Are you considering studying mathematics at university, having fallen in love with the subject at school? Are you ready to develop a variety of practical skills that employers need? Are you keen to have a wide range of career options after you graduate? Studying any subject at degree level is an investment in the future that involves significant cost. Now more than ever, students and their parents need to weigh up the potential benefits of university courses. Thats where the Why Study series comes in. This book, aimed at students, parents and teachers, explains in practical terms the range and scope of mathematics at university level and where it can lead in terms of careers or further study. It will enthuse the reader about the subject and answer the crucial questions that a college prospectus does not.
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| Introduction Why study mathematics? |
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PART I THE INS AND OUTS OF A MATHS DEGREE |
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Chapter 1 What's in a maths degree? |
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Chapter 2 What are my options for study? |
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Chapter 3 Who can study maths? |
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Chapter 4 What do maths graduates do next? |
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Chapter 5 Applications of key mathematical ideas |
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Chapter 6 Further applications of maths |
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Chapter 7 Themes in fundamental maths |
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| Conclusion |
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| Further reading |
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Vicky Neale is the Whitehead Lecturer at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and Supernumerary Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford. She teaches maths to undergraduates, gives public lectures, leads workshops with teenagers, and has appeared on numerous BBC radio and television programmes.
