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Money and Careers in Math
Money and Careers in Math
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How many Aquinas math majors have become math professors?
None
64.3
too many to count
5 in the past 15 years
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Chemistry is super-tough. Are you telling me Chemistry people take a lot of math, too?
Heck yes
Only the chem majors
Are you kidding me?
Well, duh.
3
The first step into Actuarial Science is the P Exam. P is for
Probability
Profit
Permutations
Principles of Management
4
Besides Calc based Probability and statistics, a future biostats person should take
Phlegm 101
Snots with R
Stats with R
Booger 101
5
Suppose you only want to major in math to do pure, useless math. Then you should be a
Math Professor
Fascist Dictator
Bicycle Repairman
News Anchor
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What's the toughest part of becoming a secondary math teacher?
The Certificate Process
The enormous number of state requirements
Finding time for field work
The Semester of Student Teaching
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What's so tough about becoming a math prof?
Crazy equations with 100 variables
Why don't you just try it, hotshot?
The Chain Rule
The constant pressure from the media
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Aquinas math majors who went into finance have jobs with
Financial consultant groups
All the above and more
Insurance companies
Department of Defense
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If I like math but get a job in math that I hate but I can do that job well, is that good?
This is a worry? Suck it up.
Being good at something important is irrelevant.
You should have followed your bliss.P
People should only do things they like.
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Finance mathematicians advise college math students to take a lot of this:
Graphic Arts
Communication
Accounting
Business
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University of Michigan Biostats offers a tuition waiver and stipend for people with
A strong desire to be a dweeb
Calc based Prob and Stats (MS493,494)
Double major Math and Biology
A Biology Major
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What are the job prospects for high school math teachers?
Okay so long as you are able to move if necessary
good because the oldies are finally retiring
good because USA math still stinks
Good because the system burnts out new teachers pretty fast
13
Which one of the following was NOT in the top 5 in a 2014 job satisfaction poll?
Actuary
Mathematician
Professor
Papparazzi
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A person can study for the seven exams to become an Actuarial Fellow,
At work
all the above
In spare time
With a group from work
15
What is so good about math that math people actually like it?
Unsurpassed Beauty
Sparkling personalities in math
Surprising research
All the above
16
Okay, besides teaching, finance, and bio-whatsis, what other options for math?
Chemical Engineering
Statistical analysis
All the above and more
Quality Control
17
Put away $125 a week from 20 years old until 70, at 5% interest with 3% inflation, get
$1,000,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$1,500,000
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How about Math and Biology? What are the hot careers?
Alien Biology
Biostats and Bioinformatics
Genetically Enhanced Weed
Artificial Human Development
19
At your job interview, the supervisor asks, "Why did you take all that calculus?" You answer,
"For the easy A's."
"Are you another math-hater?"
"Math is difficult and I like a challenge."
"I have no idea."
20
When an Aquinas student passes the P exam, the Sr. Mary C Brechting Fund pays that student
$300
$200
$100
$500
