Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-21 Thread William Silvert
] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 1:31 AM Subject: Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project I am sure that we would all hope that the real issue is scientific, and not religious Just

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-21 Thread William Silvert
, July 20, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Honourable William Silvert and Forum: Uh, oh--I've screwed up again. I keep forgetting that levity is contrary to Newtonian physics (R.I.P

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-21 Thread Wayne Tyson
- Original Message - From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Honourable William Silvert and Forum: Uh

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-20 Thread William Silvert
ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Dear Cheryl Heinz and Forum: The subject subhead is intended to be only a bit humorous. I respect mathematics, but I don't overrate it. What I am waiting for is an equation or a computer program that can stand up to proof and predict

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-20 Thread Wayne Tyson
Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Dear Cheryl Heinz and Forum: The subject subhead is intended to be only a bit humorous. I respect mathematics, but I don't overrate it. What I am waiting for is an equation

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-19 Thread William Silvert
- From: James J. Roper [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Mattheus, You are showing some misunderstanding of the use

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project Mattheus, You are showing some misunderstanding of the use of statistics. A few observations. 1. If your results are so glaringly obvious, then the question was probably not very interesting

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-18 Thread Matheus Carvalho
After these brilliant words about an important topic, a less luminous opinion about something that may be related somewhat. I mean statistical tests. I don't want to be a rebel. I believe this has been talked before and repeated many times. But there I go. Why to make those complicated and time

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-18 Thread James J. Roper
Mattheus, You are showing some misunderstanding of the use of statistics. A few observations. 1. If your results are so glaringly obvious, then the question was probably not very interesting, or a logical consequence of the methods. 2. Questions that are not so simple need statistics to

ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-16 Thread Wayne Tyson
Dear Cheryl Heinz and Forum: The subject subhead is intended to be only a bit humorous. I respect mathematics, but I don't overrate it. What I am waiting for is an equation or a computer program that can stand up to proof and predict--describe the phenomenon in terms of principles--Laws, if