Career questions tagged math
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What are some of the most flexible majors?
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I am really interested in science, but not so much with math...are there any feilds in science that require limited math?
Science is usually my best subject, but math is usually my worst. I really want to be involved in the science feild but i am afraid this isn't possible with my subpar math skills. I've found a few options, but am in need of suggestions. #science #biology #math
What helped you decide on your major?
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What is one thing you wish you knew before starting your career?
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What is the most fulfilling aspect of your career?
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Where would a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science with a minor in Mathematics take me in a career?
Looking forward to eventual graduate work with strengths in science, math and chemistry, I am fascinated with the dynamics of weather. I want a good scientific or research related internship or employment with a weather-related agency, whether environmental or governmental. I know my strength in math makes an impact. Do I want a weather-related career, or are there other careers out there for the Atmospheric Scientist? #AtmosphericScienceCareers #WeatherJobs #Math
What careers should I look into if I like to help people?
I am currently a senior in high school and I go to college in the fall of 2018. I am still unsure of what I want to major in, but I do know I love to help people. Many people tell I am helpful and I also tutor and volunteer a lot within my community. I was wondering what careers deal with helping people. #career-choice #community #college #majors #nurse #math
Do you have any advice on study skills for challenging courses?
I struggle in math and I have a hard time knowing how to study for it. In any other subject I do well and can study for it easily but math is a different story. I am in need of new study skills that can use to help me in math. Any suggestions? Thank you! #Math #studyskills
I want to be a high school math teacher and wondered if it is better to major in math or in secondary education with an endorsement in math.
I have my associates degree and have worked at a community college towards a math degree so that I can teach high school math. The school I am transferring to has suggested it would be best to switch my major to a secondary education major to get practice with teaching. The professors at my community college told me I need a math degree to get enough math to teach. The advisors at both schools have different views and told me to do more research, and so far I am still confused as to what would be best in the long scope of things so that I am well prepared to be a successful teacher. #math #secondary-education #mathteacher
What is the hardest part about being an African-Ameican woman and becoming a mathematician?
I am asking this because I know it is very hard for an African-American woman to major in mathematics and work in this field. In addition, I am curious about how these mathematicians overcome the obstacles that they face. #women-in-stem
I want to be a teacher and I don't know the best steps to do that or even the direction to take, all I know is that I have to go to college and get my Bachelors degree. So, is there anyone who can help guide me in the right direction?
I'm asking because I want to be a teacher once I get out of high school, specifically a math teacher. I'm currently a Junior and I've always been good at math as long as I try, it just comes natural. So with that said I think being a math teacher would work out well for me I just don't know how to do that. Also I would like to add that Career Village is something really cool, I've always been pressured to look for a career and I just find the one for me but I think with this I can actually get good help! #teacher #mathteacher #math #career
What are some fields for people(myself) that excel in Math?
I don’t know what I want to major in/do in my future however I plan on taking calculus (as a junior) and have a 4.0. I know I have endless choices I just don’t know of any specific jobs. #choosing-a-major #college-major #college-majors #mathmatics #math #college
What are the different subsections in applied and theoretical mathematics?
I want to pursue a career in math, and I know that I would have to decide on either theoretical or applied mathematics, but I was wondering what choices I would have to make further down the line as a #math-major. #math
How can I organize a move to a third world country safely?
When I graduate college, I would like to spend some time teaching math in South or Central America to the local people. I am wondering how I could make that happen while also considering my safety. #travel #missionwork #teaching #math #latinamerica
What sort of tasks does a mathematician commonly do in their job?
While I know the image of "people in suits crunching numbers" is wholly false, I'm not actually all that sure about what mathematicians (whether they're studying topology, physics, or any branch beyond) commonly do as a part of their occupation. Is it more akin to individual work or research in a team? Is it something concrete like solving real world problems or more pure number theory? #applied-mathematics #math #math-major
People at Bobcat, what is it like?
I am highly considering applying for an internship at Bobcat. I would like to be a part of the design process or at least something that would make use of my skills with computers, math, and physics. #bobcat #internships #computers #math #physics
Which IT discipline is best if you're weak in math?
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How does an aspiring mathematician stay motivated in researching pure mathematics?
Hi! I am a high school senior set on becoming a "pure mathematician." Ever since I learned the proof to the quadratic formula in 10th grade, I have been chasing abstract mathematics and working to improve my problem-solving skills. Less than a year ago, I came across a very interesting problem and have yet to solve it; many of the teachers I ask for help are stumped and leave the "discovery process" to me. I have worked on the problem for about 7 months but after making no significant progress, I decided to stop. Therefore, I ask: how do I motivate myself to continue? How do I know if my problem will lead to nowhere? How much time should I be devoting to this problem? #Math #PureMathematics
What is the best type of volunteer work that colleges look for?
Do colleges look for your volunteer hours? If so what kind do they value most? I have been apart of a math internship where I help Algebra 1 kids with their homework and I am apart of the National Honor Society. Would colleges look at that to consider my eligibility? #math #college #volunteering #volunteer-leadership
What kind of math classes are required to major in animation?
