• Question: What fields of science would have the most to do with maths?

    Asked by Zobo64 to Colin, John, Kevin, Shikha, Triona on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Shikha Sharma

      Shikha Sharma answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Hi Zobo64,

      I would say Physics… lots of equations and calculations 🙂

    • Photo: Tríona O'Connell

      Tríona O'Connell answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      There’s a lot of maths in most sciences, especially basic arithmetic to figure out concentrations and dilutions.
      In biology, there’s a lot of maths and statistics used in bioinformatics which uses computer models and DNA sequences to figure out how genes interact with each other and how they evolved.
      Chemoinformatics is the chemistry equivalent, again lots of stats and mathematical models to understand how molecules interact with each other.
      There’s a lot of models in physics alright, but you can do a lot of more practical physics and leave the modelling to others if you chose the sub discipline carefully 🙂
      Either way, do maths. If you love it great, you’ll be really handy to know in science. If you don’t love it, know enough to understand what’s going on when you talk to modellers and statisticians, it makes your life a lot easier!

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