Abstract
This article examines long-term historical trends in physics B.S. production, and possible factors responsible for those trends. The factors considered include: a changing profile of college entrants, the increasing lure of engineering, differential grade inflation, old-fashioned pedagogy, and poor teaching. Finally, the article considers whether it matters to society whether physics major enrollments continue to decline.
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