Peter Furness: I have "Mathematician" on my business card
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Peter Furness, consultant in decision analytics, modelling and data mining, talks about his career. He discusses:
how he describes himself (at time 0:08)
the image of mathematics in his field of commercial consultancy (1:23)
the skills required by a mathematician in that field (4:21)
the support available (6:26)
the value of Chartered Mathematician status (9:29)
how he disseminates his work (11:59)
the obstacles he has faced in his career (13:43)
the opportunities for mathematicians setting out on careers now (15:39)
More information, worksheets and other resources for the undergraduate mathematics curriculum: www.beingamathematician.org
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