Math Degrees and Careers

[irchans]

Undergrad: Physics, EE, Math, Aerospace Engr, Nuclear Engineering, Astrophysics, Meteorology.


Grad: Math, Physics, Control Systems, Elec Engr., Economics, Psychometrics, Operations Research, Astronomy, Mech E (Computational Fluid Dynamics), Aerospace Engr, Meteorology, Statistics, Astrophysics.



Careers: Academia, NSA, Finite Element Analysis, Stock Markets, Risk Analysis, Insurance, Algorithm Development, Systems Engineering, Elec Engr, Aero Engr, Satellite Engr, Credit Card Companies, Patent Law, Poker Player [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


Usually the best computer programmers know a lot of math, but they don't use it extensively unless they work for an engineering firm.

Computer Graphics used to require a lot of math: fractals, geometry, hidden line removal, .... Maybe it still does.

[alThor]

Looks like most have been covered; the thing about Economics and Comp Sci is that there is a huge disconnect between undergrad and grad. As undergrad majors, they are more broad in preparing people for a wide range of possible jobs. At the grad level, those fields become relatively much more rigorous, and require much more math. If you plan a grad career in those fields, try to take some more math: assuming you have already maxed out calculus, consider real analysis, discrete math, linear programming. I also would rank economics ahead of comp sci in terms of math; econ certainly involves a broader range of math topics.

I am surprised no one mentioned Finance. Maybe you want to put that with Economics, but I wouldn't.

alThor

Yeah, I have my Bachelor's in Comp Sci, and my minor was Math. Why? Well, you had to take so much math for the Comp Sci, you only needed two more math courses for a minor.

Math ability is one of the most useful skills to have. Problem-solving tool supreme.