Why Study Mathematics?. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Why Study Mathematics?

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. That's 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.

Vicky Neale is the Whitehead Lecturer at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and a Supernumerary Fellow at Balliol College. She teaches pure mathematics to undergraduates and combines this with work on public engagement with mathematics: she gives public lectures, leads workshops with school students, and has appeared on numerous BBC radio and television programmes.

One of her current interests is in using knitting and crochet to explore mathematical ideas. She's the author of Closing the Gap: The Quest to Understand Prime Numbers (Oxford University Press, 2017). You can visit her website (https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/neale/) and follow her on Twitter (@VickyMaths1729) for more information and updates.