Bachelor of Arts in Education in Physics/Mathematics - Secondary

Western Washington University - International Study Center (StudyGroup)

Physics is a branch of science that explores the basic principles that govern the physical world, including matter and energy, as well as their properties and interactions. Physics is often called the fundamental science because principles of physics are essential for the understanding of nearly all branches of the natural sciences.''Mathematics reveals hidden patterns that help us understand the world around us. Now much more than Arithmetic and Geometry, Mathematics today is a diverse discipline that deals with data, measurements, and observations from science with inference, deduction, and proof and with mathematical models of natural phenomena, of human behavior, and of social systems.'' From: Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education (c) 1989 National Academy of Sciences.