Comments on: Followup to Humanities and Law http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/followup-to-humanities-and-law/ The Hoosier Humanities Resource Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:31:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jim http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/followup-to-humanities-and-law/#comment-297 Jim Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:57:07 +0000 http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-297 I took symbolic logic at IUPUI and at Ball State, both in the Philosophy departments. I don’t remember if it was a required course or not but that’s where I took it. As far as the mathl/lib art :: analytical/reading split is concerned. When I took it I did just fine even though I’m about as bad you can be and still be considered “educated.” The thing about the analytical reasoning section is that it’s a very hard section to finish, but if you can manage it, it’s the section that offers the best chance at 100% because the answers are 100% knowable. I would imagine that if you’re a decent reader and you happen to be able to speed through the “logic games” you would get a higher score. It bears pointing out too that these averages are separated by tenths of percents. So, it could take as little as 1 additional correct answer separating #1 from #2. But those logic games aren’t really like the math you learn and those reading comprehension questions are not like the reading comprehension sections on the GRE or SAT. They’re very tricky. I took symbolic logic at IUPUI and at Ball State, both in the Philosophy departments. I don’t remember if it was a required course or not but that’s where I took it.

As far as the mathl/lib art :: analytical/reading split is concerned. When I took it I did just fine even though I’m about as bad you can be and still be considered “educated.” The thing about the analytical reasoning section is that it’s a very hard section to finish, but if you can manage it, it’s the section that offers the best chance at 100% because the answers are 100% knowable. I would imagine that if you’re a decent reader and you happen to be able to speed through the “logic games” you would get a higher score.

It bears pointing out too that these averages are separated by tenths of percents. So, it could take as little as 1 additional correct answer separating #1 from #2.

But those logic games aren’t really like the math you learn and those reading comprehension questions are not like the reading comprehension sections on the GRE or SAT. They’re very tricky.

]]> By: Nancy http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/followup-to-humanities-and-law/#comment-295 Nancy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:03:12 +0000 http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-295 My first question would be: what's on the test and how is it scored? According to Wikipedia, the LSAT has 4 parts: logical reasoning, analytical reasoning (logic games), reading comprehension, and a writing sample. It's not hard to imagine that the math/engineering majors would do well on the first two and the liberal arts majors on the last two. By the way, I was saddened to find that symbolic logic is no longer taught as part of the Philosophy curriculum. I guess those IT folks have appropriated it. My first question would be: what’s on the test and how is it scored? According to Wikipedia, the LSAT has 4 parts: logical reasoning, analytical reasoning (logic games), reading comprehension, and a writing sample. It’s not hard to imagine that the math/engineering majors would do well on the first two and the liberal arts majors on the last two.

By the way, I was saddened to find that symbolic logic is no longer taught as part of the Philosophy curriculum. I guess those IT folks have appropriated it.

]]> By: Jim http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/followup-to-humanities-and-law/#comment-294 Jim Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-294 My understanding is that the graduate poli sci folks often suffer intense envy of the econ folks. This chart must be part of the reason. And math folks _are_ weird. My understanding is that the graduate poli sci folks often suffer intense envy of the econ folks. This chart must be part of the reason.

And math folks _are_ weird.

]]> By: Jeremy http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/followup-to-humanities-and-law/#comment-293 Jeremy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:58:50 +0000 http://hoosierhumanities.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-293 I see your point and have to just quick blurs: 1) Math folks are just weird anyway; 2) ECON ROCKS!! I see your point and have to just quick blurs: 1) Math folks are just weird anyway; 2) ECON ROCKS!!

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