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you're either naïve or an idiot
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Originally Posted by shahanshah
you're either naïve or an idiot
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The fact of the matter is, almost all math majors don't continue delving into theoretical mathematics as a profession. Either you're delusional or clearly misinformed about what jobs math majors actually end up pursuing (hint hint: it's usually a hard science or finance/economics).
 

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settle down nerd you said they all go into math-heavy disciplines now you're changing what you said. i know plenty that have gone into traditionally math-free disciplines. it's blowing up everywhere. next topic please
 

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Originally Posted by shahanshah
settle down nerd you said they all go into math-heavy disciplines now you're changing what you said. i know plenty that have gone into traditionally math-free disciplines. it's blowing up everywhere. next topic please
You're a cool dude, but you just fail at reading comprehension.
 

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Originally Posted by nahneun
I think you just fail at reading comprehension.
Math majors are only versatile in conjunction with another math-heavy degree...Otherwise, they are ... useless
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Originally Posted by nahneun
Math majors are only versatile in conjunction with another math-heavy degree, like economics, physics, etc. Otherwise, they are almost as useless as English majors.

I've interviewed a lot of people for programming jobs. Being conversant in, or comfortable with, mathematics has always been a good sign. It's a more reliably positive trait than having a CS degree, for example. (Our most pathetic recent interview was a guy with a MS CS from Purdue who didn't know big-O notation, sigh.)

Probably correlative more than causative; the sort of person who gets interested in math stuff is more likely to be smart and detail-oriented. But there you go.
 

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Originally Posted by reprehensible
Probably correlative more than causative; the sort of person who gets interested in math stuff is more likely to be smart and detail-oriented. But there you go.
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Originally Posted by shahanshah
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This does not support your argument that mathematics is a versatile major whatsoever.
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Also, correlation != causation
 

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Originally Posted by reprehensible
I've interviewed a lot of people for programming jobs. Being conversant in, or comfortable with, mathematics has always been a good sign. It's a more reliably positive trait than having a CS degree, for example. (Our most pathetic recent interview was a guy with a MS CS from Purdue who didn't know big-O notation, sigh.) Probably correlative more than causative; the sort of person who gets interested in math stuff is more likely to be smart and detail-oriented. But there you go.
I don't know... the fact that he's from Purdue should have already been a dead giveaway that he wasn't really amounting to much in the first place. PS. shahshahshah, being conversant in/comfortable with mathematics != having a math major
 

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Originally Posted by nicelynice
WRONG ANSWER then again I have a math major and I'm getting paid by the Japanese government to post here, so anything is possible
hey I'm doing math too
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Originally Posted by nahneun
correlation != causation
being conversant in/comfortable with mathematics != having a math major
lol you're just full of radical ideas aren't you
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any more enlightening statements, professor ? perhaps we could publish your thoughts on this matter in the journal of contemporary philosophy
 

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Originally Posted by shahanshah
lol you're just full of radical ideas aren't you
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any more enlightening statements, professor ? perhaps we could publish your thoughts on this matter in the journal of contemporary philosophy


i just like debunking your already frail argument
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Originally Posted by nahneun
I don't know... the fact that he's from Purdue should have already been a dead giveaway that he wasn't really amounting to much in the first place.

PS. shahshahshah, being conversant in/comfortable with mathematics != having a math major


I would be so happy to interview a math major. Or, alternately, anyone competent.

CS degree is a null signifier, math degree might mean something. ****, I'd be happy to see a Philosophy major, or a Linguistics major, or pretty much anything but a CS major that has worked at three different banks and is still a **** programmer and terrible engineer.
 

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Originally Posted by nahneun
i just like debunking your already frail argument
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there was no argument it was a simple observation that your aborted brain was unable to comprehend. nice try lil buddy. can we stop with the nerdery chat now or do you have a couple post-graduate degrees to back up your realtalk ?
 

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Originally Posted by shahanshah
there was no argument it was a simple observation that your aborted brain was unable to comprehend. nice try lil buddy. can we stop with the nerdery chat now or do you have a couple post-graduate degrees to back up your realtalk ?
Again, you fail to understand your own fallacies and shortcomings. You made an observation. I accused said observation of being false. You tried to make an argument trying to prove the validity of your observation (a rather feeble attempt that ended up being nothing more a poor execution at insulting my intelligence than anything else), which relied more on causality of relationships based on the posts of another sfer, and ended up proving nothing. If you look at the work fields math majors end up going into, it's very rarely going to end up being strictly mathematics. It'll intertwine with a field that is more applicable to the real world, like economics (economic theory itself is questionable a lot of times because it's impossible to fully account for human behavior, but it's still more useful in real world application than math theory is), finance, some sort of engineering, hard science, etc. Thus, like I said earlier, a math major is only VERSATILE (as you put it) if it is in conjunction with another more applicable field. Have I broken it down enough for your brain to comprehend? I mean, this is simple logical progression and reasoning. Basic logic does not require a post-grad degree.
 
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