Engineering Mathematics Education in Australia

Despite its relatively small population, Australia has a long tradition of producing strong mathematicians; in many of the world’s great mathematics departments, you will hear an Australian accent. This tradition has been underpinned by a high quality system of universal education at the school level. However, over the last 12 years, there has been a decline in student and staff numbers in several university mathematics departments. At the same time, there has been a growing shortage of teachers qualified in the subject. The quality of mathematics education is not as uniform as it once was…