How has math helped you in your career (#mathcareer)

How has math helped you in your career?

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As a practicing neuroscientist, I find myself using math constantly.

Indeed, mathematics is indispensable for all research. This is because,

our intuitions often fall short and only by thinking things through

quantitatively (for example, using statistical reasoning) can one arrive at

the truth of any given situation. Math is really not optional – it is a

fundamental building block of rational thought

Dr. Venkatesh MurthyNeuroscientistHarvard University.


Math has definitely helped me in my career. I work as a consultant in

developing selection processes - to hire the right people for jobs. My

goal is to create tests that will identify who (out of many people) have

the skills and abilities to become the best police officers or firefighters.

By using math, I can verify, or prove, that the tests we create are

actually working! That's the power of math!

Amy B. EmersonProject DirectorInstitute for Public Safety Personnel, Inc.


The fundamentals of math are universal. Math is a language that is

common to everyone around the global. It is the underlying foundation

to business and everyday living. When starting a business and creating

a business plan, developing the ‘numbers’ is the first step and then

becomes the measuring tool every step of the way.

Mathematic thinking is applied in every facet of life that involves

decision making, sales, investing, saving, calculating risk and more.

From shopping at the store, to figuring your budget, negotiating your

salary or selling or starting a business, math plays an integral role

throughout all of these activities.

David KGM, GHX Europe


Math has been critical in my business success of starting and selling

several businesses. Math played a critical role throughout the lifecycle

of each of these businesses. Math is fundamental to establishing a

budget, determining pricing and profitability, negotiating salaries and

commissions, determining where to invest and how to value the

business. My businesses have been in manufacturing, mortgages and

software. Every employee in each of these businesses relied on math

fundamentals every day. Factory workers use math to calculate run

times and quality measurements, software engineers use math

throughout every step of the programming process and people in the

mortgage business use math to calculate home values, pricing and

payments

David KGM, GHX Europe


Math is the foundation for business and has helped me start and build a software company with over 1,000 employees

ScottChairman & CEOExactTarget


The fundamental strength that I have derived from being a student

(and fan) of Mathematics is the inculcation of the habit of thinking

logically. This habit of analyzing every issue and situation logically

with a view to finding a solution has helped me do my job effectively in

the three decades of my working life. In Mathematics, there is a

solution (sometimes more than one!) to every problem and the

strength derived from learning Mathematics helps one persevere

towards a solution against all odds

RaghuSVP - OperationsReflexis, Inc


In short I can just say ' teaching, learning and using math has made my life meaningful and joyous'

Prasanthi20+ years of teaching math!


Math has helped me in building strong analytical and logical skills, and

has enabled me to think beyond the problem or troubleshoot

situations in many different ways. Math has expanded my horizon and

given me an opportunity to enlighten the minds of children. Today, I

am earning a decent living, thanks to Math.

Pallavi15+ years of teaching math and developing math content


My grandfather used to engage me and other neighboring kids by

asking us to add the dates in different months of the calendar both

horizontally and vertically within a few minutes. This type of mind-

exercise really made me fall in love with math -- both as a student and

later on as a math teacher.

Those interactions with math problems has enabled me to pursue a

teaching and tutoring career in math spanning nearly three decades. I

cherish the continuing experience.

Meena20+ years of teaching math and developing math content


Math has been my favorite subject all through my school days and

college. Math has taught me how to analyze and understand things

before I begin to solve problems of any nature. Math has also taught

me that there could be more than one solution for a given problem.

GayathriSoftware Engineertravelocity.com


One of the best decisions I ever made was to take extra math classes

when I was in college. Understanding math concepts and performing

important mathematical calculations have made my life easier and my

career more successful. I would not be where I am today without my

math skills.

Steve EhrlichPresidentPolicyStat, LLC


Math plays a critical part in my life on a daily basis. Without a solid

fundamental understanding of math concepts/philosophies I would not

have achieved the success I have today in my career and personal life.

If you think about it, most decisions boil down to a math problem.

Organize and execute around math principles and my hunch is you’ll

be successful in life.

Brian MorrisCFOSt. V Medical Group


Math has helped me by giving me the ability to calculate pricing,

margins, costs, and timing for new products, goods and services in

the business world. Math has helped me understand relationships

between the cost of manufacturing a good/delivering a service and the

profit in selling a good/service. Math has truly given me the ability to

"make a living”.

Mark LongFaculty/Consultant/Business Advisor


I am a director of software development and my team creates medical

laboratory software. Our software helps doctors get lab results for

their patients very quickly, so they can help treat them. I use math to

determine when lab results are abnormal or critical, so the doctor can

be notified immediately that something is wrong. We create charts of

patients’ lab results so we can see which results are improving and

which are getting worse, which is especially helpful for cancer patients

to track which treatments are most helpful. It’s so energizing and

inspiring to be able to make a difference in someone’s life simply by

helping their doctor make the right decisions.

Debbie SchillingDirector, Software Development


I've used math to help analyze phone call volumes for a customer

support department. I tracked the amount of time people spent at

each point in the call as they pressed different numbers for different

actions, in order to determine what was taking the longest and when

we needed to have more people answering phones. The goal was to

make sure everyone was being helped as quickly as possible. I also

use math on a daily basis to run my software business, including

budgeting and time estimating.

Tom BundyCo-FounderGale Force Software


Understanding basic math has been extremely important in my career.

It has helped me in the sales process to quickly calculate investment

figures for our clients and also help them quickly understand

outcomes from our work. It's important to be able to calculate those

things in the moment to take advantage of the time of the client to get

a commitment faster.

It has also been important in negotiations and has been a key to

growing our business profitably.

Jenny VCo-FounderLeadJen.com


Being an extrovert and drawn to the field of marketing and sales, many

people questioned my desire to achieve an MBA in Finance- numbers!

Why in the world does an extroverted sales person need to understand

math? It is critical to structuring deals, ensuring marketing campaigns

have a strong return on investment, and creating a foundation for

statistical analysis to ensure we are investing in the right products and

services for the organization. Math, and truly understanding numbers,

provides the foundation to build, manage, and grow large parts of an

organization and an entire corporation. Without the understanding of

the numbers, one can never expect to achieve profitability and

success.

LeAnne HVP of Sales/CMOOntario Systems


I have worked as a manager in various companies and I have always

been so happy that I have my basic math skills. In a meeting or

negotiation, I often need to process lots of information very quickly

and make a decision. If I can do the simple math in my head (and

quicker than the other people in the meeting) I am able to make the

best decisions.

Mark BVP of Client Successwww.policystat.com


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