[NABS-L] Math query:
Keri Svendsen
keribcu at gmail.com
Sat Nov 17 15:45:13 UTC 2018
Carly,
Every school's requirements for math in any major is different.
sociology programs sometimes require Algebra, or stats.
On 11/17/2018 10:21 AM, Carly Mihalakis via NABS-L wrote:
> Good morning, Kendra,
>
> Have you explored sciences like sociology? My own journey as a college
> student at one time has shown me sociology. I hope that particular
> science turns you on the way it did me. I found out that, sociology
> (the study of different kinds of people) is something that I could see
> present in my own experience as well as in the many vibrant cultures
> that I could see thriving (and sometimes, dying) around me.it was
> therefore relevant to how my own experience was unfolding. Besides,
> I've never felt a part of anything, that is, while going through my
> own life experience, never did I feel that my own life experience ever
> would or ever could be counted beside or amongst those lives of
> others, so why not study other deviant people? Don't freak out at
> mention of deviance. All that is referring too is people whom, for
> whatever reason, are not considdered "normal" or otherwise represented
> upon the almighty bellcurve or baseline. Don't you feel this
> observation as a blind person, more than applies to your own
> experience, too?
> And, the only math that is required for this major is general math!
> Carly 408-209-3239
> Exploring sociology, Sociology of deviants specifically, Don't freak
> out by mention of the word, deviance. All that referrs too is a
> deviant state, as in not "normal" that is, not otherwise represented
> upon the almighty baseline for which people are always reaching, but
> never actually grasping. interested me the most)
> . Unfortunently, I have explored other degreese before this one
> and also, just as unfortunent, I have also discovered that they either
> are not local or they require even more math than what this degree
> requires. Do you know of a science degree that doesn’t envolve math?
> I sertainly don’t know of any. Society in the United States have
> made it to where you can’t become a climatologist or even any form
> of a scientist without having to take a lot of math. Unfortunently for
> those science nerds like me who are much better at science than at
> math, it also cuts folks like me off from being able to aquire that
> degree without a lot of struggle in the math department. I personally
> believe that there is something totally wrong here!!! What do you
> think? Thank you for taking the time to read this E Mail! Blessed
> be!!! Kendra Schaber, Chemeketa Community College, 350 Org,
> Citizen’s Climate Lobby, National Federation of the Blind of
> Oregon, Capitol Chapter, Salem, Oregon. Home email:
> Redwing731 at gmail.com Chemeketa Community College Email:
> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu Phone: 971-599-9991 "When the student is
> ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown. Sent From My iPhone
> SE. Sent from My Gmail Email. Get Outlook Express for IOS. > On Nov
> 14, 2018, at 13:20, Roger Newell via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > > I would suggest reconsidering your choice of a degree. If you have
> > always struggled with math and will likely continue to do so, you
> are > putting your potential for academic success at risk by
> undertaking a > dgree with a significant mathematical component in
> which much of the > material will be even more complex than what you
> are used to at > school. What you are attempting to do is analogous to
> a person who > wants to become an astronaut not being good at
> science—it simply won't > work and you will have lostt precious time.
> > >> On 11/14/18, Kendra Schaber via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> >> >> Hi all! >> I have a math query that I’m trying to solve.
> Starting in the winter, I’m >> going to start my climatology degree.
> The degree requires a lot of math and >> a lot of science. There are
> several factors in this one but I’m asking all >> over the map for
> advise. I’m also not planning on taking courses in the >> coming
> summer because of a good chance of attending the NFB National >>
> Convention. I was informed that the summer classes are short anyway. I
> have >> been advised against it by everyone who I discussed summer to
> so far. >> Because of this thing regarding summer, this gives me
> another much bigger. >> query that I’m on a quest to solve. Before I
> get to the query itself, I need >> to put some factors on the table
> first. I might not get all of them but >> that’s all right because I
> have plans to delve deeper into factors that I’m >> not even aware
> of at this time. I’ll lay out the ones that I am aware of >> here
> because I want the best advise I can get from you all giving the >>
> information that I include here. My first class is Math111 which is an
> >> Algebra class. I only go up from there. I have to take more algebra
> classes, >> calcus, statistics and the like. I might even have to go
> higher than that in >> math. I have always either struggled in math or
> felt as though I have >> struggled in math. I have even used a math
> tutor in past math classes. >> That’s even taking into account of
> accessable technology at the time and my >> math skills to begin with.
