Numeracy in science

Liasing with Maths Department

Issues from the research which typically arise in liaising with the Maths department include:

• Mismatch in timing between teaching maths and science concepts and skills;
• Maths department more interested in process than actual data - figures used convenient/easy to manipulate;
• Maths dept rarely use explicitly derived numerical data;
• Don't like to consider maths as a service subject,