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From: davis@community-chest.uucp (Dave Davis)
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Subject: Re: CS education
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Date: 16 Nov 89 21:18:27 GMT
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In article <9759@june.cs.washington.edu> peterd@june.cs.washington.edu.cs.washington.edu (Peter C. Damron) writes:
>In article <34705@regenmeister.uucp> chrisp@regenmeister.uucp (Chris Prael) writes:
>>There is a basic set of disciplines to engineering.  This set seems to
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>I'm not sure I know what you are talking about.
>Just what is this "basic set of disciplines" that engineers learn?
>How does it differ from what I would call "tools and techniques"?
>
>Excuse my ignorance,
>Peter.
>

First, one learns the scientific method or mindset toward the world
and toward problem solving.  Then, basic physics and mathematics,
particularly as it relates to a specialty, e.g., circuits, materials,
or structures.

Meanwhile, we also learn how to solve some of the current technical
problems while becoming familiar with applications of technology.  It
is this last component that seems to embody the bulk of the
undergraduate computer scientists work, as contrasted with the
engineer, with the theory of the computer science profession taught in
grad. school!

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Dave Davis		ddavis@mitre.org
MITRE Corp.
McLean, VA