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Properties of light made me feel as though I was being asked to make visualizations of science--physics...a lot of the time when we think about physics we think of sort of a flatland of mathematical equasions and one dimentional thinking. Even though much of physics is conceptual, there are mathematical equasions to prove these concepts (well except for quantum)

one thing that rose said that I really identify with is the idea of something being tangible but at the same time, open to sensation. Thinking about this idea makes me think about how reading novels would relate to a class regarding gender and science. Novels leave room for interpretation. Physics and the sciences are about evidence. THinking about the mathematical system represented in the book and how some people are just believing these findings--just on a leap of faith (this is doubly cool for me, as someone who would never take a leap of faith if my life depended on it)

Am I completely ridiculous if I said that some parts of this book reminded me of the Matrix (the first one) Sam sort of reminds me of Neo or Morpheus and the Mallachs remind me of Zion...or maybe even Morpheus

This was also such an interesting book to read in the structure of this class because there was so much relating to gender relationships in the novel. We have spent a lot of time in class talking about how the science lab atmosphere is sexist and the predudices there are against women. In the artical They're Not Dumb, They're Different, it was really interesting to read about how women can identify more with a scientific atmosphere when it is more visual and hands on. I felt that this notion was portrayed with Justin.