Mathematics and Statistics at Calvin
When Will I Use Math?
The MAA (Mathematical Association of America) and BYU (Brigham Young University) are partnering to produce a new web site called When Will I Use Math? Find out about mathematical careers, how to succeed in mathematics, resources for teaching mathematics, examples of how mathematics matters in real life, and more at http://www.whenwilliusemath.com/.
+Plus Math Magazine Online
Plus magazine is a British online mathematics magazine that "opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport." Check it out at http://plus.maths.org/.
Statisticians: "Sexy Job of next 10 years"
Hal Varian, chief economist at Google was recently quoted in the New York Times saying "I keep saying that the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians, and I’m not kidding." Find out why he and others see statistics as the wave of the future by reading the full NY Times article here.
