Applications of mathematics

What are some applications of mathematics in business either directly through doing someones homework and things like that or indirectly through things similar to pricing optimization, accounting, ect?

What is a good way to market a mathematical skill set over the web and is it a very lucrative market?

Thanks a bunch!

 

Specifically what mathematical skill set do you have? Combination and optimization, math related to economics, statistics, etc?

 

Calculus so far, I hope to take a few statistics course in the very near future but what you listed are just some specific parts of algebra/calculus curriculum.

Do you know where online I could apply these skills?

 

Sorry, I don't know any specific places to apply those math skills, I'll have to leave that up to other on the forum.

One route I would suggest is taking a few math-heavy economics classes to get an idea of one place where math skills can be applied in the business world.

 

Permutation and Combination (Keywords) - well I think this is taught in Discrete Math and you will go through the course if you are in CS or CE program.

Are you a coder? Well then you can use logarithms to write a fast efficient code. Or you can kill your time on the links on my sig.

 

Thanks a ton for the tips Bombaywala; I know how to calculate permutations, combinations, binomial expansion, ect. but could you please provide a link to a more in depth study of the application of those things onto seo? That seems like something I would be very interested in.

Also, thanks for the links; anyone who has been in a more complex math course know that arithmetic skills seem to fade away over time

 

I don't know what the heck you are talking about.
In what aspect are permutation and combination useful in business?
Also, what does logarithm has to do with coding? Are you talking about algorithms?

 

They are used a lot in probability which can be usefull in risk assessment but he gave an example which is finding combinations of keywords(I don't know if that is it exactly).

Let's say you have 3 keywords and want to find how many ways you can arrange them, you would have to find all the permutations in the set of 3 keywords which would be 3!/1! = 6.

You got me there, but here is an example of what a logarithm is:

Let's say you have to raise a number "a" to a power "n" in order equal a number "p". In order to find "n" you would take the base "a" logarithm of "p".

 

You might trying opening forums or coach kids who are trying for the Olympiads

 

What I am talking about may seem very advanced but I haven't talked about anything past the algebra level yet and once you get used to it it is really pretty basic.

Thanks for the idea!

 

I didn't ask what permunations/combinations/logarithms are..
I would say they are remotely useful. P/C are arithmetic skills, not practical math useful for business.

Take a statistics/probability course. That's a must.
If you are into coding, take a CS course like algorithms and data structure.

 

Thanks for the tips! For a second there I thought you were an idiot j/k

 

I am not very sure but doesn't the IMO cover topics like Permutations, combinations, number theory, inequalities ( Cauchy, Tebycheff...sorry if I got the spelling wrong) and higher level geometry.

 

Permutations and Combinations is useful to come up with various different ways a phrase could be written - apply statistics on top of this to figure out number of possibilities to have a sensible phrase.

You are talking of Data Structures - doesn't it go over logarithms? Doesnt it teach you the fastest way to traverse a tree? Hello?

 

Math20 - I haven't found any site that shows how to implement math on SEO. Maybe you can start a blog - that will be awesome if people can see some real examples of Math implementation in day to day life.

Statistics for one is applied everywhere at higher as well as minute detailed levels.

 

math20 was asking what is the practical math that he can learn to apply to businesses. What the heck has the phrase enumeration has to do with that?
My suggestion was statistics/probability, which of course covers P/C, but should be more practically useful, which is the OP is asking about.

lol you need to learn the definition of "logarithm" and "algorithm" from the OP..

 

You have missed my point. Algorithms can have logarithms. Does that make sense?

 

I'd take a look at the career section at Google.com. They have a cool employment test (google for it ) that will show they are looking for a combination of savant skillz and web sensibilities.

 

Nope, it doesn't maks any sense. Are you still suggesting the OP learn "logarithm" to become a successful entrepreneur or a good coder?

 

I have absolutely no experience with coding but what I think he is trying to say is that logarithms can be used within coding to calculate the most efficient algorithms.