In July Sir Peter Williams, who was recently appointed by the government to review primary mathematics teaching, said it was a "testable fact" that A-level maths and physics were getting easier.

七月，最近刚刚被任命去测评现在小学数学教学体系的彼得·威廉爵士声称，目前A类的数学和物理学课程已经“显而易见”地变得简单了。

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These results show that girls will perform at the same level as the boys when they are given the right educational tools and have visible female role models excelling in mathematics.

这些研究结果表明：女生在赋予了合适的教育方式，并存在擅长于数学的女性角色的情况下，她们将会在数学方面与男生比肩。

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I explained that I had been studying theoretical computer science and mathematics at a high-level for the past decade, much of it spent right here at MIT.

我曾说过在过去十年我学过高等理论计算机科学和数学，大部分时间正是在MIT。

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And the report refers to two chemistry tutors who said although their course did not require A-level mathematics it should do so.

BBC: Universities 'dumbing down on maths' to fill places

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The authors say that rather than making the qualification compulsory the challenge is to provide a "clear and attractive alternative" for students who achieve good grades in GCSE maths but do not currently go on to study AS or A-level mathematics.

BBC: New qualification to boost post-16 maths numbers urged