This article is in response to queries raised by some of my students. Yes Mathematics has come of age and there are lots of opportunities if you have a problem solving bent of mind, creativity and curiosity in patterns. Provided one takes all of these qualities seriously, pursuing mathematics can be quite rewarding. Here is a list of different careers (alphabetical order) one can think of after being graduated in “Mathematics”
1.Actuaries 2.Aerospace modeling 3.Bioinformatics 4.Computational Finance 5.Computer related modeling6.Computer Animation and Digital Imaging 7.Communication service providers 8.Cryptology 9.Engineering Research 10.Electronic related analysis 11.Financial Investment Services 12.International government and non-government agencies 13.Robotics
I can explain some of the above terms. In Actuarial Sciences one requires an understanding of the dynamics of funds that get accumulated by way of premia and then if the distribution of claims is analysed on a probabilistic basis then you can contribute toward the progress of insurance firms. Bioinformatics requires the modeling of various objects that life scientists study. Even the delivery of molecules to the targeted organ is studied via mathematical models. This is just one aspect I can relate to. Finance has a big role to offer to Math enthusiasts. In fact there is this fancy term making rounds these days ..”Financial Engineering”. Many processes involved in Investments and their returns involve dynamical systems requiring mathematical analysis. For example Wall Street firms employ a large number of Mathematicians. Even RBI has several mathematicians and working. Engineering firms like Hewlett Packard, AT-and T Bell Labs have been seeking services of Mathematicians. One can see so many names related to the mathematical world in new algorithms invented in the computer world.For example Google Inc, Microsoft Research and Yahoo Research teams have good math experts. By International agencies I mean those which serve the world community at large with constructive research and applications. The NASA for example is one among this category. The NSA is another organization which has a large number of mathematicians working. Likewise the Defence Research organizations, Aerospace modelers require huge inputs from Mathematicians. Cryptology is a term that includes a set of processes required to make possible reliable communication of digital data. This has as its main components coding schemes and encryption/decryption algorithms.
All these are apart from the mainstream occupations that a majority of Mathematicians love to do –Teaching and Research.
For further reading check out the following:
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK REPORT:
Math will rock your world http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_04/b3968001.htm
WALL STREET REPORT:
Mathematicians take top spot in job ranking study-Wall street journal online
Association for Women in Mathematics:
Read their career advice: http://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/awm-resources/career
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