Traffic Engineer – Cameron Torpy

A traffic engineer looks at the number and the severity of road accidents to determine if the accident rate is higher than it should be for a particular section of road. I use mathematical [...]

Apprentice Chef – Ashlie Manganaro

Mathematics is used by a chef in many different ways and the demand for maths increases the further you go in the business. Doing maths in my work isn’t the chore it was at school, I use maths [...]

Sports Statistician – Karl Jackson

I’m the head statistician at a company that collects statistics from AFL matches. At the end of a game I get a file that contains everything that happened during the game event by event. My [...]

Guitar Maker – David Poulter

The maths in guitar making involves measurement and understanding curves and angles. An appreciation of the connection between music and mathematics helps in the design process. Every guitar is [...]

Motor Mechanic – Simone Kiefer

I use maths every day, though mostly I’m not aware of it. I measure threads on engine parts, engine sizes and capacity of engines for oil. I do a lot of unit conversion from imperial to [...]

Zoo Keeper – Adrian Howard

Being a zoo keeper, I use maths every day. From dietary preparation and enclosure design, to monitoring growth and giving medication, maths is very much part of my routine. It is extremely [...]

Meteorologist – Claire Yeo

My speciality is severe weather forecasting. I forecast the weather for the Emergency Services and produce warnings for critical fire weather days or severe thunderstorms. Weather is ever [...]

Equine Studies Student – Naomi White

There is maths in feeding a horse. Feed requirements and medication doses are based on the horse’s weight. Estimating the weight of a horse is a maths equation – it is approximately equal to the [...]

Nurse – Peta Kilsby

It is the basics, percentages and fractions, that are used constantly in nursing. Most universities require mathematics as a prerequisite to get into a nursing course so you really do need to [...]