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Table of Contents Find Your Future in Mathematics Introduction 4 Accountant 6 Actuary 9 CAD Designer 12 Cryptologist 15 Economist 18 Sports Statistician 21 Surveyor 24 Urban Planner 27 Find Your Future in Mathematics 30 Glossary 31 Index 32
Find your future in mathematics Every kid has probably said more than once Why do I have to learn all this math Believe it or not math is useful important and it sneaks into some unexpected places Everyone needs math skills to be more successful in life Want to know how your favorite athletic teams are doing It takes math to find out Need to plan how much allowance to save to buy that new video game Math Want to create a secret unbreakable code You guessed it Math again Math is not only an important life skill it also offers some very exciting ways to make a living Many types of employers will pay you to use math to help them work faster more accurately and more efficiently 4
This book and other titles in the Find Your Future series is especially for kids who like numbers doing puzzles building with Legos and solving mysteries These are all clues that you have an aptitude for math Read on to find some amazing ways to make math an important part of your future Surf the Net Type the words in bold in the Surf the Net sections into your favorite Internet search engine like Google Bing or Yahoo to find more information about the subject Be sure to have permission and SUPERVISION from a trusted adult like a teacher or parent when going online Explore Some More In this book you’ll find ideas you can use to explore cool resources in websites in the news and even in fun online games Here’s your chance to goof around and learn some more Ask Big Questions Curiosity opens the door to learning and fun Ponder the questions posed here Each question comes with an activity you can do Use them to share your answers with others through posters games presentations or even a good discussion where you consider both sides of an idea Go online to download free activity sheets at www cherrylakepublishing com activities 5
