Mathematicians and Statisticians

Mathematicians and Statisticians typically perform the following tasks: • Mentor others on mathematical techniques. • Maintain knowledge in the field by reading professional journals, talking with other mathematicians, and attending professional conferences. • Develop new principles and new relationships between existing mathematical principles to advance mathematical science. • Disseminate research by writing reports, publishing papers, or presenting at professional conferences. • Assemble sets of assumptions, and explore the consequences of each set. • Perform computations and apply methods of numerical analysis to data. • Address the relationships of quantities, magnitudes, and forms through the use of numbers and symbols. • Conduct research to extend mathematical knowledge in traditional areas, such as algebra, geometry, probability, and logic. • Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation. • Apply mathematical theories and techniques to the solution of practical problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields. • Develop computational methods for solving problems that occur in areas of science and engineering or that come from applications in business or industry. • Design, analyze, and decipher encryption systems designed to transmit military, political, financial, or law-enforcement-related information in code.