Writing In The Applied Math Discourse Community
Luc Brubaker
Final Project
Rhetorical Arts
Writing in the Applied Math Discourse Community
A discourse community that I would like to be involved in is the Applied Mathematics discourse community. Although James Paul Gee claims that it is not that simple to join a discourse community, it is even more so in the applied mathematics discourse community because of how broad it is. A lot of the time, people engulfed in the Applied Math discourse community are usually part of another discourse community. For example, Angela Gallegos, a math professor at LMU, got her PhD in Mathematics but also focuses on applying that to Biology. She is not only in the Applied Math discourse community, but in the Biology discourse community as well. Fitting into a discourse community takes a lot of time and effort according to Gee, so in order to finally reach integration into the discourse community, you must know everything about it. The first place to look in order to start the process would be to look at the discourse community’s core values and goals. The department of Science and Engineering at LMU states that their mission is to provide “outstanding educational opportunities in science, engineering, and mathematics in a mentoring environment to an increasingly diverse student body. The College emphasizes development of the whole person through its focus on ethical behavior and service to society.” Along with the mission statement, LMU also states numerous goals. For example, LMU claims one of their goals is, “to encourage the student to recognize the wide applicability of scientific, engineering, and mathematical methods and to become skillful in their use,” and “to prepare the student for a world of accelerating scientific and technological change.” However, a discourse community can’t just be fully understood through their goals and values. Another area that should be studied is the writing that is done by others already integrated in the discourse community. Tersea Thonney
Final Project
Rhetorical Arts
Writing in the Applied Math Discourse Community
A discourse community that I would like to be involved in is the Applied Mathematics discourse community. Although James Paul Gee claims that it is not that simple to join a discourse community, it is even more so in the applied mathematics discourse community because of how broad it is. A lot of the time, people engulfed in the Applied Math discourse community are usually part of another discourse community. For example, Angela Gallegos, a math professor at LMU, got her PhD in Mathematics but also focuses on applying that to Biology. She is not only in the Applied Math discourse community, but in the Biology discourse community as well. Fitting into a discourse community takes a lot of time and effort according to Gee, so in order to finally reach integration into the discourse community, you must know everything about it. The first place to look in order to start the process would be to look at the discourse community’s core values and goals. The department of Science and Engineering at LMU states that their mission is to provide “outstanding educational opportunities in science, engineering, and mathematics in a mentoring environment to an increasingly diverse student body. The College emphasizes development of the whole person through its focus on ethical behavior and service to society.” Along with the mission statement, LMU also states numerous goals. For example, LMU claims one of their goals is, “to encourage the student to recognize the wide applicability of scientific, engineering, and mathematical methods and to become skillful in their use,” and “to prepare the student for a world of accelerating scientific and technological change.” However, a discourse community can’t just be fully understood through their goals and values. Another area that should be studied is the writing that is done by others already integrated in the discourse community. Tersea Thonney