Math has always been something that has come naturally to me, and although when I entered college I had no intentions of going into the field of math professionally I still wanted to have some more math background. I believe that mathematics can help me in my field of study, which is business with a concentration in finance. Finance is a lot of numbers, and mathematical formulas go into each calculation.
Mathematics is a very important subject, and every person could use more of it. I know that for me math always challenges me to think above and beyond to solve certain problems. A lot of people fear math because they fear being wrong, and math teachers should change that. Mathematics teachers should encourage students to ask questions. Math teachers should also use different ways of showing the material to students. There are three different types of learning: auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Teaching math is something that should be exciting and teachers must be happy and energetic while presenting the material to students.
Mathematics and finance go hand in hand, so this is another reason that I believe math is important. Financial mathematics applies methods of mathematics to solving problems in finance, and this is a very important in today’s economy. According to NYU, “Mathematical finance draws from the disciplines of probability theory, statistics, scientific computing and partial differential equations to provide models and derive relationships between fundamental variables such as asset prices, market movements and interest rates.” This is something that can help us figure out why the economy is in as much trouble as it has been. Enough research in the field of financial mathematics can help the United States figure out what is wrong with the economy and begin to get it back to how it was in its glory days. This is something that I believe I could go into in the future.
Finance itself has mathematical formulas, so having a background in math when you are going into the finance field, and even the accounting field, is completely necessary. Accounting involves adding large numbers and calculating quite a few numbers as well, so knowing a little more than basic math can even help in the slightest way. In some subjects of math, there are difficult formulas that you have to memorize, and this helps out with memorizing formulas in finance as well because some formulas are similar with just different names for the variables. Math can also be used in the everyday world. The percentage of chance of precipitation during the day is probability and I believe that calculus stretches the mind to help you think outside of the box. Math is something that can help you exercise the brain. When I go into the work field looking for a job when I graduate, I believe that a background in mathematics as well as business can help me gain an edge on fellow potential employees. This gives me an advantage when calculating numbers, being that I have more experience in math than the other finance majors and business majors.
Mathematics is a very important subject, and every person could use more of it. I know that for me math always challenges me to think above and beyond to solve certain problems. A lot of people fear math because they fear being wrong, and math teachers should change that. Mathematics teachers should encourage students to ask questions. Math teachers should also use different ways of showing the material to students. There are three different types of learning: auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Teaching math is something that should be exciting and teachers must be happy and energetic while presenting the material to students.
Mathematics and finance go hand in hand, so this is another reason that I believe math is important. Financial mathematics applies methods of mathematics to solving problems in finance, and this is a very important in today’s economy. According to NYU, “Mathematical finance draws from the disciplines of probability theory, statistics, scientific computing and partial differential equations to provide models and derive relationships between fundamental variables such as asset prices, market movements and interest rates.” This is something that can help us figure out why the economy is in as much trouble as it has been. Enough research in the field of financial mathematics can help the United States figure out what is wrong with the economy and begin to get it back to how it was in its glory days. This is something that I believe I could go into in the future.
Finance itself has mathematical formulas, so having a background in math when you are going into the finance field, and even the accounting field, is completely necessary. Accounting involves adding large numbers and calculating quite a few numbers as well, so knowing a little more than basic math can even help in the slightest way. In some subjects of math, there are difficult formulas that you have to memorize, and this helps out with memorizing formulas in finance as well because some formulas are similar with just different names for the variables. Math can also be used in the everyday world. The percentage of chance of precipitation during the day is probability and I believe that calculus stretches the mind to help you think outside of the box. Math is something that can help you exercise the brain. When I go into the work field looking for a job when I graduate, I believe that a background in mathematics as well as business can help me gain an edge on fellow potential employees. This gives me an advantage when calculating numbers, being that I have more experience in math than the other finance majors and business majors.