I must congratulate the Institute of Physics on the outcome of its inquiry into undergraduate physics (October p5). Many of us have argued for years that there is room for a degree course in physics that places less emphasis on mathematics. However, I fear that even if such courses were introduced, they would make little difference to the take-up of physics at university.
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