Quote: "In sports, everybody believes in talent. Even- or especially- the experts. In fact sports is where the idea of "a natural" come from- someone who looks like athlete, moves like an athlete, and is an athlete all without trying."
Comment: I like this quote because of how true it is. There's always some athletes who are very experienced and are good because of that experience, but there are also people who are just good without trying and don't have practice all the time.
Connection: The part where they mention that especially the experts believe in talent, because I always hear sports announcers mentioning natural talent during college football games.
Question: Is it better to be a natural, or to have learned from experience?
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Leibniz QCCQ
Quote: "Leibniz is probably better known to most people as a philosopher than as a mathematician. The history of philosophy has long recognized him as one of its greatest system builders, and also the producer of most of the ammunition with which Kant later attacked Hume."
Comment: It's interesting that many things in math can be connected to philosophy, and that Leibniz could not only contribute to Calculus, but also psychology by influencing Kant and Hume with his ideas.
Connection: This reminds me a lot of how Dave sometimes puts quotes from philosophy on the board, and also tries to get us to think about the bigger picture when we are learning new things.
Question: Where people like Newton, and Einstein considered philosophers? Is it possible to be a mathematician without contributing to philosophy?
Comment: It's interesting that many things in math can be connected to philosophy, and that Leibniz could not only contribute to Calculus, but also psychology by influencing Kant and Hume with his ideas.
Connection: This reminds me a lot of how Dave sometimes puts quotes from philosophy on the board, and also tries to get us to think about the bigger picture when we are learning new things.
Question: Where people like Newton, and Einstein considered philosophers? Is it possible to be a mathematician without contributing to philosophy?
Friday, February 1, 2013
Newton QCCQ
Quote: The Principia was written in 18 incredible months of total concentration, and when it was published in 1687 it was immediately recognized as one of the supreme achievements of the human mind."
Comment: It's interesting that the three laws of motion came from this book that was written more than 300 years ago and we still use those laws today, and how much it contributes to modern physics. It also shows how much sitting down and concentrating on something important for a long period of time can make a long lasting work that benefits millions of people.
Connection: When we studied physics freshman year the main focus that was connected to Newtons laws of physics, which Newton wrote about in the Principia.
Question: By "18 incredible months of total concentration" do they mean that he just stayed in a room working on his laws?
Comment: It's interesting that the three laws of motion came from this book that was written more than 300 years ago and we still use those laws today, and how much it contributes to modern physics. It also shows how much sitting down and concentrating on something important for a long period of time can make a long lasting work that benefits millions of people.
Connection: When we studied physics freshman year the main focus that was connected to Newtons laws of physics, which Newton wrote about in the Principia.
Question: By "18 incredible months of total concentration" do they mean that he just stayed in a room working on his laws?
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