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Intense

Study And

Preparation

Equals A

Degree In

he study of math is extremely challenging, involving

both deep dedication and a love for the subject that

must be total and definite. It can be a very lonely

undertaking with increasingly fewer people who truly

understand your work as you progress. Difficult

equations may take large amounts of time to solve,

and the intense concentration necessary to work the

solutions all but blots out other feelings and

emotions. How many of us have often fell frustration

in our attempts to solve equations? Dr. Chi-Chang Eo

theorizes, “ The complete concentration and total

sacrifice of time demanded by the study of

mathematics is sometimes overwhelming — that is

why some mathematicians go cuckoo!”

Junior Rob Keathley said, “ I enjoy the challenge.

Sometimes it is really aggravating when you have a

problem that defies all of your attempts to solve it,

but when you finally work out the solution, you have

a tremendous sense of accomplishment. That is why
Sometimes it can

I’m a math major.”

be aggravating Many people wonder what sort of job opportunities

when you have a would be available for those with a degree in math.

Dr. Jack Hughes suggests that not only is a wide
problem that defies

range of possibilities open, but that those with a

all attempts to be degree in higher math are often over qualified for

solved, but when most positions. The fields of work in which a math

degree would be useful include the areas of
you finally work

engineering, teaching, computers, financial

out the solution consultation, and architectural work. With all the

you have such a effort required to receive a four-year degree in math,

the payoffs of job opportunities sometimes seem to
great sense of

be too far in the future to be worth considering.

accomplishment. However, the skills learned will be useful for a

lifetime, as math touches almost every facet of an

individual’s life.

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