Science, computational science, and computer science: at a crossroads

  • Authors:
  • D. E. Stevenson

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

  • Venue:
  • CSC '93 Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science
  • Year:
  • 1993

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Abstract

We describe computational science as an interdisciplinary approach to doing science on computers. Our purpose is to introduce computational science as a legitimate interest of computer scientists.We present a possible foundation for computational science. These foundations show that there is a need to consider computational aspects of science at the scientific level. We next present some obstacles to computer scientists' participation in computational science. We see a cultural bias in computer science that inhibits participation. Finally, we indicate areas of mutual interests between computational science and computer science.