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Chris The Man

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Hello everyone :)

I want to be a mathematician but I don't actually know how long it takes to become one. Does anybody know?? And what job(s) can a mathematician have here in South Africa?
 
Chris The Man said:
Hello everyone :)

I want to be a mathematician but I don't actually know how long it takes to become one. Does anybody know?? And what job(s) can a mathematician have here in South Africa?
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That depends... What do you understand by "mathematician"? What led you to consider this as a career possibility?
 
Depends how often you fap. Fapping makes you tired and will take you longer to become a mathematician. Counting how many times you do it is not maths
 
You get jobs that use maths, for which 3 years of studying might be OK, but the more the better. Or you can become a professor at a university that conducts research in maths and teaches it. For this I think you need to be a serious maths fundi. Becoming a professor will take absolute minimum 7 years, more like 8/9 (get bachelors, honours, masters and then phd).

So yes, what do you mean by "mathematician".
 
proxilin said:
You get jobs that use maths, for which 3 years of studying might be OK, but the more the better. Or you can become a professor at a university that conducts research in maths and teaches it. For this I think you need to be a serious maths fundi. Becoming a professor will take absolute minimum 7 years, more like 8/9 (get bachelors, honours, masters and then phd).
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Best answer *Thumb up*
 
The number of years it will take you to become a mathematician is the number of times you fap a day/the number of troll posts you make :D
 
I know a girl who has become a cryptography programmer/specialist. Not a bad way to go in this current day and age...
 
Chris The Man said:
No, I want to be a professor.
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Then a full Ph.D. at the bare minimum, with lots of research articles.

B.Sc. - about 3 years.
B.Sc. Hons. - 1 to 2 years, ideally just 1.
M.Sc. - 2 years or so.
Ph.D. - 3 to 4 years.

About 5 - 10 years of active research and contribution to the field after all that for full professorship, I think.
 
Chris The Man said:
Interest and abilities led me to consider that as a career.
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If you're getting an A for maths in school, that's not a good gauge. Try solving some of the problems on the Art of Problem Solving forums, for example.
 
Bar0n said:
Then a full Ph.D. at the bare minimum, with lots of research articles.

B.Sc. - about 3 years.
B.Sc. Hons. - 1 to 2 years, ideally just 1.
M.Sc. - 2 years or so.
Ph.D. - 3 to 4 years.

About 5 - 10 years of active research and contribution to the field after all that for full professorship, I think.
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Have I told you that you are the best answerer? That was so helpful. Thank you very much. *Bows down before you*
 
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