{"id":657,"date":"2021-10-06T16:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science\/software-engineering\/programs\/math-students\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:25:53","slug":"math-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/math-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Science for Math Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Computer Science &amp; Software Engineering Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/computer-science\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Computer Science Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/computer-science\/software-engineering\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Software Engineering Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/data-science-minor\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Data Science Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/programs\/computer-science\/math-students\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Computer Science for Math Students<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >CSSE Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/internships\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >CSSE Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/csse-alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/programs\/engineering-projects-community-service\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >EPICS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/software-engineering\/activities-resources\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >CSSE Lectures, Activities &#038; Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Computer Science for Math Students<\/h1><p>Are you a student majoring in Mathematics or Actuarial Science? Have you thought about a minor in Computer Science? Before you dismiss this as a silly thought, read on.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why CS is helpful for Math students<\/h2><p>There are many good reasons to bolster your mathematics or actuarial science major with computer science.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>From a certain viewpoint (that is not really that radical), computer science\u00a0is\u00a0mathematics. See below.<\/li> <li>Computer science skills, such as programming and database design, are very useful in most, if not all, career paths for mathematical majors:<ul> <li>Actuarial Science students are well-served to have knowledge of programming and database skills for work in the insurance industry, according to the SOA.<\/li> <li>Mathematics Education majors with a substantial computer science background are more marketable, as they can (if they choose) teach, for example, AP computer science courses in high school.<\/li> <li>Mathematics graduate students make heavy use of computer science tools in their research, especially in areas such as numerical analysis, mathematical modeling, operations research\/math programming, graph theory, probability and statistics, number theory, and others.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The CS Minor Is Easy to Get<\/h2><p>The requirements for a minor in computer science are CS151, CS248, and 12 hours of electives.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>We accept MA205 (Discrete Math) as equivalent to CS151 for the CS minor.<\/li> <li>These courses can serve as electives in the CS minor:<ul> <li>MA305 Graph Theory.<\/li> <li>MA365 Numerical Methods counts as a computer science elective.<\/li> <li>CS451 Theory of Computing and CS458 Cryptography normally count as mathematics electives.\u00a0 Be sure to verify this with your advisor or your department chair.<\/li> <li>From time to time, other topics courses also cross-list.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Computer Science IS a Mathematical Science<\/h2><p>Deep theorems in mathematical logic, recursion theory, and computation theory show that writing programs and proving theorems are, at a low level, the same thing. Digital computers are built from\u00a0<strong>logic gates<\/strong>: and, or, not. Any computer can be completely designed using combinations of these three logical operators. Thus, any computer program can be written as an algebraic, logic expression.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>halting problem<\/strong>, which asks whether a specific program has an infinite loop, has no general algorithmic solution. Translating this theorem in computer science into mathematical logic gives us Goedel&#8217;s Incompleteness Theorem, which says that we can&#8217;t prove or disprove everything (in a loose sense).<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give It a Try!<\/h2><p>Come, try computer science out. 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