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Mathematics Curriculum and the Needs of Computer Science

In: The Future of College Mathematics

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  • William L. Scherlis

    (Carnegie-Mellon University, Computer Science Department)

  • Mary Shaw

    (Carnegie-Mellon University, Computer Science Department)

Abstract

Computer science is concerned with the phenomena surrounding computers and computation; it embraces the study of algorithms, the representation and organization of information, the management of complexity, and the relationship between computers and their users. Computer science is like engineering in that it is largely a problem-solving discipline, concerned with the design and construction of systems. But the computer scientist, like the mathematician, must be able to make deliberate use of the intellectual tools of abstraction and of analysis and synthesis. The relationship between computer science and mathematics is very close and has been discussed at length in the literature. Two very interesting examinations of this relationship are [3] and [5].

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  • William L. Scherlis & Mary Shaw, 1983. "Mathematics Curriculum and the Needs of Computer Science," Springer Books, in: Anthony Ralston & Gail S. Young (ed.), The Future of College Mathematics, pages 89-97, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-5510-9_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5510-9_9
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