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Peer reviewedDickson, David – Science, 1988
Describes the background of schemes to rationalize earth science departments in the United Kingdom. Discusses the rationale of these schemes and the controversy they have caused in the academic community. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Foreign Countries, Geology
Direct linkWitten, Gareth Q. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2005
Many mathematics departments usually teach a variety of courses for students from different science departments and even from different faculties. These "service" courses are usually taught in the same way as the courses for mathematics major students. However, in science, because of the need to better analyse and interpret experimental…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Science Departments, Geology, Chemistry
