Class Journal Week 1

Mihir Samdarshi’s Response

Before reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions:

When you hear the term computer science, what comes to mind?

When I hear the term “computer science” I think about the study of coding a computer, and the various algorithms, data structures, and basics of programming. I also think of the various tools and technologies that encompass the entire field.

When older relatives or friends hear the term computer science, what do you think comes to their minds?

When older relatives or friends hear the term computer science, they think that it entails learning all the bits and pieces of a complicated codebase, and are often lost by the intricacies of the algorithms and data structures used in computer science.

When younger relatives or friends hear the term computer science, what do you think comes to their minds?

When my younger friends and relatives hear the term “computer science” they generally think that I am always coding websites or apps for their phones.

Before reading the Janovy chapter (on your honor), answer the following questions;

When you hear the term biology, what comes to mind?

When I hear the term “biology” I think of the study of life. I believe that this encompasses the entirety of everything related to life. I specifically like to think abou biology through the lens that even the tiniest disturbance in even the smallest part of a living system can have a larger effect on life in general.

Do you consider yourself a biologist? why or why not?

I consider myself a biologist. That is my major, so I feel that it is very much appropriate for me to call myself a biologist. My current research also focuses on various ways of analyzing and visualizing perturbations in organs and cells in living systems. I therefore feel that since I study life, I am a biologist.

After reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter, answer the following questions:

What was the purpose of these readings?

Which of the voices in the Voices of Computing article seem to appeal to you the most?

Apply one of the seven principles from the Computing is a Natural Science article to something as "non-computer-science"-y as possible, either from other subjects or your daily life.

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?

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