i really would like to have a career focusing on this subject when i grow up. Also, if you can, name some colleges with strong math programs
2006-07-18 17:08:12 · 6 answers · asked by kd815 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
engineer, statistician, teacher, professor, investment analyst, economist, physicist
If you want to be a pure mathematician, you should think of being a professor, teaching and doing research.
If you enjoy applied mathematics rather than theoretical mathematics, then you should decide what field you like to apply math to, and choose a career in that field.
Another responder mentioned mathematicians working for insurance companies. That profession is called actuary, and I am an actuary. Actuaries fall into two major categories: life insurance and casualty insurance actuaries. Life insurance actuaries work on matters involving life insurance, health insurance, pensions, social security, disability insurance, etc. Casualty insurance actuaries work on matters involving auto insurance, homeowners insurance, business insurance, liability insurance, etc.
Good luck to you in choosing a field. And keep in mind that you can take a lot of math courses while majoring in any of these fields (physics, engineering, business, economics, etc.). It's good to study a broad range of subject.
Good luck to you.
2006-07-18 17:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by actuator 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you go all the way and get a phd in math you can be a Theoretical or Applied Mathematician. Here's some more info on the subject.
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/profiles/dayInLife.asp?careerID=94
I also happen to know a few people who got degrees in math and now work in marketing.
2006-07-18 18:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by Don S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could just be a research mathematician.
Good colleges: Harvard, Berkeley, Chicago, Princeton, MIT in the US.
I'm not too familiar with colleges elsewhere, but I should mention that Cambridge University math has a very physics-oriented flavour.
2006-07-19 08:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Math_Guru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the career depends upon what type of math you like...
Engineer, teacher, professor...
insurance companies hire mathematicians to calculate their insurance rates... probabilities.. and statistics.. etc...
If you like biology... and can learn it well enough.. you might check into a program called IGERT... it is a graduate degree program in mathematics.. but with a biology concentration... and it will PAY YOU to go to school.
2006-07-18 17:14:28 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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