International benchmarking of US mathematics research /
US mathematics research
Panel on International Benchmarking of US Mathematic Research [and others].
- [Washington, D.C.] : National Academy Press, 1997.
- 1 online resource ([74] pages) : illustrations
"PREPUBLICATION COPY." Title from OpenBook title screen.
Includes bibliographical references.
PREPUBLICATION COPY INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF US MATHEMATICS RESEARCH -- Copyright -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 BACKGROUND -- 2 SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE PANEL'S EVALUATION -- 3 RELATIVE POSITION OF US RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS -- 3.1. THE DISCIPLINE -- 3.1.1. Leadership -- 3.1.2. Depth -- 3.2 MATHEMATICS IN A BROADER CONTEXT -- 3.2.1. Science and Engineering -- 3.2.2. Industry -- 3.2.3. Government Laboratories and Agencies -- 3.2.4. Mathematics Education -- 4 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED PAST US PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS -- 4.1. ATTRACTIVENESS TO TALENT FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 4.2. QUALITY AND STRUCTURE OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS -- 4.3. DIVERSITY OF THE US RESEARCH ENTERPRISE -- 4.4. ADEQUATE FUNDING -- 5 CURRENT TRENDS -- 5.1. VITALITY OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES -- 5.2. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH -- 5.3. EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS FOR NEW PHDS -- 5.3.1. Academic Jobs -- 5.3.2 Industrial Jobs -- 5.4. FOREIGN GRADUATE STUDENTS -- 5.5. GRADUATE EDUCATION -- 5.6. SUPPORT -- 6 LIKELY FUTURE RELATIVE POSITION OF US MATHEMATICS -- 6.1. INTELLECTUAL QUALITY -- 6.2 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH -- 6.3. US GRADUATE EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS. 6.4. SUPPORT FOR MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH -- 7 REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A PANEL AND STAFF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION -- STAFF -- APPENDIX B STATISTICAL DATA ON THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS -- EDUCATION -- EMPLOYMENT -- FUNDING -- PAPERS AND CITATIONS.