""A Challenge of Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction and Historical Perspective ""; ""THE MS 2000 PROJECT AND THE SCOPE OF THIS REPORT""; ""THREE ROLLER COASTER DECADES""; ""NATIONAL EFFORTS TOWARD RENEWAL""; ""CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT""; ""2 The U.S. Labor Force and Higher Education ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MORE SKILLS AND GREATER ADAPTABILITY""; ""GROWTH IN SCIENCE-BASED OCCUPATIONS""; ""HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""THE POOL OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS AND WORKERS""; ""PERSISTENCE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT""; ""SHIFTING INTERESTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS""
""NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING""""THE CHALLENGES AND THE RESPONSIBILITY""; ""3 College and University Mathematical Sciences ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STRONG AT THE TOP""; ""MIXED PRECOLLEGE INDICATORS""; ""TROUBLESOME TRANSITIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE""; ""REMEDIATION IN COLLEGE""; ""SERVICE COURSES""; ""MATHEMATICS AS AN ACADEMIC COMPETENCY AND SUBJECT""; ""4 Majors in Mathematics and Statistics ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS""; ""DEGREES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS""; ""GRADUATE STUDENTS""; ""MASTER'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS""; ""DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS""
""PATTERNS AND PROSPECTS""""5 Mathematical Scientists in the Workplace ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS""; ""EMPLOYMENT OF RECENT GRADUATES""; ""SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FACULTY""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTIES""; ""WHAT FACULTY MEMBERS DO""; ""FACULTY MEMBERS BY DUTIES AND CREDENTIALS""; ""THE RESEARCH FACULTY""; ""FACULTY SALARIES""; ""AGES OF FACULTY MEMBERS""; ""WOMEN AND MINORITIES ON THE FACULTY""; ""TWO-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY MOBILITY""; ""FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DOCTORATE FACULTY""
""FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NONDOCTORATE FACULTY""""SUMMARY""; ""6 Issues and Implications ""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendix Tables""; ""LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES""
