MathsBusiness & Money
The price is right – for everyone
It's the aim of every business to maximise profit, but figuring out how to do so can be difficult.
Business & Money: Who employs mathematicians?
Maths graduates may not always be aware of the various employment opportunities available to them. This page offers a list of employer websites divided into several categories.
Making business better
Operational research uses mathematical methods to help come up with predictions and make better decisions. Problems such as how many buses to run or how much milk to buy can't be solved with one simple equation, and finding the answer often involves creativity as well as calculations.
Careers: actuary, risk manager
How can businesses and individuals plan for the future without knowing what’s round the corner?
The number-one crime fighter
Financial fraudsters are guilty of breaking more than one type of law, but forensic accountants can bring them to justice.
Budgeting for success
Never seem to have enough cash? With a budget you can track your spending and plan for the future.
Is it ever ‘only a game’?
What are the rules, and what’s the best strategy to win? Game theory has proved useful in many different fields today.
Sign on the dotted line
It's called the music “business” for a reason, so find out if you're getting a good deal.
The foundation of Communism
Billions of people’s lives have been shaped by the theory of Communism he co-created, but it was only published because the censors thought that it was so complicated and technical no one would understand it.
The encryption factor
Only pure number theory could make a lock safe enough to secure 4.5 billion pounds - a day.
Selling the future
Financial derivatives could make calculus the most valuable thing you ever learn.