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Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions. There is debate over whether mathematical objects such as numbers and points exist naturally or are human creations. The mathematician Benjamin Peirce called mathematics "the science that draws necessary conclusions". Albert Einstein, on the other hand, stated that "as far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." Through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, mathematics evolved from counting, calculation, measurement, and the systematic study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Practical mathematics has been a human activity for as far back as written records exist. Rigorous arguments first appeared in Greek mathematics, most notably in Euclid's Elements. Mathematics continued to develop, in fitful bursts, until the Renaissance, when mathematical innovations interacted with new scientific discoveries, leading to an acceleration in research that continues to the present day. Today, mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, and the social sciences. Applied mathematics, the branch of mathematics concerned with application of mathematical knowledge to other fields, inspires and makes use of new mathematical discoveries and sometimes leads to the development of entirely new disciplines. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind, although practical applications for what began as pure mathematics are often discovered later. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What advanced math classes should I take for economics? Q. I'm an economics major, and I'm not sure exactly what sort of math classes I should be taking. I'm planning on graduating next year, and I am interested in the most useful math classes to take to prepare myself for grad school in economics. I'm taking the analysis courses with Rudin's book this fall and spring, Applied Linear Algebra this fall, and then I want to take topology as well. But I want to take more math, should I do things like numerical methods, fundamental structure of Algebra, or Differential Equations or what? I'm actually only a Junior, so I have quite a bit more time for classes, but I'm currently taking the basis higher level stat classes, and will probably need to decide which classes to take there, but I think I have… [cont.] Asked by greeneggs4spam - Tue Oct 9 17:12:12 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. First of all, you should definitely stay focused on applied math classes and don't take too many pure math classes unless you are interested in math. Now, the applied math classes for an econ major would be undergraduate trimester calculus course (which sounds like you have taken). Then linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, AND some sort of an intro to applied math class (which will be an advanced version of calculus 3). Notice this class is not the same as the analysis courses you are taking which are also called advanced calculus by some people. Numerical analysis/methods will definitely be useful (in fact a lot of recent discoveries in numerical analysis were made by economists and weather forecasters). Topology is… [cont.] Answered by The Prince - Tue Oct 9 17:37:50 2007 How does math help you in being a wildlife rehabilitator? Q. I have to write a little paper about how math helps me in the career that we choose. It can be a scenario, but it doesn't have to be. Thanks! Asked by Catie O - Tue Aug 25 15:32:35 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You may use mathematical formulas when calculating fluid amounts, determining pound-calorie needs, and figuring an accurate drug dose. Answered by birdgirl - Wed Aug 26 22:34:15 2009 What level math should you be good at to be successful in a statistics class?
Q. Like what kind of math should you understand well? I am bad at algebra. Will I be bad at stat? yeah its undegrad I am not trying to kill myself here Asked by honey money - Wed Mar 15 20:11:13 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. I was a Psychology major and was AWFUL at math. But I passed regular statistics w/ a B. Then when I got to grad school & had to take advanced statistics I flunked the course 3 times & then gave up. I never got my masters all because of that ONE f*cking class. I hope you have better luck than I did. Answered by dementors_suck - Wed Mar 15 20:18:10 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Math"
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