I have tooken many college classes to help save for the cost of college but the highest math class I was able to take in high school was College Algerbra. Would I have to Take any further math courses such as calculus or stats to pursue this career? #mathematics-education #math #animation
What are good ways to study for a quiz, test, etc?
I'm asking this questions is because I suck at studying for quiz, test, etc and plus I'm not a good at taking these kinds of things. Even though I go over #math problems or other questions that I don't get to make sure I understand it well. I need some tips on ways to study for these things.
How do I combine math and music and teaching?
I love math. Before I loved it in school, I would go work out math puzzles with my uncle Richard, compete and train with Math Counts, take the AMC tests, and calculate measurements with my dad in his workshop; now I take the hardest math classes at my school and tutor math through National Honor Society. I’ve gotten to study fractals, harmonics, and the Gamma function through those classes, and the more I study, the more I discover that math is awesome. When school was easy, math was a place I could go to get challenged, to get lost and find myself again. Once school got hard, my perseverance from math helped me push through. But I always hated that most of my peers never felt the way I did about math. They would groan whenever homework was assigned, complain for hours about tricky tests, and get so bored and lost in math class that they would fall asleep. For the past few years, I’ve tutored both formally and informally for my peers and seen just how much a teacher can change a student’s attitude. It only takes one bad math teacher to convince someone that they’re “bad at math,” but one good teacher, like the fabulous Mrs. Olsen, can give them hope. She is still spreading her knowledge in her 33rd year of teaching and makes every student in her classes feel confident about math. I want to be like her. I want to stop pushing kids away from STEM solely because they don’t have the natural talent to succeed under a bad teacher. I want to end the default “I’m bad at math” and replace it with the confidence of a student who is ready to use their math for the rest of their life. But, I am a musician. Music holds me together through the long nights of homework and studying, and I would not be able to keep my grades up without it. I want to do everything in my power to bring music to people in every community, so my heart is slashed open every time I see another arts budget cut, another music teacher fired, another kid told they’ll never succeed in the arts. After all, when a school is short on money, like many schools in America are, arts are the first things to go. While I love STEM and know that it will build the future, music will keep the people of that future passionate and alive. I want to earn a certification in math education and music education and bring music to low-income schools who have cut their arts budgets to stay afloat. I may not be able to teach full-time music, but I can be a math teacher to bolster STEM comprehension in a low-income school, while I also run a few music clubs on the side. This could grow to teaching a few in-school music classes, as well as offering free music lessons for students, or reaching out in some other way to spread music through my community. Is this feasible? What degrees should I get? What should I do? aaaaaaaaa #math #mathematics #music #music-education #music-industry
I want to teach math, but I have knee problems that need a consistent stream of money to stay okay. Advice?
I am good at math. I get As in AP math classes and tutor and do competition math for fun. But honestly, my biggest joy in math is my tutoring. I love to teach. Nothing fires me up like a kid that hates math because a bad math teacher failed them and convinced them they're awful at it. I hate that so many math teachers never take the time before they go into teaching to learn how to NOT understand, since so many math teachers were geniuses that always got it, and then they don't know how to explain something to someone that doesn't immediately get it. My biggest strengths as a tutor come from places I haven't understood, that I've had to work for hours on my own to finally get. So, I want to be a math teacher! But I also have knee problems which will only get worse throughout my life. So I'm going to have to pay for surgeries and appointments and treatments and braces and lots of things that are really expensive. I don't want a life of luxury, but I know I'll have all these extra expenses and I don't think a high school teaching salary will cover that. My current plan is to get a good math job for a while, save up some money and get some experience, and then get my teaching certification and go into teaching. Is that realistic? My parents both did the "high school to college to more college to working in the field to college professor," but can I do that and teach high school? And can I make enough money to support myself somehow in this? #mathematics-education #math #mathematics #money-management
How can I combine what I'm really good at, but don't particularly care for, and what I'm really good at, but is not a long term profession?
Hi. I'm a senior who has been very active in sports all my life. I'm a 4 sport athlete with tennis and soccer being my main sports that I excel in. I also excel in math. For a professional career, soccer or tennis is not realistic, but that's what I love. There are so many careers with a math focus, but I don't enjoy math. Is there something that combines the two? #tennis #math #happinessormoney
How to get through a clas when the instructor doesn’t explain the content well
I recently started a remedial math class and that’s alright. I haven’t taken a math class in 12 years and math is already a difficult subject for me. I have spoken with my instructor and it hasn’t seemed to help. She doesn’t go out of the textbook either during her lecture which makes it a bit more confusing for me. I don’t have the funds to hire a tutor. What can I do? #math problems
Can you explain Rolle's Theroem? How do you apply it in your work?
Explain Rolle's Theroem #math #theory #calculus #ap-calculus
Do accountants just crunch numbers all day?
I'm asking because I'm genuinely curious and I'm pretty good with #math and numbers. #accounting