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Why Study Math ?
Because it is exciting and is a lot of fun! But if this reason is not persuasive enough, there are other reasons why studying mathematics at university is a very good choice for you.
Math can win you a good career and earns you money
What can I do with a math degree? I don’t want to be a teacher! A lot of people think that the career path for maths graduate is very narrow and studying maths would probably end up teaching at high school or primary school. However, being a teacher is just one of the choices of maths graduates out of a thousand! In the course of studying maths, you will develop a set of superb analytical and quantitative skills that is highly desirable. These skills can open the door to a wide range of high paid jobs, such as actuary, financial analyst and risk analyst. From the graduate survey of the University of Queensland, the median salary of a fresh maths graduate ($48300 per annum) is higher than that of graduates in popular subjects like pharmacy ($34000), psychology ($43500), accounting ($44000), law ($47000) and architecture ($39000). To many people’s surprise, the financial reward for a maths graduate is well above the average! Furthermore, a career with maths is satisfying and rewarding. A recent study from CareerCast.com ranks the best and worst jobs in America according to five criteria: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress. A list is compiled based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics and Census Bureau. Mathematician is put at the top spot, actuary the second, statistician the third!
Why Math is Important
As a private Math tutor I get asked this question a lot. I sit there explaining how to solve a simultaneous equation and I get interrupted by the student who demands to know how this will help them in life.
My answer to this question is always the same and always will be, and if I got a pound for every time that I have been asked this question then I probably wouldn’t have to work anymore! I therefore decided to create this article so that anybody reading this will know the answer and not need to pester their Mathematics teacher.
Algebra has real life applications from engineering to computer games design and from predicting future trends in the financial markets to designing circuit boards. More generally, mathematics is fundamental in everyday life, from working out the VAT on a TV to calculating how much change you will receive when you buy a chocolate bar.
When You Are Teaching Reading in Mathematics
The Students Have To Understand What They Have To Do
Usually when problems arise in math they are to do with the student not understanding what the question is. So they either can’t answer the question or they get the wrong answer. The teacher should know whether the student can’t read the question or not. Because the students are not going to tell the teacher they can’t read.
Here you have to explain what the question means and the specific way the question is written. If you look at the answer and you can see what the student did wrong explain it so the student shouldn’t make that mistake again.
The Joy of Learning Mathematics
For many students, maths is a phobia at par with the fear of snakes, lizards, elevators, water, flying, public speaking, and heights. Though the “ailment” is neither genetic, nor infectious, they “inherit” it from their parents; and “catch” it from their friends. What are the reasons behind maths’ dreadful reputation that divides the society into mathematical “haves” and “have-nots”?
“One reason why students fare badly in Maths is that they are learning it mechanically, often not understanding what they are learning and they are unable to apply it to real-life situation,” says Vijay Kulkarni, the leader of the First Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released recently by the well known Bombay-based non-governmental organization, Pratham.