BIOL398-05/S17:Class Journal Week 1
Lauren M. Kelly: Reflection Questions
Before
Stewart
- When you hear the term mathematics, what comes to mind?
When I hear the term mathematics, I think of numbers, symbols, and complicated formulas. While I remember the times I struggled in geometry, I also remember enjoying calculus. Mathematics, in my mind, is associated with being difficult and time consuming.
- Do you consider yourself a mathematician? why or why not?
I do not consider myself a mathematician. I rarely use math in my daily life (besides this class), and I feel that I simply do not know enough about math to consider myself to be at the level of mastery that true mathematicians are at.
Janovy
- When you hear the term biology, what comes to mind?
When I hear the term biology, I think of the plants, animals, and everything in between that live on earth. It is the study of life and an incredibly diverse subject with many different subdivisions.
- Do you consider yourself a biologist? why or why not?
In some ways I consider myself a biologist, but I know I still have a long way to go until I can call myself a true biologist. I hope to one day be working as a research scientist. Through my experiences gathering data and writing papers in lab I think that I am a growing biologist. I also have the curiosity and love of investigation that is inherent in most biologists.
After
- What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Stewart reading?
- What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
- What does it mean to be a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
- What does it mean to be a mathematician? Do you consider yourself a mathematician? Why or why not?
- What are the similarities and differences between the two readings?
Please feel free to read and respond to your classmates' answers.
Lauren M. Kelly 16:51, 15 January 2017 (EST)
Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji: Reflection Questions
Before
Stewart
- When I hear the term mathematics, I think of numbers, variables, formulas, and problem solving. I thoroughly enjoyed taking Calculus in high and school and as a freshman in college. I think mathematics is a subject that teaches people how to problem solve and deal with problems better.
- I do not consider myself a mathematician. I have not done that much math problem solving since the last time I took Calculus and I do not use that much math, other than addition and subtraction, in my regular life.
