Mathematics Curriculum and the Needs of Computer Science

William L. Scherlis and Mary Shaw
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William L. Scherlis: Carnegie-Mellon University, Computer Science Department
Mary Shaw: Carnegie-Mellon University, Computer Science Department

A chapter in The Future of College Mathematics, 1983, pp 89-97 from Springer

Abstract: 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].

Keywords: Computer Science; Discrete Mathematic; Mathematical Thinking; Mathematics Curriculum; Mathematical Reasoning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5510-9_9

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