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In industry and commerce the availability of fast and powerful computers has made it possible to ‘mathematise’ and ‘computerise’ a range of problems and activities previously unsolvable owing to their complexity. The opportunities for application of mathematics and statistics have therefore increased over the last 25 years. This means that there are more careers in industry and commerce which require a mathematical and statistical input. When the impact of complementary and related skills in computing and information technology is taken into account, there is now a very large and varied field of employment.
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© 1989 Dilwyn Edwards and Mike Hamson
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Edwards, D., Hamson, M. (1989). What Is Modelling?. In: Guide to Mathematical Modelling. Mathematical Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10042-2_1
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