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At least from my point of view (in the industry, not academia) this is actually the opposite. Math graduates tend to be smart and humble and I respect them a lo
by qsort 1y ago
At least from my point of view (in the industry, not academia) this is actually the opposite. Math graduates tend to be smart and humble and I respect them a lot. Sometimes it almost feels like math and physics are the last "real" degrees left.
- monkeyelite 1y agoYes, and those are the ones who didn’t make it to researcher.
- Ivan92 1y agoWho's to say that you can't go into industry and not be a researcher? You don't have to stay in academia to do research. Many companies and industries tend to publish papers and some even work with universities for research.
- zamadatix 1y agoI don't think that's what GP was saying, but I could be wrong.
- monkeyelite 1y agoNo I’m saying the top tier mathematicians tend to work in academia because that’s where the most math is done (general trend with exceptions).
- Ivan92 1y agoI think that is a fair statement to make. Thanks for clarifying :)
- BeetleB 1y agoSimilar - I found math majors to be fairly humble. Yes, there's always the exception, but I found them to be fairly fun folks. Physics majors, in my experience, had a significantly higher arrogance level.
- viccis 1y agoI'm talking about professors at R1 schools and Ivies to be clear.