Careers Information

Careers and Mathematics

What to Read

CRAC Degree Course Guide: Mathematics and Statistics
Getting into Mathematics
Which Degree: Sciences, Medicine, Mathematics

The first book contains information about what is in Mathematics and Statistics degrees, what they have in common and how they differ, entry requirements, details of courses, career opportunities and addresses for further information.
The second book gives details of the routes leading to Mathematics and Statistics degrees, what studying them involves, where it might lead and how to apply. It also contains profiles of undergraduates during their courses and graduates in subsequent employment.
The third book gives details of occupational areas, employer profiles and advice on how to choose a degree course.
 
They can be bought from
Plymbridge Distributors Ltd, Estover Road, Plymouth, PL6 7PY; telephone 0870 900 2665; facsimile 01752 202333.
Cost:
CRAC Degree Course Guide: Mathematics and Statistics (1999/2000 Edition), ISBN 1860176186, £5.50 (postage £2.45);
Getting into Mathematics, ISBN 0856603597, £8.00 (postage £2.45);
Which Degree: Sciences, Medicine, Mathematics (2001 Edition), ISBN 186017762X, £20.95 (postage £2.45).

Maths Careers
www.mathscareers.org.uk

This website gives presentations of mathematics and mathematicians at work, showing how mathematics is used in new developments and products. It has been developed by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications which also features careers information on its website, www.ima.org.uk.

A leaflet containing career profiles and some statistical information on the employment of mathematics graduates.

Available from
The London Mathematical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1V 0NL;
telephone 020 7437 5377; website www.lms.ac.uk.
A5 monochrome version, send a C5 S.A.E.,
A4 colour version, send £0.50 and a C4 S.A.E..

This book contains a series of career profiles of people in jobs using mathematics ranging basic numeracy to postgraduate level. it also contains addresses for further information on the jobs featured.

It be bought from
P.O. Box 298A, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0ZS;
telephone 020 8957 5030; facsimile 020 8957 5012.
Cost (postage extra):
Working in Mathematics, £5.50.

This book is designed for those starting teaching, but also give a useful insight to those thinking of a career teaching Mathematics.

It can be bought from
The Mathematical Association, 259, London Road, Leicester, LE2 3BE;
telephone 0116 221 0013; facsimile 0116 212 2835; website www.m-a.org.uk; email office@m-a.org.uk.
Cost (postage £1.50):
Starting as a Secondary Maths Teacher, £10 (members £7.50).

A leaflet describing career opportunities and qualification routes in statistics.

Available free from
The Royal Statistical Society, 12, Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX;
telephone 020 7638 8998; facsimile 020 7256 7598; website www.rss.org.uk; email rss@rss.org.uk.

The first title is a small leaflet giving a brief description of job opportunities and career paths. The second title is a sixteen-page book giving a description of job opportunities and career paths for graduates. It also contains several career profiles.

Available free from
Jo Swift, PSI Executive Office, Resources for Business, South Park Road, Macclesfield, SK11 6SH;
telephone 01625 511818.

New Applications of Mathematics, Bondi, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-012491-8, £15.00;

What is Mathematics?, Courant and Robbins, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-510518-2, £11.99;

Mathematics: The New Golden Age, Devlin, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-025865-5, £9.99;

Number: From Ancient Civilisations to the Computer, McLeish, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-09212, £16.99;

From Here to Infinity, Stewart, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-283202-6, £7.99.

Some useful websites