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Unread 05-11-2005, 02:37
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Re: Math in careers

I'm going to go with the position that ALL jobs need math. The only issue is what level of math. If you're an engineer, you might be working with differential equations. If you're one of Hawking's friends, you probably see some sort of massive multivariable calc problem on a daily basis. If you're the guy selling me a burger, you need to count my change. If you're a kindergarten teacher, you probably don't use much more than 9+8.

Farmers definitely need math. You need to know how big your field is and how much stuff you can grow on it. You'd need to figure out how much fertilizer you need. I might be thinking too much like an engineer, but you'd need to optimize your crops to provide the highest income for the lowest investment.

Doctors need to figure out the dosage for their patients. I'm sure there's other things, but I can't think of them off the top of my head this late at night.

If you're a lawyer, you need to figure out how much to gouge your client.

However, as a philosopher, while you need math, you can probably talk your way out of it.
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