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Math is important and here's why: Here are some very good sites to show you why you need math [] []

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This site shows the most lucrative college degrees (you will notice that engineering is 12 of the top 15 degrees) [] Here are some professions that directly use math on an everyday basis. > __Accountants__ assist businesses by working on their taxes and planning for upcoming years. They work with tax codes and forms, use formulas for measuring interest, and spend a considerable amount of energy organizing paperwork.

> __Agriculturists__ determine the proper amounts of fertilizers, pesticides, and water to produce bountiful foods. They must be familiar with mixture problems.

> __Architects__ design buildings for structural integrity and beauty. They must know how to calculate loads for finding acceptable materials in design.

> __Biologists__ study nature to act in concert with it since we are so closely tied to nature. They use proportions to count animals as well as use statistics/probability.

> __Chemists__ find ways to use chemicals to assist us which entails purifying water, dealing with waste management, researching superconductors, analyzing crime scenes, making food products, ...

> __Computer Programmers__ create complicated sets of instructions called programs/software to help us use computers to solve problems. They must have strong logic skills.

> __Engineers (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Material)__ build products/structures/systems like automobiles, buildings, computers, machines, and planes, to name just a few examples. They cannot escape the frequent use of calculus!

> __Geologists__ use mathematical models to find oil and study earthquakes.

> __Lawyers__ argue cases using complicated lines of reason. That skill is nurtured by high level math courses. The also spend a lot of time researching cases.

> __Managers__ maintain schedules, regulate worker performance, and analyze productivity.

> __Medical Doctors__ must understand the dynamic systems of the human body. They research illnesses, carefully administer the proper amounts of medicine, read charts/tables, and organize their workload.

> __Meteorologists__ forecast the weather for agriculturists, pilots, vacationers, and those who are marine dependent.

> __Military Personnel__ carry out a variety of tasks ranging from aircraft maintenance to following detailed procedures.

> __Nurses__ carry out the detailed instructions doctors give them. They adjust intravenous drip rates, take vitals, dispense medicine, and even assist in operations,.

> __Politicians__ help solve the social problems of our time by making complicated decisions.

> __Technicians__ repair and maintain the technical gadgets we depend on like computers, TV's, VCR's, cars, refrigerators, ... They are always reading measuring devices, referring to manuals, and diagnosing system problems.

> __Tradesmen__ (carpenters, electricians, mechanics, and plumbers) estimate job costs and use technical math skills specific to their field. They deal with slopes, areas, volumes, distances and must have an excellent foundation in math.

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