But the teachers say computer science accomplishes the same goal as geometry or calculus. "Mathematics is the study of patterns," Siena College computer science professor Jim Matthews said.

Is computer science all about mathematics? Your question is subtle; so any short answer is probably wrong. Programmers who excelled in math, assert that you must know math to be a good programmer ...

“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 ...

Around the country, “math wars” are raging over attempts to increase equity by playing down calculus from the curriculum in favor of statistics or computer science, or by delaying when ...

At least 17 states now offer data science — an interdisciplinary field that combines computer programming, math and statistics — as a high school math option, according to the group Data ...

Harvard’s admissions office made similar changes to its recommendations in Jan. 2023, removing a statement that “data science, computer science, statistics, mathematical modeling, calculus ...

Students in this selective program take 28 credits of coursework in computer science in place of business and non-business electives and graduate with an in-depth knowledge in both computer science ..

Prospective transfer students should realize that both Mathematics and Computer Science are fields that presuppose a number of foundation courses in mathematics, particularly single- and ...

House Bill 415 would also adjust the UNC System's admissions requirements to replace Math 3 with computer science. After passing the House Education committee, it now heads to the House Rules ...

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