Bhamilton18 Week1

Before reading the Denning articles

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

• When I think about computer science the first thing I think about it coding. Coding something very cool, like an app or website, to which everyday people can use and benefit from.

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

• Friends and family probably believe computer science is a scary word for strange "nerds" who sit in dark rooms coding apps or hacking into secret data.

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

• Younger relatives and friends probably believe computer science is the reason why their mom or dads iPhone is so fun, or they would only understand computer and science as individual concepts.

Before reading the Janovy chapter

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

• When I think of Biology I think of life. Biology is the study of things that are living around us, in which there is a variation of complex components within each system.

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

• No, I would consider myself a mathematician. Rather than focusing on living beings, I focus on numbers and ways to utilize those numbers to benefit others around me.

After reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter

1. What was the purpose of these readings?
2. Which of the voices in the Voices of Computing article seem to appeal to you the most?
3. 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.
4. What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
5. What does it mean to be a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?