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BRANDELYN NEAL: My name is Brandelyn Neal.
I'm a mathematics professor, and I've
been working at Chaffey for eight years.
A student that takes math courses here at Chaffey
can expect to experience very different teaching styles
depending on how their particular professor wants
to teach the class.
In my math classes, I try to include active
learning strategies where students are more
actively engaging in the material,
not just being lectured at the entire time.
CAYLEY CROW: My name is Cayley Crow, and I'm a math major.
When I was very young, I didn't like math.
But once I got to algebra age, something inspired me.
It's the way in which math, you get that instant feedback.
BRANDELYN NEAL: I really do feel like teaching here at Chaffey
College is a dream job.
I've really loved the people that I work with,
the students that I work with.
And it's just been a really great opportunity
to be a part of their journey.
CAYLEY CROW: I feel like I'm really learning things.
I feel like the teachers put so much care and effort
into their classes.
I love being able to feel like I'm really,
really learning something.
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BRANDELYN NEAL: Math majors have opportunities
to work in careers that do typically start higher in pay.
The cool thing about math is that, if you are a math major,
you can always go into a field, like engineering, and apply
your mathematics.
CAYLEY CROW: At the moment, my dream job
would be math professor.
But really anything where I feel valued
and I feel like I'm helping others.
BRANDELYN NEAL: You will really learn something.
And you've known you have learned that material when you
can teach it to somebody else.
If you're considering to coming to Chaffey
and are thinking about becoming a math major,
I would encourage you to do so.
Here at Chaffey College, you have the opportunity
to work with smaller groups of students
that you may not have the opportunity
to work with if you were going to a four-year university right
off the bat.
You have faculty who care about you, who will know you,
who can assist you, and you're opening up doors
to your future.
CAYLEY CROW: They really are so kind when you reach out,
and I can just tell they love helping students.
BRANDELYN NEAL: If you love math,
if you're someone who likes to problem solve,
you think critically, then a math major
might be right for you.