Administration skill includes an understanding of mathematics. This can help a character to solve mathematical problems or to understand mathematical arguments.
A character can solve a mathematical problem if he/she makes a dice roll using his Administration (including mathematics specialism) + WP.
The difficulty varies on how hard the problem is, as follows:
Type of mathematical problem | Typical difficulty |
Simple arithmetic (e.g. addition or subtraction) | 1 |
Less simple arithmetic (e.g. multiplication, long division) | 2 |
Complex arithmetic (e.g. fractions, percentages) | 3 |
Simple algebra and equations | 4 |
Probabilities | 5 |
Trigonometry and geometry | 6 |
Use of logarithms | 7 |
Quadratic equations | 8 |
Vectors | 9 |
Matrices | 10 |
Calculus | 11 |
Statistical analysis | 12 |
Differential equations | 13 |
Tensors | 14 |
Group theory and number theory | 15 |
There is a penalty of -3 on the dice roll if the character is not familiar with the technique required to solve the problem (i.e. has never been taught the technique required).
A character can understand a mathematical argument or proof (i.e. the technique used to solve a problem) when it is explained or presented to him/her if he/she makes a dice roll using his Administration (including mathematics specialism) + IQ.
The difficulty depends on the technique being explained (see above).
If a character has never successfully understood the use of a particular mathematical technique, he/she will have a penalty on all attempts to solve problems using that technique (see above).