Why math?

1 September 2003

journal article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM

Vol. 46 (9) , 40-44
https://doi.org/10.1145/903893.903918

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.

Keywords

MATHEMATICAL THINKING
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
FINAL IMPLEMENTATION

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