THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICS IN CHOOSING A COURSE: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS IN EDO STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT.

Obazele, Lucky. E.¹,Edobor, Stanley. O²,Sule, John. I³

^1&2 Department of Statistics

³Library Department

^1,2&3 Edo State Institute of Technology & Management, Usen. Benin City.

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ABSTRACT

Mathematics teaches patience, discipline, and step-by-step problem-solving skills. For those with a substantial background in mathematics, an unlimited number of career opportunities are available. In spite of the tremendous possibility of mathematics or mathematicians many people especially young people do not like mathematics as a subject. In this research, questionnaires were administered to respondents’ i.e. students of Edo State Institute of Technology and Management to actually investigate the influence of mathematics on students choice of their present course of study. The study shows that mathematics plays a very important part in the students’ decision concerning the choice of their present course of study at the school (ESITM).