Careers in Careers in MathematicsMathematics

24 March 200524 March 2005

Careers In MathematicsCareers In Mathematics

What can you do with a B.Sc. What can you do with a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics ?degree in Mathematics ?

Where do you want to work ?Where do you want to work ?

A bachelors degree in A bachelors degree in mathematics can qualify you for mathematics can qualify you for a range of positions in Business, a range of positions in Business, Industry, Governments and Industry, Governments and Research.Research.

There are many jobs of real There are many jobs of real – life organizations for – life organizations for mathematicians.mathematicians.

Mathematics has always Mathematics has always been the tool of Science been the tool of Science and Technology.and Technology.

All of the following All of the following Opportunities Opportunities are are begin with an education in mathematics.begin with an education in mathematics.

computer and communications computer and communications companies.companies.

Banks.Banks. Insurance Companies.Insurance Companies. Teaching and Research fields.Teaching and Research fields. Financial Services.Financial Services. Economics ManagementEconomics Management

Mathematics in Industry Mathematics in Industry and Governmentand Government

Where Mathematics Where Mathematics Meets Computer Meets Computer

Sciences ?Sciences ?

Since we can not provide Since we can not provide the whole topics of the whole topics of mathematics and computer mathematics and computer science, but we’ll try to science, but we’ll try to give some examples that give some examples that provide some of this provide some of this careers.careers.

One area that is One area that is hot these days is hot these days is Cryptography.Cryptography.

This is the art of This is the art of making and making and breaking secret breaking secret codes.codes.

computer is sorting.computer is sorting.

Also Graph Theory is used to Also Graph Theory is used to design computer Networks.design computer Networks.

So Mathematicians So Mathematicians are not just in are not just in classroomsclassrooms

They help make They help make important decisions important decisions in research, Data in research, Data analysis and analysis and Education.Education.