MATHEMATICIANCareer Portals-7th period10/15/2013By: Quan N.

Being a Mathematician•Advance mathematical knowledge•Apply theories and techniques to real-life problem

•Usually work in other closely related fields•Teaching and/or Research•Work in comfortable office with othersSalary:•Low end- $55,680/year•Median- $101,041/year•High end- $152,140/year

High School!•At least at PRE-CALCULUS level before college•As many mathematics classes•Aim for advanced classes•Strong academic skills

COLLEGE TIME!

Applied Mathematician•Entry level: Bachelor degree in advanced

mathematics•Postgraduate degreesTheoretical Mathematician- Minimum

of a PhD•Undergraduate degree in advanced

mathematics•Doctoral studies•PhD

Put Your Head in the Game

•Training in: Computer Science, Physics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, and Operations Research •Of increasing importance: Computer and Information science, Business and Industrial management, Economics, Statistics, Chemistry, Geology life sciences, and the Behavioral sciences.

Responsibilities•Require a lot of Patience•Work on mathematical proofs•Forming new Ideas and Theories•CREATIVITY and ORIGINALITY•Apply the principle of mathematics to real-life situation

EXTRA!!!•2010- 3,100 mathematician positions in

the US•2020- Expected of 3,600 positions (16%

growth)

“A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.” ~G.H. Hardy

Quan as a mathematicianMathematics-

Mathematics is a subject I have been interesting in for quiet some time. Being a mathematician is definitely something I would look farther into. Most theoretical mathematicians also spend most of their time teaching, and I would actually love that. So, I will be doing a little more digging on this career.

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