Re:Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
by data4science on Monday March 06, 2017 @12:09PM
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Yes, mathematics has been, is, and will be at the cutting edge of software engineering.
For historical examples: consider Turing, Knuth, and Page & Brin.
For current examples: consider High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Science, and Data Engineering.
For future examples: wait and see (or study math in the present).
Also, consider etymology: computers are machines that preform computations; software is code that directs computations and their results on computers; software engineers create code that directs computations on computers; computational scientists define the limits of computing on computers that have given properties, and create novel computational solutions to problems; mathematicians discover the theory that computational scientists (and, more generally, all scientists) utilize.
Note_0: There is a field at the cutting edge of computation, computational science, that requires the most mathematical knowledge of any discipline that includes the compute stem.
Note_1: Math goes beyond providing guarantees of equality, inequality, and equivalence: it is the quantitative basis of computer science (and all science); it provides Boolean logic; it guarantees boundaries/possibilities; and it provides scope.
For historical examples: consider Turing, Knuth, and Page & Brin.
For current examples: consider High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Science, and Data Engineering.
For future examples: wait and see (or study math in the present).
Also, consider etymology: computers are machines that preform computations; software is code that directs computations and their results on computers; software engineers create code that directs computations on computers; computational scientists define the limits of computing on computers that have given properties, and create novel computational solutions to problems; mathematicians discover the theory that computational scientists (and, more generally, all scientists) utilize.
Note_0: There is a field at the cutting edge of computation, computational science, that requires the most mathematical knowledge of any discipline that includes the compute stem.
Note_1: Math goes beyond providing guarantees of equality, inequality, and equivalence: it is the quantitative basis of computer science (and all science); it provides Boolean logic; it guarantees boundaries/possibilities; and it provides scope.