The Power of Mathematical Thinking

How not to be wrong

This topic covers a summary of the book "How not to be wrong, the power of mathematical thinking". Most of the math we learn in high school and beyond is not used ever again (unless you go into math, science, or engineering). However, high school does a poor job at describing what math actually is.

Applied 

Mathematical thinking allows people to understand and interpret numbers, data, and situations in a much clearer way. Many studies or assumptions we've made in life are premature due to elements we don't really consider.

Pure

Pure mathematicians use true mathematical thinking all the time, but everyone uses a simpler version of this profound mathematics.

In general mathematics is all around us just need to explore more rather than cramming of its formulas , concepts & theorems etc..

The Maths Major

As the Maths is the mother of all sciences now in this Topic we covers the math major including applied math vs pure math, courses you'll take, and careers you can go into. 

Applied Maths 

The math major in undergrad involves a lot of the same classes whether you go into applied math or pure math include Calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, proofs, abstract algebra, real analysis, and more. The applied math is one of the most calculating math as compared to pure math. 

But you will be able to take electives in pure or applied math concepts.

Pure Maths 

Pure math is about using math to solve problems in math. Then applied math is about using math to solve problems outside of math (such as physics, engineering, finance, chemistry, biology, etc). 

Many pure math students end up getting their PhD so they can work in academia on research. Overall math students can go into a variety of fields including engineering, software development, teaching, finance, and more.