Why math?

Authors:
Kim B. Bruce;Robert L. Scot Drysdale;Charles Kelemen;Allen Tucker
Affiliations:
Williams College, Williamstown, MA;Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH;Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA;Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Venue:
Communications of the ACM - Why CS students need math
Year:
2003

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Abstract

The mathematical thinking, as well as the mathematics, in a computer science education prepares students for all stages of system development, from design to the correctness of the final implementation.