From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: the 'science' in computer science
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:43:15 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1010611183842.303K-100000@einstein.ssz.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.4.10.10106111623560.619-100000@irixbum.ca>
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, andrey mirtchovski wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Boyd Roberts wrote:
>
> > nonsense. physics is a science. i can predict things with it.
> >
>
> the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics guarantees that there is some
> space left for art in physics :)
Ignorance is not art.
But I suspect that Godel's Incompleteness Theorem is a bigger factor.
Computer Science is like Physics, applied mathematics to observable
phenomenon (where the 'science' comes from). When you 'apply' either you
get a 'technology'. So consider them 'applied theory'. 'Engineering' is
applying such an applied theory to real world problems, applied applied
theory.
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[not found] <Pine.SGI.4.10.10106111623560.619-100000@irixbum.ca>
2001-06-11 23:43 ` Jim Choate [this message]
2001-06-12 11:39 ` pac
2001-06-12 12:06 ` Jim Choate
2001-06-12 12:55 ` pac
2001-06-12 13:07 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 21:13 ` Jim Choate
[not found] <0cbd01c0f2c0$209433c0$e8b7c6d4@SOMA>
[not found] ` <Pine.GSO.4.21.0106111803090.26443-100000@spirit>
2001-06-12 14:15 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-12 15:13 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-11 15:38 Laura Creighton
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-06-09 17:22 [9fans] could those of you who have students check this out for forsyth
2001-06-09 18:50 ` [9fans] Re: the 'science' in computer science andrey mirtchovski
2001-06-09 17:56 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-11 8:27 ` pac
2001-06-11 15:19 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-11 21:43 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] ` <0cb501c0f2bf$97cacea0$e8b7c6d4@SOMA>
2001-06-11 22:43 ` paurea
2001-06-12 14:18 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-12 15:50 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 18:48 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-12 0:09 ` Scott Merrilees
2001-06-12 0:16 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 0:42 ` Scott Merrilees
2001-06-12 1:08 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] ` <0cc301c0f2c0$78949560$e8b7c6d4@SOMA>
2001-06-12 14:12 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-16 23:34 ` Matt
2001-06-28 21:29 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-28 22:03 ` Matt
2001-06-28 23:20 ` George Michaelson
2001-06-29 21:27 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-18 15:49 ` Ralph Corderoy
2001-06-29 4:30 ` Lucio De Re
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