Kristians Career Path How to become a mathematician

Kristian’s Career Path How to become a mathematician

My Career Goals • I want to become a mathematician by 2030. • To get there, I will need to: • Graduate high school by June, 2019 • Study all math courses in high school • Get a Ph. D in Mathematics

What is a Mathematician? • As a mathematician you can either work at a university or for a company. If your work at a university you need to teach students math while also doing research and finding new things in the area of math. If you work for a company you use math to make your products better • You may have to teach at a university. • Invent new things in an area of math. • You may have to use math to help your products. • Solve math problems that have not been previously solved.

About my future career • Where you work depends on where you’re employed. If you work at a university you obviously work at a school and when you’re not teaching you probably work in an office. If you work for a private company you probably will work at an office. I think it’s also possible to work from home. • You can make a minimum of $40, 000 to a maximum of 150, 000. But it is possible to make more than this depending where you work. • You usually have 40 hour weeks, but it can be longer if you work overtime. The starting and ending hours depend on where you work and who employs you.

My job has a 4. 7% chance of becoming automated • One reason why I don’t think it will be automated is because it requires you to make theories and ask questions which is something that would be harder for a machine. • Another reason why I don’t think is computers will replace mathematicians is because instead of replacing them they will be used to help them, whether it’s helping them prove their math or something else.

Mathematician would be great for me because… • I’m good at math and I’m in math honours. • I really enjoy math and it’s one of my favourite classes in school.

I am not quite ready for this career, but I will get there! • These are skills for the job I still need to learn: I need to advance my math knowledge and learn about different areas of math. • This is how I will get those necessary skills: I need to do as many math courses that I can in high school. I also would need focus on math in university. Getting a degree in math would also be good because the higher the degree the more math knowledge I will have.

This is what appeals to me with this career… • You get to learn about many different areas of math. • You have the chance to discover new things in different areas of math. • You have the chance to use math to find out new things about the world and how it works.

These are some things I find less appealing about this career… • It takes a long time to get a degree to have this career • The starting pay isn’t great.

Potential obstacles to getting this career • My plan to overcome them: • The possible obstacles: It takes a long time to get a good Work hard and do my best to get a degree to become a mathematician. good degree. Work part-time to Lots of schooling also cost lots of help pay for the schooling. money.

Potential obstacles to being successful within this career • The possible obstacles: Not finding a job as a mathematician. • My plan to overcome them: Make connections while in university so when I finish I can use those connections to find a good place to start.

The training/education required for my career is: • You need to do as many math courses as you can in high school. You also need a Ph. D in mathematics.

I intend to go to UBC for that career • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Mathematics • Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph. D • 10 years • $47, 076. 60

Here is where I can get that: • Grades in the mid to high 80’s • Mathematics

Financial Plan • I am going to pay for my program: • Money from my parents • Part-time job during university • Scholarships

High school courses required Grade 11 courses: • Math 11 Grade 12 courses: Math 12 Calculus 12

Mathematicians are awesome!!! • You’re always learning new things about mathematics. • You get to use mathematics everyday. • You get to use mathematics to make everyday things better or develop new ideas about an area of mathematics.