Treadstone Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 I'm about to start my 4th year as an undergrad in applied mathematics. I plan on going for at least my masters after school and am looking for some career advice. I know there is A LOT of things i can do with a math degree but i would like to do something with a defense contractor or maybe softeware engineering...something to do with solving problems or building things using math. I know my question is kidna all over the place but, any ideas? Feel free to shoot me some questions to help narrow down. Nathan
MandrakeRoot Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 A Master in applied mathematics is a very usefull diploma. There are many job opportunities having such a diploma. You can think of working for banks,insurance companies, doing research, working in some R&D department, etc... Mandrake
badchad Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 I'm not familiar with the mathematics field, but, in the field of "sciences" (chemistry, biology etc.) they usually pay your way, and offer you a stipend to obtain a Ph.D. It's only a few years more then a master's and makes good economic sense. Of course, the field of mathematics may be entirely different.
Treadstone Posted August 14, 2004 Author Posted August 14, 2004 ya i think i'd like to work in R&D somewhere.....
e(ho0n3 Posted August 15, 2004 Posted August 15, 2004 I've been told that the most lucrative field in mathematics is statistics. If your concentration is in statistics, then you're golden (if you don't believe me, ask your local statistician). Another less lucrative field (but still good) is operations research.
bloodhound Posted August 15, 2004 Posted August 15, 2004 yes indeed. thats where all the money is (apparently) . except i don't really enjoy stats. so when it is time for me to choose my modules its a massive battle between my personal enjoyment and the career prospects.
Treadstone Posted August 16, 2004 Author Posted August 16, 2004 word, operations research is pretty cool. I just took a class on linear systems in OR last semester, this fall i'm taking one of probability based OR systems... Nathan
Wolfman Posted August 16, 2004 Posted August 16, 2004 Accounting and then apply for the FBI. want money work for the government.
fourier jr Posted August 17, 2004 Posted August 17, 2004 Accounting and then apply for the FBI. want money work for the government. or coding & then apply for the FBI. (or RCMP if you're in Canada)
Treadstone Posted August 18, 2004 Author Posted August 18, 2004 ya i'll have minors in computer science and chemistry Nathan
bloodhound Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 coding ? is that another word for cryptography
Treadstone Posted August 19, 2004 Author Posted August 19, 2004 i thought they were talking about programing when he said coding.....but might be cryptography....
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 Accounting and then apply for the FBI. want money work for the government.No, the NSA. They do code work.
Treadstone Posted August 20, 2004 Author Posted August 20, 2004 I had breifly looked into NSA internships...they have some for math majors doing cryptology....i dont know anything about that, can anyone tell me what sort of math is used in cryptology? I was thinking lots of linear alg but i may be wrong... Nathan
e(ho0n3 Posted August 20, 2004 Posted August 20, 2004 Cryptology is just applied number theory. You'll also need a lot of discrete maths. I suppose.
Dave Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 I was looking at being an actuary; however, when I got my mark of 45% in Probability A, I thought otherwise No idea what to do now; for anyone that would like to give me suggestions, I'm going to be doing my Masters, and will be (mainly) a purist.
bloodhound Posted August 25, 2004 Posted August 25, 2004 yeah. i will probably end up being an actuary as well. altough i dislike stats a lot nowadays. dont know what to do really. want to get into the financial section. like being an economist or something like that.
haggy Posted August 25, 2004 Posted August 25, 2004 Coding Theory is used when sending messages over a channel with interference/noise. By incorporating sufficient "redundancy" in your messages you can ensure that the original message can be decoded/extracted even if a number of bits of information are lost during transmission of the message.
haggy Posted August 25, 2004 Posted August 25, 2004 Cryptology is just applied number theory. You'll also need a lot of discrete maths. I suppose. A bit of knowledge of Algebra(finite fields) is useful when considering AES/Rijndael. For that matter "A bit of knowledge of Algebra" is useful, period.
Dave Posted August 25, 2004 Posted August 25, 2004 yeah. i will probably end up being an actuary as well. altough i dislike stats a lot nowadays. dont know what to do really. want to get into the financial section. like being an economist or something like that. Same here. I wasn't really looking at it before, but I've been reading up on it and I think it'll be something that interests me. The only problem is, I haven't really done any stats and don't really have a desire to, so the entire actuary thing is out the window. However, when I leave uni, I'm just going to get a job for a short time (maybe a year or so) with someone that pays okay until I can find out what I want to do with the degree.
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