You might think it right up to date if this editorial began, “All the oratory and publicity aside, the American public and government remain unwilling to face up squarely to the energy problems that are upon us, and to the resulting constraints on living and productivity that they portend.” That’s too bad, because these words […]

Mathematics is fundamental to science because a great many aspects of science are best described and elucidated using mathematical tools. Lack of preparation in mathematics hampers many students’ efforts to learn science and prevents many other students from pursuing science at all. Consequently, mathematics education is important not only for mathematicians, but for all scientists. […]