| Table 2-3 |
| Estimated enrollment in undergraduate
mathematics and statistics courses: 1980–2000 |
| |
 |
Institution and
course level |
1980 |
|
1985 |
|
1990 |
|
1995 |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thousands |
Percent |
|
Thousands |
Percent |
|
Thousands |
Percent |
|
Thousands |
Percent |
|
Thousands |
Percent |
|
| 4-year institutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All mathematics |
1,525 |
100.0 |
|
1,619 |
100.0 |
|
1,619 |
100.0 |
|
1,469 |
100.0 |
|
1,614 |
100.0 |
| Remedial |
242 |
15.9 |
|
251 |
15.5 |
|
261 |
16.1 |
|
222 |
15.1 |
|
219 |
13.6 |
| Introductory |
602 |
39.5 |
|
593 |
36.6 |
|
592 |
36.6 |
|
613 |
41.7 |
|
723 |
44.8 |
| Calculus |
590 |
38.7 |
|
637 |
39.3 |
|
647 |
40.0 |
|
538 |
36.6 |
|
570 |
35.3 |
| Advanced |
91 |
6.0 |
|
138 |
8.5 |
|
119 |
7.4 |
|
96 |
6.5 |
|
102 |
6.3 |
| Other |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
| All statistics |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
169 |
10.4 |
|
208 |
14.2 |
|
245 |
15.2 |
| Elementary |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
117 |
7.2 |
|
164 |
11.2 |
|
190 |
11.8 |
| Upper level |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
52 |
3.2 |
|
44 |
3.0 |
|
55 |
3.4 |
| 2-year institutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All mathematics |
925 |
100.0 |
|
900 |
100.0 |
|
1,241 |
100.0 |
|
1,384 |
100.0 |
|
1,273 |
100.0 |
| Remedial |
441 |
47.7 |
|
482 |
53.6 |
|
724 |
58.3 |
|
800 |
57.8 |
|
763 |
59.9 |
| Introductory |
180 |
19.5 |
|
188 |
20.9 |
|
245 |
19.7 |
|
295 |
21.3 |
|
274 |
21.5 |
| Calculus |
86 |
9.3 |
|
97 |
10.8 |
|
128 |
10.3 |
|
129 |
9.3 |
|
106 |
8.3 |
| Advanced |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
| Other |
218 |
23.6 |
|
133 |
14.8 |
|
144 |
11.6 |
|
160 |
11.6 |
|
130 |
10.2 |
| All statistics |
28 |
3.0 |
|
36 |
4.0 |
|
54 |
4.4 |
|
72 |
5.2 |
|
74 |
5.8 |
| Elementary |
28 |
3.0 |
|
36 |
4.0 |
|
54 |
4.4 |
|
72 |
5.2 |
|
74 |
5.8 |
| Upper level |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
|
|
| |
NA not available
NOTES: The curriculum of course levels differs between 2-year mathematics
programs and 4-year mathematics departments. However, remedial courses
generally include high school-level courses in elementary and intermediate
algebra and geometry. Introductory mathematics courses include college
algebra, trigonometry, precalculus, and courses for non-science majors.
Other mathematics courses in 2-year programs include linear algebra,
discrete and finite mathematics, probability, and mathematics for
liberal arts majors and prospective elementary school teachers.
SOURCE: D. J. Lutzer, J.W. Maxwell, and S.B. Rodl. Statistical
Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in
the United States, Fall 2000 CBMS Survey, (Washington, DC: American
Mathematical Society, 2002). |
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