APA Annotated Bibliography: Mathematics
Mathematicians. (2015, December 17). Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved April 9, 2016, from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/mathematicians.htm#tab-1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median pay, typical entry-level education, work experience, job outlook, and so on in its collection of information on mathematicians taken from the studies completed by the United States Department of Labor. Mathematicians conduct research in order to develop different mathematical principles while analyzing data and applying mathematical techniques to everyday problems. Within their research, mathematicians are able to create and prove new mathematical rules, theories, concepts, formulas, models, and other forms of …show more content…
Reiter, who is currently a mathematics instructor at Maine School of Science and Mathematics, stated that the “primary goal of mathematical writing is to assert, using carefully constructed logical deductions, the truth of a mathematical statement,” however the underlying goal of writing in math is to convince the reader to appreciate the beauty of the work described while allowing the reader to have a thorough understanding of the work. Papers and other research in math are generally based on proofs and discussing definitions, theorems, and other logical evidence with support from analogies, examples, and other informal evidence. Notation and structure have a large impact on the quality of proofs. General writing should also be clear in both explanations and literal writing despite the focus on mathematics based principles. Reiter gives a variety of helpful tips and insight into the kinds of writing used in …show more content…
The article gives the average salaries of various fields in comparison to jobs in math, as well as job rankings in satisfaction based on data from a separate website, CareerCast. The article also discusses the different specific areas that a major in math can apply to, including actuarial science, business and economics, computer science, and statistics. Under these categories, the general courses needed for the concentration are given with brief descriptions. For example, some of the recommended courses should a person decide to pursue graduate math study include complex analysis, differential equations, and algebraic structures. Not only does the Duke Department of Math give the general courses needed for some of the offered concentrations in math, but it also gives some of the key fields where math majors are in demand. Among these fields are computer science, cryptography, and finance. The Duke Department of Math gives brief descriptions of a multitude of topics under the major of math, showing the many possible options that could be obtained from following through with the
Mathematicians. (2015, December 17). Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved April 9, 2016, from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/mathematicians.htm#tab-1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median pay, typical entry-level education, work experience, job outlook, and so on in its collection of information on mathematicians taken from the studies completed by the United States Department of Labor. Mathematicians conduct research in order to develop different mathematical principles while analyzing data and applying mathematical techniques to everyday problems. Within their research, mathematicians are able to create and prove new mathematical rules, theories, concepts, formulas, models, and other forms of …show more content…
Reiter, who is currently a mathematics instructor at Maine School of Science and Mathematics, stated that the “primary goal of mathematical writing is to assert, using carefully constructed logical deductions, the truth of a mathematical statement,” however the underlying goal of writing in math is to convince the reader to appreciate the beauty of the work described while allowing the reader to have a thorough understanding of the work. Papers and other research in math are generally based on proofs and discussing definitions, theorems, and other logical evidence with support from analogies, examples, and other informal evidence. Notation and structure have a large impact on the quality of proofs. General writing should also be clear in both explanations and literal writing despite the focus on mathematics based principles. Reiter gives a variety of helpful tips and insight into the kinds of writing used in …show more content…
The article gives the average salaries of various fields in comparison to jobs in math, as well as job rankings in satisfaction based on data from a separate website, CareerCast. The article also discusses the different specific areas that a major in math can apply to, including actuarial science, business and economics, computer science, and statistics. Under these categories, the general courses needed for the concentration are given with brief descriptions. For example, some of the recommended courses should a person decide to pursue graduate math study include complex analysis, differential equations, and algebraic structures. Not only does the Duke Department of Math give the general courses needed for some of the offered concentrations in math, but it also gives some of the key fields where math majors are in demand. Among these fields are computer science, cryptography, and finance. The Duke Department of Math gives brief descriptions of a multitude of topics under the major of math, showing the many possible options that could be obtained from following through with the