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#1 2009-04-22 12:31:42
- bobbym
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mathematicians in first - can this be right?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#2 2009-04-22 13:13:47
- Ricky
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
Sure, why not? We certainly make a good living, from what I remember +60,000 when coming out of grad school. Paper cuts and "white lung" (from chalk dust) are the only major health hazards. And perhaps most importantly, mathematicians are in great demand.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#3 2009-04-22 17:57:34
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
The list is quite surprising. I did expect academic jobs to be up there, but it's also interesting to note that some of the most important services we require are a result of the worst jobs...
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#4 2009-04-23 00:29:38
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
Trumpet it from the rooftops!
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#5 2009-04-23 05:10:31
- bobbym
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
Agreed
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#6 2009-05-08 23:32:55
- regnar998
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
Well, it probably also depends on what sort of mathematicians. Working for certain companies may be better than others....
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The 186,557,266-186,557,274 digits of PI is 12345678. (tinyurl.com/pisearch)
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#7 2009-05-09 00:08:15
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Re: mathematicians in first - can this be right?
Thats true, I just didn't expect to see anyone who would notice the importance of a job that demands intellectual competency, I expected rock stars and attorneys to head the list.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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