UMBC CMSC 201 Spring '04

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What is computer science

The study of how to solve problems using methods that can be implemented on computers.

Is CS a legitimate field of knowledge?

What distinguishes CS from Mathematics?
What distinguishes CS from the application of computers within any particular discipline?

Within CS there are several dimensions

Mathematical vs. Engineering
Theory vs. Software vs. Hardware
General vs. application-domain specific

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