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Over centuries, mathematicians have amassed an array of symbols—from arrows and crosses to shapes derived from letters—to represent complex ideas.
For her pioneering work in computer science, Grace Murray Hopper ’30 M.A., ’34 Ph.D. has been dubbed the “queen of code” by her biographers. Yet, beneath that crown was the brain of a mathematician, ...
Increasingly, employers seek staff who are trained in computational thinking: the art of problem solving where the solution is represented in a form that can be executed on a computer. A BS in ...
Statistical, mathematical, data science and computing experts are needed in an economy that demands skilled practitioners in these areas. In particular, the world needs math and technology leaders who ...
(TNS) — Math teachers are eagerly working toward a future in which many high school students take computer science to fulfill their math requirements, even though computer science doesn't ...
Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science class. A physics professor explains how that trend could set students back.
“Mathematics is the study of patterns,” Siena College computer science professor Jim Matthews said. “It was never about the Pythagorean theorem.” Valerie Barr teaches a computer science ...