Question:
Computer Science vs. Software Engineering?
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2009-10-02 16:32:53 UTC
What is the difference between computer science and software engineering? Also, how much math is involved in both fields?
Four answers:
Safwan
2009-10-02 16:41:38 UTC
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Christina
2009-10-02 23:52:28 UTC
Software Engineering and Computer Science both require a lot of math courses (up to 400 level courses). To understand how programming languages work at the machine level you really do need to know the mathematics behind it. The majors are also usually within the Mathematics department, so the courses are required to gain the degree in a maths field.
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2009-10-02 23:37:47 UTC
Computer science is a discipline that spans theory and practice. It requires thinking both in abstract terms and in concrete terms. The practical side of computing can be seen everywhere. Nowadays, practically everyone is a computer user, and many people are even computer programmers. Getting computers to do what you want them to do requires intensive hands-on experience. But computer science can be seen on a higher level, as a science of problem solving. Computer scientists must be adept at modeling and analyzing problems. They must also be able to design solutions and verify that they are correct. Problem solving requires precision, creativity, and careful reasoning.



Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software.

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Math is involved in every field of science, however more math is involved in engineering because you have to calculate, design, measure and more depth is involved with physics etc.
raiyan mahmood moon
2009-10-03 01:30:55 UTC
computer science is a big discipline n software engineering is a subject under that discipline.

computer science is a general term while software engineering is a specialized term.

these involves some mathes,

but u have to learn programming language to be a software engineer.


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