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Special Issue: The Education of the Professional Physicist

JUN 01, 1986
William C. Kelly

What kind of education do colleges and universities in the United States now give students who want to become physicists? Are we educating enough of them, and are we educating them well enough to meet national needs in the next decade? Do institutions of higher education have the resources they need for this task? Are employers satisfied with the results? These are some of the questions addressed in this special issue of PHYSICS TODAY.

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William C. Kelly, American Association of Physics Teachers.

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