The department of mathematics is divided into three undergraduate majors: mathematics and applied mathematics, which mainly carries out theoretical research on mathematical application (as most schools do). So it is applied mathematics rather than practical mathematics. I believe that students in our department of mathematics can understand the meaning, but it is very helpful for graduate students in the department of mathematics.
If you are good at undergraduate mathematics, you will do well in postgraduate entrance examination, because this specialized course is a derivative of higher algebra in mathematical analysis. In your case, you are a girl and want a stable job. I suggest that you take the basic mathematics or normal mathematics, and you don't need to take the exam in a good school. Mathematics graduate students have low requirements for English. Many students who have not passed CET-4 have taken the postgraduate entrance examination. It is very wise for girls to choose to be math teachers, because you should know that the gap of math teachers is in China. ! My undergraduate course is a university, and our mathematics department is short of teachers now. Most universities lack math teachers because math is not easy to learn, but if you want to teach universities, you must study for a doctorate. It is not particularly difficult to study for a doctorate now, mainly because you are willing to study. If you don't want to learn, you can take the postgraduate exam in normal mathematics, and there is also a big gap in high school mathematics teachers. If you want to have a good future, you can consider taking the postgraduate entrance examination for computer mathematics or financial mathematics.
Let's help you analyze computer and information direction mathematics. Most people tell you that the math department turns to computers. Let me tell you the general situation. We finished learning C++ and data structure in our sophomore year. Computer programs can be divided into two parts, one is data structure, and the other is algorithm. Computer programs are essentially composed of data, so many programs need to organize data structures. Of course, you are required to be familiar with computer languages (it is suggested that learning C and JAVA is a little simple for us, but it is really not as easy to use as C. If possible, we can train to program under LINUX conditions). The second part is the algorithm. Mathematics majors are better at algorithm design than computer majors. Computational mathematics is the study of algorithms. Nowadays, people can't do calculation, but how to do it in a computer requires a suitable algorithm. For example, 1 can be added to 100 first, or 1 and 2 can be added to 100 in turn. The previous algorithm is obvious. Computational mathematics is to study how to design algorithms for calculation, such as optimizing calculation. Optimization calculation is to maximize benefits through reasonable scheduling under given conditions, and further development is another branch of mathematics.
In fact, financial mathematics strictly includes actuaries. Actuaries are mainly financial actuaries and insurance actuaries. The former mainly calculates bank interest and bank reserve. The latter mainly calculates insurance odds and insurance reserves. You need to pass the exam of 17 to get the certificate of quasi-actuary, including the professional courses you have studied such as mathematical analysis, advanced algebra and mathematical statistics, as well as economics, finance, life science and management. After getting a quasi-actuary, you need an internationally recognized actuary to take you to the actuarial certificate. At present, most of China are quasi-actuaries, and the starting salary of the actuarial industry is good. In addition to actuarial science, financial mathematics is probably financial analysis, such as stock option prices and financial trends. Many people who get the highest salary on Wall Street are math majors, but being strong in financial mathematics does not mean that you are strong, just as being in the top 30 of our school's math department does not mean that I must be good, your interest is very important, and your efforts and study.
In addition, mathematics can be developed into economic mathematics, and economic development can be obtained through data analysis. Biological mathematics, geological mathematics, these are biased towards statistics. Professor Li Xianping of Fudan University judges the author of A Dream of Red Mansions by analyzing the frequency of function words in it. There is also management mathematics, which is operational research. Operations research is to study the scheduling problem in reality. Operational research is a compulsory course in a strong management school like Xi Jiaotong University, and strong computational mathematics ability is also essential in management numerical analysis. Statistics also occupies a considerable position in management mathematics. Just now I talked about random event planning, which is particularly useful for planning some uncertain problems. Queuing theory, the classical application of Markov process in probability theory (queuing theory is now applied to logistics), is also very useful for warehouse inventory control and market demand analysis. I analyzed the market demand of our group in the 2008 national college students' business plan competition. In addition, data analysis can be used to analyze the performance of employees (HR's favorite).
These directions are all good, but it depends on your ambition. If you don't have that big ambition, then all normal math graduate students studying in ordinary universities will become math teachers. At present, teachers' salaries are very stable, and it is best to get a doctorate as a university teacher. Postgraduate entrance examination is really not difficult. We are a school, we have our own graduate school, but many of our graduate students are admitted from three schools. Like Zhejiang University and Nanjing, many of them took three exams. The key is whether you are willing to pay. I will take the postgraduate entrance examination next year, and we can work together. Oh, I prefer to apply mathematics to practice. In the last session, we had two Nankai and one Zhongshan re-examinations. Postgraduate entrance examination is really not difficult, especially in normal mathematics, especially in non-famous universities.
If you don't want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you can consider going to general computer training. Those who are highly competitive in employment after basic mathematics training have just told you the reason. You can take an accounting certificate to do some finance, which is not bad for girls, and the girls in the department of mathematics are also more careful and rigorous. It is not recommended that you take the civil service examination, which is much more difficult than the postgraduate entrance examination. By the way, I didn't pass CET-4 either, but I will definitely enter the 985 school. Your education is not particularly poor, but now you are not very competitive in finding a job. You need to learn computer before you can have some competitiveness in applied mathematics. Mathematics department is a long-term choice, and the application of undergraduate mathematics is not particularly close. Therefore, one's postgraduate entrance examination is a common choice for the department of mathematics, especially the application number. We have also learned some applied techniques of statistics and information science, and we can find some jobs in undergraduate courses. Now most enterprises require ability, and you have a bachelor's degree. If you are really capable, there is no problem. I have always believed that it is not education but hard work that determines a person's achievements. You can consider going to New Oriental to learn English. We have a student who failed English in the first semester 1 (five in the class), but has passed CET-6 through his own efforts. If the financial capacity is limited, you can teach yourself. English is a difficult subject to learn.
Finally, I hope we can cheer together. If we take the postgraduate entrance examination, we will still be friends!