WEEK #7

I found Dave Edwards talk very helpful. I am a math b.s. major and am thinking of going into mathematical finance. He informed us on the math and econ major which made me think that maybe that is the path I want to be following. He was very helpful in describing the jobs that can come out of the major because they were never that clear to me. I am also interested in looking more into actuarial science.
Training an informed citizenry is to allow people in a society to be highly educated. This applies to mathematics because math is everywhere. People live on money. Money is managed from the basic mathematical principles. Math also helps physicists and scientists. It is a big part of the meidcal and engineering field as well. Without math, the world would not be as advanced as it is today.

WEEK #6

Tom Sharpe was an interesting speaker. I has no idea he was going to devote most of his presentation to boomerangs. It was really cool seeing how a math teacher could create creative projects for his/her students to do. He took something he seems passionate about and applied it to his teachings. It seems like a cool way to grab the attention of students and help them have fun in math and connect mathematical concepts to reality. 

I really want to know about Dave Edward's schooling and what he graduated with. I am interested in seeing how he got a math finance job and what it consists of. That is a route I am thinking of taking so I am eager to here his story. It will also be interesting to here what he has to say about the economy today. Especially since it is in turmoil and people are trying to figure out ways to boost the economy. 

WEEK #5

No, I am not thinking about graduate school unless necessary. I would love to have a career right after I graduate college. I don't want to have to deal with having to pay more tuition. The graduate students made graduate school seem a little weird. They were all in it for so long and one of them wanted to never come out of it. They made me a little confused on what they want to get out of graduate school with. I would love to hear what the math finance man has to say. I think that is where I am headed. I would love to hear about finance jobs that come from a degree in math. 

WEEK #4

A lot of people do not like math. It is not suprising. You will find people that don't like math all over. Some think it is really difficult, pointless, or just not interesting. A lot of people who don't like math... really don't like it. Little kids who are not being taught math in a sufficient way can also be turned off by math. If they are not getting the concepts or learning correctly, the will not like it. I do not plan on going to graduate school. Although, I am really not well informed on what grad school actually entails or gives you. I am excited to have a guest grad student speak because I want to know more about the benefits of grad school. Right now, I would like a career opportunity right out of college.