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ERIC Number: EJ394216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Advising and Educating the Engineers of Tomorrow.
Smith, Owen C.; Gessler, Johannes
Science Teacher, v56 n5 p33-36 May 1989
Presents survey results from freshman engineering students at Colorado State University. Identifies the highest levels of math and computer courses taken. Notes although most students took high school calculus, 48 percent failed the college's analytical trigonometry examination. Develops practical ideas for the future. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Competence, Engineering, Engineering Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills, School Surveys, Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
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