For my Quantitative Reasoning Pillar, I took the MATH 135 class Mathematical Modeling of Finances with Professor Brian Huyaert.
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Open in new tab I really enjoyed this math class because I wanted to learn about finances and what could help me out in life. Even as I got frustrated, I still wanted to know how to figure the problems out, and even though it was a little difficult as first, I didn’t quit. When the class was assigned a paper, I wasn’t sure how writing was going to work out in a math class. However, Brian made the topic fun and relatable to what we were learning. The assignment was for a group, and I worked with two other women. As always with group work, I was not eager to work with others. All throughout school whenever I had group work, I ended up putting in the most effort while others got away with not doing their part. However, this time my group and I met several times to discuss the paper and how we were going to write it. The assignment was a letter we had to write to friends explaining why or why not they should consider refinancing their house. In order to write the paper, we had to gather the known information, and calculate possible payments, interest, and possible money the friends would have left over to spend on other expenses. While it was time-consuming, we worked to find the missing information and consulted our professor if there were any questions. While I was in this class, I really enjoyed learning about finances and how to help people with the information they need to build retirement funds and credit. It was here where I realized that I like doing this type of math, using it to help people, and that is what I want to do, leading me to change my major to Business Administration with a concentration in Finances.