- DEMAND FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENTISTS
- SHORTFALL IN SUPPLY
- REASONS FOR THE SHORTFALL
- Changing Demographics
- Cultural and Educational Problems
- What Discourages Talent
- The Leaky Pipeline
- The Reward Structure
- ADDRESSING THE SHORTFALL
- Recruitment
- Replenishment
- Broadening the Reward Structure
- 5 Recommendations
- PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS
- DIRECTED RECOMMENDATIONS
- Federal Agencies
- Agencies Collectively
- Department of Defense.
- Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Universities
- Department Chairs and University Administrators
- Mathematical Sciences Community
- Appendixes
- Appendix A Executive Summary of the 1984 Report
- 1. Background
- II. The Mathematical Sciences
- A. Strengths and Opportunities
- B. Prospects for the Future
- III. The Weakening of Federal Support
- A. How It Happened
- B. Why It Escaped Notice
- C. Its Consequences
- IV. Future Support
- A. The Needs of Research Mathematical Scientists
- B. A Plan for Renewal
- C. Implementation
- Notes
- Appendix B Recent Research Accomplishments and Related Opportunities
- Synopsis of Topics
- 1. Recent Advances in Partial Differential Equations
- Formation of Shocks in Nonlinear Waves
- Elliptic Equations
- Free Boundary Problems
- Exactly Solvable Partial Differential Equations
- 2. Vortices in Fluid Flow
- 3. Aircraft Design
- 4. Physiology
- 5. Medical Scanning Techniques
- 6. Global Change
- 7. Chaotic Dynamics
- 8. Wavelet Analysis
- 9. Number theory
- 10. Topology
- 11. Symplectic Geometry
- 12. Noncommutative Geometry
- 13. Computer Visualization As a Mathematical Tool
- 14. Lie Algebras and Phase Transitions
- 15. String Theory
- 16. Interacting Particle Systems
- 17. Spatial Statistics
- 18. Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity
- 19. Graph Minors
- 20. Mathematical Economics
- 21. Parallel Algorithms and Architectures
- 22. Randomized Algorithms
- 23. The Fast Multipole Algorithm
- 24. Interior Point Methods for Linear Programming
- 25. Stochastic Linear Programming
- 26. Applications of Statistics to DNA Structure
- 27. Biostatistics and Epidemiology
- Note.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610212453
- 9781280212451
- 1280212454
- 9780309594929
- 0309594928
- 9780585143941
- 0585143943
- OCLC:
- 297410396
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