ACME Comments on IOP report: Mind the Gap
07 September 2011
Commenting on the Institute of Physics report Mind the Gap:
Mathematics and the transition from A-levels to physics and
engineering degrees, Professor Anne Watson, Deputy Chair of
ACME (Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education) said:
"Students underestimate the level of mathematics they will need
for their degree course at their peril. ACME's recent
mathematical needs reports show that mathematics is needed not only
for physics and other science degrees, but also for perhaps more
surprising subjects such as the social sciences. It is
essential that school students have access to the relevant
information about the level of mathematics required on university
courses, alongside access to the most appropriate level of
mathematical education to prepare them for these courses."
Notes for Eds
The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) is an
independent committee, based at the Royal Society and
operating under its auspices, that aims to influence Government
strategy and policies with a view to improving the outcomes of
mathematics teaching and learning in England and so secure a
mathematically enabled population.
www.acme-uk.org/