School mathematics and success at university: let’s find out the truth and...
The 2012 AMSI report “Discipline Profile of the Mathematical Sciences”, states on page 1 The proportion of year 12 students enrolled in calculus-based mathematics subjects has been declining over the...
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Accredited Mathematician Status? We live in an era where ever more complex models are constantly being developed to tackle ever more complex problems (from climate change, through financial modelling...
View ArticleProfessional issues courses and internships in mathematics degrees
Standard tertiary mathematics education is strong on how to solve small questions, individually, with right-or-wrong answers. It is weak on the kind of skills needed in mathematical employment in...
View ArticlePure & Applied Mathematics
I only arrived in Australia 2 years ago so I probably do not have a proper vision of the country’s mathematical community. It seems to me, however, that pure & applied mathematics are quite...
View ArticleDesigning the ideal PhD program
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the decadal strategy for Mathematics in Australia. I make my comments from my own experiences as: A PhD graduate from a Go8 university (which has had an...
View ArticleService teaching
In the Decadal Plan, we will no doubt want to recommend that university mathematics/statistics teaching should be done by the maths/stats department rather than in other departments (engineering,...
View ArticleSubmission from John Henstridge, Data Analysis Australia Pty Ltd
Submission to Decadal Plan for the Mathematical Sciences in Australia John Henstridge Managing Director, Data Analysis Australia Pty Ltd I am making this submission both as a mathematical scientist...
View ArticleSubmission from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Ten years is a long time in science and medicine, so at this point the College does not wish to feed in what we think we need now, but rather what we will need in ten years time. The past ten years has...
View ArticleSubmission by AMSI Management Committee 2: Mathematics and statistics...
Prof Geoff Prince AMSI Director Simi Henderson Program manager (Research and Higher Education) The full submission by AMSI management can be viewed here. Theme 1: Curriculum for specialist mathematics...
View ArticleSubmission by the Australian Council of Engineering Deans
A submission from the Australian Council of Engineering Deans can be viewed here
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