From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:arnold Newsgroups: net.followup Title: Re: Dr. D., math, etc. Article-I.D.: ucbarpa.1322 Posted: Thu May 13 12:35:37 1982 Received: Fri May 14 03:54:26 1982 To defend Dr. D's comments regarding math and CS (why did this become math \vs./ CS) by saying the the processes of computer science and mathematics have much in common is pointless. Mathematics is a science, and computer science (as one might guess) is also a science. Thus, they share the scientific method, as useful a process for solving problems as has come along in quite while. These statements could also be used to equate physics to math (some people DO say that physics is applied math, but those people seem to be mostly mathematicians), biology to computer science, or any other two science you care to grab out of a bag. Mathematics is, in some sense, the purest science in that it is (in its highest form) purely scientific process. But computer science is NOT mathematics any more than physics, genetics, biochemistry, or any other science. Just related. I confess to having had a higher- than-average mathematical aptitude, but I suspect that most scientists would say the same. However, we shouldn't confuse similarity with identity. Ken