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Asked by nessy123 to Adam, Joanna, Louise S, Louise W, Marcus on 16 Nov 2012.
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Marcus Wilson answered on 16 Nov 2012:
It certainly helps but not really. You always have acalculator handy and use the computer to do most of your working out, especially in biology.
Even Prof Brian Cox failed his A-level maths.
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Joanna Giles answered on 16 Nov 2012:
Albert Einstein was notoriously bad at simple math! People say that he couldn’t count his money – but surely that can’t be true!?
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Louise Walkin answered on 18 Nov 2012:
You don’t need to be good at it, but you definitely need a good understanding and need to know what to do with equations and how to re-arrange them. You can always use a calculator!
Maths is definitely my weakest point, I need to sit down and really think about what I need to do. One little mistake can affect a whole experiment and ruin lots of samples! I always get someone to check my maths as well, I know lots of people who aren’t scientists who are amazing at maths! 🙂 -
Adam Paige answered on 19 Nov 2012:
It also depends upon what branch of science you go into. Biologists like us use maths a lot, but it is fairly simple calculations and statistics – and we can easily use calculators or computer software to do the calculating for us.
Physicists generally need much more maths knowledge. And some branches (quantum mechanics, relativity, chaos theory) are essentially fundamentally based in compicated mathematical proofs.
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Louise Stanley answered on 19 Nov 2012:
Yes and No. Like the other scientists have said it really depends on what particular branch of science you are interested in. Some forms of engineering, such as mechanical and electrical, require a lot os maths so if it isn’t your favourite or best subject then I wouldn’t recommend it for you! The role that I am in currently doesn’t require much maths at all so you would be fine!
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