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I would like you to ask a serious question about my further thoughts in career. I am an fully trained Electronics Engineer from a German "University of Applied Sciences". I hold a so called "Dipl. Ing. (FH)" degree.

I could make a Master in my field. But I don't like that.

I really love math and so I ask my self of starting a bachelors degree in Math at an international university in England.

What do you think?

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Very nice and good luck in your endeavours, in particular completing all the mathematics requirements for a graduate title... but this is not a question in mathematics. – DonAntonio Dec 6 '12 at 13:17
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You already have half a degree in applied mathematics. :) The mathematical portion of your training most likely has the longest "shelf life". You should ask yourself what you would like to be doing in say 10 years. If it involves doing or applying or teaching mathematics in a substantial way, a math degree is probably a good choice. But if you don't quite know and just "love math", then reconsider. – Hans Engler Dec 6 '12 at 13:35
So, what do you want to do with your degree? That's the first thing you should answer. As Hans said, it's great if you love math and want to learn it. But, do you want to spend x years (probably not 4 since you already have a degree including some math courses) of your life and a huge amount of money (not only the money you pay for tuition, but the money you no longer earn because you're learning, depending on how you do it) to learn it? You need to weigh that in your decision. Using sites like this and online videos and all that, you can learn a lot of math in your spare time for fun. – Graphth Dec 6 '12 at 13:48
this is a question for academia.stackexchange.com – A.Schulz Dec 7 '12 at 9:28

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You might want to consider using open course ware.

For example, see my response regarding it here: Complete course for self-study!!! .

Additionally, you may want to learn proof skills. See my response here: Expanding problem solving skill .

Even Oxford has some open course ware courses.

There are also distance learning programs by reputable universities and you might want to look into those. For example:

http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/online_and_distance_courses/index.html

Of course there are many excellent US Universities that provide such things also.

Only you can answer if those work because a lot depends on the individual.

Regards -A

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Nice references, as usual!! – amWhy May 16 at 0:58

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