If someone is not taking higher math, they most definitely better be taking some philosophy courses, especially in logic.
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 6:20 PM, Andrew Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I find this an interesting response given that the fundamental basis for > creating and understanding statistical models. Linear regression is > calculus of a form. Furthermore, creating the equations in spreadsheets > (etc.) needed to handle big data, access and utilise hidden data and map > data onto different geographical projections will all involve calculus. > > I see this as a lack of understanding in just what calculus actually is. > However, perhaps the point here is that a 'maths for biologists' course > shouldn't focus on one branch of maths, but address the varied needs of > model ecologists and biodiversity researchers. > > Cheers, > > Andrew > > > -- > Andrew Wright, Ph.D. > > VaquitaAreBrowncoats: Where Sci-Fi meets Science, the Cosmos meets > Conservation and Firefly meets Flipper. Shiny > https://www.facebook.com/vaquitaarebrowncoats. > > "We don't have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after > itself. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we > live in will be capable of sustaining us in it." Douglas Adams > > GNU Terry Pratchett > > On 20 October 2016 at 12:03, David Inouye <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Posting this for Erik Piikkila [email protected] >> >> I would like to suggest that taking a calculus course may not be the best >> use of a student's time. I think math and statistics are far more >> important. >> >> Being able to count, measure and determine densities, abundance, cover >> percentages, heights, and diameters are perhaps more important skills. >> >> Field orientation and navigation skills using maps, aerial photos, >> satellite images, GPS, topography, geography and geology, are also perhaps >> more important than calculus. >> >> >> Perhaps more importantly, there are other courses or topics that should >> occupy this time slot in one semester: >> >> >> - Ecosystems of the World. How do local ecosystems fit in with other >> ecosystems in the same region, continent, other continents. What are the >> similarities, differences, types, species, disturbance regimes, changes >> and >> threats >> >> >> >> - Systems Theory and Application >> >> >> >> - Interdisciplinary Research >> >> >> >> - Finding Data (Hidden & Forgotten) in Archives, Libraries, Research >> & Experimental Sites, Theses & Online and look for Reports, Theses, >> Newsletters, Photo collections, Maps, Aerial Photos, & Databases: >> >> >> >> - Tour Libraries & Archives at home institutions and view collections >> of historic, recent and current research >> >> >> >> - Locate & Tour Local Community Archives & Museums >> >> >> >> - Locate & Tour State & Federal Libraries & Archives >> >> >> >> - Locate & Tour State & Federal Agency Archives: Dept of Interior >> General Land Office Surveys 1812 - 1946 >> >> >> >> - Locate & Tour Corporate Libraries & Archives >> >> >> >> - Link the above data sources and locations of data with on the >> ground research at research and experimental sites >> >> >> >> - Long Term Ecological Research Networks (https://lternet.edu/) & >> National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) ( >> http://www.neonscience.org/) >> >> >> >> - Big Data (http://harvardmagazine.com/20 >> 14/03/why-big-data-is-a-big-deal >> <http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/03/why-big-data-is-a-big-deal>) >> >> >> >> - Efficient Searches on Google and Google Scholar >> >> >> >> - Finding online sources of historic research and data >> >> >> >> - Satellite Imagery >> >> >> >> - Turn industrial scale data into ecological data >> >> >> >> - Using Farming and Agriculture data to study and describe changes to >> prairie ecosystems and native grasslands >> >> >> >> >> - Using forest harvesting and logging data to describe forested >> landscape change that would compliment satellite imagery and extend the >> data horizon beyond 1972 and into the early part of the 20th Century >> >> >> >> >> - Forest harvesting and logging data can also be used to describe >> biological legacies especially at the forest stand level >> >> >> My comments are NOT meant to denigrate or devalue calculus in any way. >> Some have suggested that calculus has only cropped up once in 20 years. As >> a prime example of interdisciplinary research, a calculus expert could be >> brought into the project if and when needed. >> >> >> Erik Piikkila >> >> >> > -- Malcolm L. 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