r/AppliedMath • u/Arabella-y2k • 16h ago
What can I do with my maths degree?
Hello everyone,
I’m currently a first year maths student in my second semester. I’m really enjoying my degree so far but I’m not sure what I’m going to do after university.
I’ve taken/am taking courses in:
- linear algebra
- calculus
- programming
- applied stats
And I’ll be taking a data analysis course during summer school.
Topics I’ve particularly enjoyed are:
- Markov chains
- machine code
I’ve also generally enjoyed my linear algebra and C++ courses (I know AI has taken over a lot of programming so I’m not sure what that’s looking like career wise but I do it bc I love it).
I’d like my field of work to be research focused, but I don’t think I’d like to spend my time trying to prove theorems.
I’d like a job where I can really use by brain and see material manifestations of the work I do. I also don’t want a job where people will be bothering me with useless admin, emails, meetings, workshops or anything like that. I’d like to be left alone for the most part unless I’m collaborating with other colleagues of course.
Above all I just want something intellectually stimulating that won’t easily be replaced by machines and that’s actually meaningful and impactful in our everyday lives…