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Computer science is …
the study of the theoretical
foundations of information
and computation, and of practical
ways of their implementation and
application in computer systems.
Computer science is …
• A science
• About creation, storage, and delivery of information
• Focused on artificial means of information processing
the study of the mathematical,
algorithmic, and system-design
principles underlying effective
information processing.
… and is not…•Owning a computer
•Browsing the web
•Using Microsoft Office
•Tinkering with hardware
•Writing programs
Great things aboutcomputer science•Rapid historical development
• (Relatively) plentiful funding and employment
•A lot of opportunities to realize your skills and talent
Careers•Software industry
- Engineering- Research
•Academia- Teaching- Research
•Wall Street- Software engineering- Quantitative analysis
Work in academia•Teaching
•Developing and evaluatingnew algorithms and systems
•Writing papers
•Supervising projects
•Academic “service”
Education• B.S. – Bachelor of Science(about 4 years)
• M.S. – Master of Science(about 2 years)
• Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy (about 5 years)
