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1934

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NUMBER 246

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Washington, Thursday, December 19, 1946
Regulations TITLE 5ADMINISTRATIVE
PERSONNEL
Chapter ICivil Service Commission P art 25F ormal E ducation R equire ments for Appointment to C ertain S cientific, T echnical and P rofes sional P ositions MATHEMATICIAN P2 THROUGH P-8 WHERE
THE DUTIES INVOLVE HIGHLY COMPLI
CATED OR FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RE
SEARCH OR SIMILAR DIFFICULT SCIENTIFIC
DUTIES

For the reasons set forth in the accom panying justification the following posi tion is added to the list of positions in : 25.1 a for which formal educational requirements have been prescribed.
25.1 Positions for which formal education requirements prescribed.
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Educational requirement: The successful completion of a four-year course In a college or university of recognized standing leading to a bachelors degree in mathematics. This study must have included courses in mathe matics consisting of lectures and recitations totaling at least 24 semester hours and in addition courses in the physical sciences engineering, physics, geology, astronomy, chemistry, etc. totaling 12 semester hours.
The courses must have included analytical geometry, differential calculus, integral cal culus and in addition any 3 of the following :
Theory of Equations, Vector Analysis, Sta tistics, Higher Algebra beyond elementary college algebra, Differential Equations, Ad vanced Differential Calculus, Advancd In tegral Calculus.
Duties: The duties of the P-2 to P-8 math ematician are: performing, conducting, plan ning, or directing mathematical work involv ing calculations and computations incident to investigative, developmental and research work in the scientific fields such as engineertog. physics, astronomy, etc.; collecting, ex amining and interpreting scientific data;
coordinating assignments and programs;
planning mathematical procedures for scien tific field trips; preparing reports and man uals, and editing or preparing articles for publication.
Those positions requiring the successful completion of four years of college or univer sity training are characterized as follows:
Critical investigative work requiring a sound knowledge of the fundamental laws, theories, principles and terminology of math
ematics and related sciences and haying for its objective the development of new or im proved methods of analysis the development or extension of new theories or principles, pr a new interpretation of known facts, leading to a revision of accepted theories and laws.
The application in new ways of known complex mathematical laws and facts to the development of new techniques or devices.
The coordination of a broad research pro gram requiring the combined efforts of sev eral specialists in different scientific fields.
The leader of such a program must have an understanding of the mathematical prin ciples, procedures and potentialities of the scientific fields involved, and the ability to coordinate the activities of the various specialists.
Knowledge and training requisite for per formance of duties: The urgent need for fundamental research and developmental work in all scientific fields in order to safe guard and improve the nations security, and general welfare is apparent. The Congress of the United States has recognized the vital necessity for such scientific research and developmental work and has authorized through appropriations the spending of large stuns of money for varied and im portant research programs. These programs are carried on by the various departments and agencies of the Federal government and have resulted in very notable achievements in scientific research during World War n .
The advances in the various sciences dur ing World War II have been outstanding and of major importance. Especially in the fields of physical science and of engineering have these advances been dependent upon and interrelated to mathematics in all its branches. Mathematics is an Indispensable tool in expressing basic laws and concepts in these fields, in interpreting experimental data, in extending old or establishing new concepts of matter and energy, and in estab lishing basic hypotheses for experimental work in new fields. Further advances in the physical sciences and in engineering will depend on the number of highly qualified and properly trained mathematicians who are competent to explore from a mathe matical standpoint the particular field in which a research problem is centered. Con current with these advances in the fields of science is the flow of new scientific knowl edge, so that persons engaged in highly complicated mathematical computations in a-specialized field must of necessity possess the fundamental knowledge characteristic of mathematics and in addition that of pertinent allied fields in order that they may successfully attack complex problems.
Private industry requiring mathematicians for research positions has long recognized the necessity for broadly trained men for profes sional mathematics positions who are well Continued on p. 14509

CONTENTS
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
D epartment. See Page also Fof&st Service.
Molasses, edible, manufacture, delivery, and use; distribu tion by distributors WFO
51, Am. 5 _______________ 14509
Tobacco, burley, proclamation of results of marketing quota referendum for three marketing years beginning Oct. 1,1947______________ 14509

A griculture
A lien P roperty C ustodian :

Vesting orders, etc. ;
Fricker, Matilda A_________ 14559
Schmieder, Kurt___________ 14559
Uebersee Finanz - Korpora tion, Aktien Gesellschaft- 14559
Civil S ervice Commission :

Appointment to certain scien tific, technical and profes sional positions; positions for which formal education requirements prescribed 14507
Civilian
P roduction tration :

A dm inis

Suspension orders, etc.:
Burrillville Racing Assn., Inc.
and E. Turgeon Construction Co., Inc___________ 14562
Choolgian, George_________ 14563
Hardwood Flooring, Inc. and Samuel Weinman______ , 14515
Utilities; to prolong ability of manufactured and mixed gas utilities to render serv ice U-13, Revocation___ 14515
C ustoms B ureau :

Districts and ports; delegation of powers to Commissioner- 14510
Organization; rights, privileges, powers, and duties of Com missioner___ ____________ 14511
Vessels in foreign and domestic trades; equipment and re pairs to American vessels. _ 14510
F ederal C ommunications C ommis sio n :

Board of Commissioners; dele gation for period Dec. 12, 1946 to Dec. 31,1947._____ 14558
Hearings, etc.:
Atlantic Radio Corp. and Bris tol Broadcasting Co., Inc.
WNBH______________ 14555
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