This book considers the views of participants in the process of becoming
a mathematician, that is, the students and the graduates. This book
investigates the people who carry out mathematics rather than the topics
of mathematics. Learning is about change in a person, the development of
an identity and ways of interacting with the world. It investigates more
generally the development of mathematical scientists for a variety of
workplaces, and includes the experiences of those who were not
successful in the transition to the workplace as mathematicians. The
research presented is based on interviews, observations and surveys of
students and graduates as they are finding their identity as a
mathematician. The book contains material from the research carried out
in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Canada and Brunei as well as
Australia.