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| ==Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji: Reflection Questions==
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| [[User: Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji|Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji]]
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| ===Before===
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| ====Stewart====
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| #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.
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| #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.
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| ====Janovy====
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| #When I hear the term biology, i think of the study of life and living organisms and specifically focuses on their structures, functions, growth, and interactions.
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| #I would consider myself a biologist because I am a biology major and I have spent many hours in lecture and in lab studying the many different components that make up and affect life.
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| #The thing I found most interesting from the Stewart reading is mathematics is the underlying principle that plays a role in almost all areas of life. People use math everyday to determine how much time they have to do something, how much money they are going to get paid at work, and how much a certain thing will cost them.
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| #The thing I found most provocative from the Janovy reading is the idea that we have learned so much about biology over the last 100 years, but there are still so many things that we do not know about and it will be exciting to see what we discover over the next 100 years.
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| #To be a biologist means to not be restricted to making observations and interpretations in a classroom, but should focus on using the real world to learn. I think I am a biologist because everyday I make observations and interpretations about the world around me.
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| #A mathematician can be a scientists, engineer, computer programmer, accountant, etc. To be a mathematician you must have great skills at mathematics. I think I am a mathematician because I use math everyday analyzing statistics from experiments, measuring out volumes in organic chemistry lab, deciding how much time I have to get to class, and many other things.
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| #One similarity between the Stewart reading and the Janovy reading is they both show how their field is applicable to most people's everyday lives. Biology and mathematics are all around us and can be factors in our decision making. One difference between the two readings is the Stewart reading focuses on mathematics and how it is applicable to our lives while the Janovy reading focuses on biology and how it is applicable to our lives.
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| ===Acknowledgements===
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| This individual journal entry was completed by me and not copied from another source.
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| *'''[[User:Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji|Cameron M. Rehmani Seraji]] 22:22, 18 January 2017 (EST)''':
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