MATHEMATICIAN
Career Portals-7th period
10/15/2013
By: 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 others
Salary:
• 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 degrees
Theoretical 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
mathematician
Mathematics-
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.
Credits
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• Math Department. N.d. Photograph. LITTLE FALLS CITY School District, Little Falls.
Web. 16 Oct 2013.
<http://www.lfcsd.org/highschool.cfm?location=highschooldepartments§ion=math>.
• Cham, Jorge. 2010. Photograph. PhD comicsWeb. 17 Oct 2013.
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Oct 2013.
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mputer_science/mathematics_and.html>.
• Pössel, Markus, and Randall Munroe. Applied Purity. 2013. Photograph. Scientific
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Credits
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2013. <http://math.njit.edu/>.
• Science, Engineering & Math. N.d. Photograph. Approved CollegesWeb. 17 Oct 2013.
<http://www.approvedcolleges.com/resources/degrees/science-engineering-math>.
• Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012. 2012. Photograph. Bureau of Labor
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