As you've seen, this entire site is dedicated to the opportunities available in math. There are more career options out there than most people realize.
The Los Angeles Times on Thursday told the story of a man "blessed with a gift for numbers," who, using his background as an actuary, fought against a large healthcare provider's plans to hike rates by up to 39 percent for millions of people.
And he did it from a hospital bed.
Meteorologists make their living predicting storm movements. In most areas, air streams follow certain patterns that help weather forecasters in their work.
Mathematicians have now added another element to weathercasting: Predicting the energy which large storms, especially hurricanes, will produce.
A team of researchers in Spain has discovered the mathematical relation between the number of storms produced in a given area and the energy those storms will produce. Interestingly, the research shows that tropical cyclones follow a precise mathematical formula.
President Obama's administration predicts the U.S. will need 250,000 new teachers in the next five years. Of those, at least 10,000 math and science teachers will be required in order for the U.S. to keep up with other countries.
In order to help this, the president's Educate to Innovate campaign aims to train a new generation of teachers. If you have a knack for math or science and want to help make a difference, now is a good time to put your skills to use.
A mathematical formula developed by researchers in the UK predicts a "clear favorite" for Sunday's World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands, and offers an explanation for the outcomes of previous matches.
In order to enhance your math proficiency, you need to have it in your bones.
This is a great blog post from Math Mojo--a site aiming to help math teachers and enthusiasts in becoming more proficient in practical uses of math.
"It was my mathematics education that prepared me for the rigors of designing and implementing the programs for large-scale simulations… and for the logical thinking and planning necessary to debug and develop the components of computer operating systems."
Computer Scientist
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Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos probably never expected that his near-impossible goal would become a mathematical study.
Read this article from WIRED ...
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