Sandy is right. Technically, dumbing down your resume is not lying. When I list where I went to high school, I no longer put my graduation date. I wish I could list "stay at home mommy" on my resume, but we all know that is a boo boo no no...
Nobody here wants to outright lie, but at the same time you have to be realistic and creative. Btw, I'm in awe of your mathematics degree. I suck at math :-(
My sister graduated with honors from Ohio State with a masters in psychology. She worked with the Navy for years as a therapist. When she decided she didn't want to continue with the work, she took a radar course and applied as a radar tech. They turned her down. She took ALL references to her education and experience off her resume, and she got the job.
Eliminating data isn't lying. Fabricating data IS. IMHO.
Yep...did that once for high school and college. At the interview they asked for dates and to explain gaps in employment history. So you either end up lying about dates and gaps or date yourself and show you're "overqualified" or whatever the BS excuse is for not wanting to hire experienced people.