> One problem that I have ran into when taking math >> classes in the
> past which includes the best tech avalible at the time and a >> math
> tutor is shear burn out. I simply want to avoid as much of that as >>
> possible. But I also want to keep the degree moving along the way the
> whole >> time I’m in school. I don’t know how Math112 will look in
> terms of studdying >> hours, homework and so fforth. But for now,
> I’ll use Math111 for example. I >> got my updated cylabus today and
> it calculated that on averige, a student >> requires around 2 to 3
> hours of homework each hour of class. Since I have to >> take this
> class for one hour each week day, that means that I have to put in >>
> around 3 to 4 hours of my day devoted to math, including the classroom
> >> itself. I’m not including for unforseen factors of course. I’m
> just going >> off of the numbers the cylabus gave me in print. I might
> be faster, I might >> be slower. I might even change speed depending
> on when I run into parts that >> I master quickly and then run into
> parts that I struggle with the whole time >> I’m working. But that
> last factor is totally unperdictable. But I have the >> best
> technology I know of and I’m trying to sort out if I’m going to
> run >> into something that is totally inaccessible before I dare
> attempt at trying >> it in the class room. I think that if it’s
> totally inaccessible, that it’s >> too late to work around it except
> for compleetly unforseen surprises that >> are also unperdictable.
> I’m trying to sort out as many problems ahead of >> time as possible
> so that college will be a bit smoother. One factor that I >> don’t
> know anything about yet is how my writing class will look like. I >>
> don’t know what it’s homework load will look like. I also don’t
> know my >> schedule for my writing class will be like either. In fact,
> I know nothing >> about my writing class except for the fact that
> it’s called Writing90. >> That’s it!!! In any case, I also need to
> sort out my spring schedule >> followed up by my fall of 2019 schedule
> so that I can get my financial aid >> sorted out. On top of that,
> there are some classes that if I don’t take in >> the fall, I have
> to wait a whole year before I can make another attempt. I >> have to
> pick my advisor at the Counseling Center to sort that factor out. I >>
> have already scheduled that appointment. But I also have classes that
> are >> shorter and only take one term to cover. I’m not sure what
> those classes are >> without looking at my degree first. I do know
> this, I also have a writing >> class that I’m taking in the winter.
> I also have another writing class that >> I’m taking in the spring
> term. I have the option of taking another math >> class in the spring
> term as well. I also have the option of taking a math >> class in the
> fall term as well. I also have the option of taking a math >> class in
> the spring and another math class in the fall. I also have the >>
> option of taking my writing class along with something else that is
> not math >> in the spring term and then saving the next math class in
> the fall term. >> Mind you, no mater the options I have listed, the
> writing class is a >> constant class in the winter term and the spring
> term. But not nessearily in >> the fall term. I could take a science
> class in the fall term along with a >> math class. I personally would
> like to take a math class in the winter along >> with the writing
> class and follow that up with my writing class and >> something else
> other than math in the spring term. But I’m getting mixed and >>
> unsertain feedback on which route to take. Some have suggested that I
> keep >> up with the math class but explore all of my options. Others
> were simply, >> unsure. Still others said to get a math tutor. Someone
> else suggested that I >> take something that I’m good at in the
> spring and go back to math in the >> following fall. I even got
> someone who is totally unsure which route to >> take. I’m going to
> now give this one to you guys to look over and tell me >> what you
> think. Which route do you think is best for me to avoid burn out >>
> and also keep my degree moving? >> One: Math and writing in the winter
> followed by a second math class along >> with a writing class in the
> spring term and then taking a third math class >> in the fall term? >>
> Two: Math and writing in the winter followed up by a writing class and
> >> something else in the spring and then resuming math class in the
> following >> fall term? >> I have heard both sides of the argument on
> which route will be best for me. >> Some people have reported that
> they do better when they get all of their >> math classes done at
> once. Others argued that they favore the break in >> between classes.
> I want the best inclusive feedback on this issue. What are >> your
> experiences? What do you think of all of this? Also, what is your >>
> advise on this cross road? >> >> >> Thank you for taking the time to
> read this E Mail! >> Blessed be!!! >> Kendra Schaber, >> Chemeketa
> Community College, >> 350 Org, >> Citizen’s Climate Lobby, >>
> National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, >> Capitol Chapter, >>
> Salem, Oregon. >> Home email: >> Redwing731 at gmail.com >> Chemeketa
> Community College Email: >> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu >> Phone: >>
> 971-599-9991 >> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear"
> Author Unknown. >> Sent From My iPhone SE. >> Sent from My Gmail
> Email. >> Get Outlook Express for IOS. >> >>
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