Mathematics

What is mathematics and statistics about? Kei hopu tou ringa ki te aka toepa, engari kia mau ki te aka matua.

Mathematics is the exploration and use of patterns and relationships in quantities, space, and time. Statistics is the exploration and use of patterns and relationships in data. These two disciplines are related but different ways of thinking and of solving problems. Both equip students with effective means for investigating, interpreting, explaining, and making sense of the world in which they live. Mathematicians and statisticians use symbols, graphs, and diagrams to help them find and communicate patterns and relationships, and they create models to represent both real-life and hypothetical situations. These situations are drawn from a wide range of social, cultural, scientific, technological, health, environmental, and economic contexts.

Calculus is very important in: Tertiary courses in MathematicsChemistryPhysicsEngineeringStructural DesignEconomicsArchitecture or any career that has a major mathematical component. Statistics leads to careers in: Business StudiesCommerceEducationGeographyHealth StudiesMarketingNursingPoliticsPsychologySocial WorkJournalismTown Planningany career involving predictionsampling and probability.Construction and infrastructureManufacturing and technologyThe Primary IndustriesThe Service IndustriesSocial and Community servicesAccountantActuarial ScienceComputer Analyst or programmerEconomistEngineering AnalystInformation ScientistMarketing Research AnalystMathematicianMeteorologistNumerical AnalystOperations ResearchStatisticianSystems AnalystTeacherAccounts OfficerActuaryAeronautical EngineerAircraft Maintenance EngineerArchitectArchitectural TechnicianAuditorBank WorkerBiomedical EngineerBiomedical ScienceMedicine,