http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:46:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Catron Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:09:56 +0000 http://www.chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/#comment-2004 Well, Shakespeare didn't steal ALL his plots. Just MOST of his plots. But, to be perfectly fair, the plots he invented aren't really all that hot. (Who doesn't want to shoot themselves in the face after the mechanicals finish their play-within-a-play? Nope, sorry! Well, Shakespeare didn’t steal ALL his plots. Just MOST of his plots. But, to be perfectly fair, the plots he invented aren’t really all that hot. (Who doesn’t want to shoot themselves in the face after the mechanicals finish their play-within-a-play? Nope, sorry!

]]> http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/comment-page-1/#comment-183 spencer Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:40:36 +0000 http://www.chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/#comment-183 Many colleges offer a BA in technical fields which is equivalent to a minor with 1 additional class. Alternatively many major/minor programs overlap in much the same way as BS/BA programs. I assume this is where that stereotype got started. So what you have is the EE/CE/CS people obtaining BS degrees when at the same time their mathematician/biological stats friend is getting a BA in CS by taking 1 more class. Unfortunately the reverse is not true. We would have to take 2 more years of school to get a BA in math. Perhaps we're slightly guilty of stereotyping but as is usually the case, perhaps it can be attributed to our environment, and as a result, perhaps it was true where we "came from". Perhaps I just chose the wrong the major.... Many colleges offer a BA in technical fields which is equivalent to a minor with 1 additional class. Alternatively many major/minor programs overlap in much the same way as BS/BA programs. I assume this is where that stereotype got started. So what you have is the EE/CE/CS people obtaining BS degrees when at the same time their mathematician/biological stats friend is getting a BA in CS by taking 1 more class. Unfortunately the reverse is not true. We would have to take 2 more years of school to get a BA in math. Perhaps we’re slightly guilty of stereotyping but as is usually the case, perhaps it can be attributed to our environment, and as a result, perhaps it was true where we “came from”. Perhaps I just chose the wrong the major….

]]> http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/comment-page-1/#comment-8 lilzilla Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:03:24 +0000 http://www.chrisashworth.org/blog/2006/06/17/the-text/#comment-8 Yeah, word about the BA. This may just be Carleton being especially awesome, but I recall a friend's story of starting out in grad school for chemistry, where in all the big scary entrance exams, the folks with BS's had been introduced to more of the material, but my friend had much better foundational skills and actual understanding of the principles involved, and thus did better. I *heart* my liberal arts education! Yeah, word about the BA. This may just be Carleton being especially awesome, but I recall a friend’s story of starting out in grad school for chemistry, where in all the big scary entrance exams, the folks with BS’s had been introduced to more of the material, but my friend had much better foundational skills and actual understanding of the principles involved, and thus did better. I *heart* my liberal arts education!

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