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Computes can do ANYTHING (non-physical, as long as you can tell
it exactly how to do it).


       Quotes that explain how profound computer science is.

A computer is a general-purpose device that can do <b>ANYTHING!</b>
<i> (um, as long as it is non-physical and someone can map out for the
computer exactly how to do it)</i>.

First, a few definitions:

Algorithm - a well-ordered collection of unambiguous and effectively
computable operations that, when executed, produces a result and halts
in a finite amount of time.  - G. Michael Schneider and Judith L. Gersting.

computing agent - the thing that actually does the algorithm, that is,
follows the instructions, such as a person, animal, slave, computer,
ghost (if you believe in ghosts), or robot.

automatic - 
computing agent is not the designer; hopefully not done by a person;
if physical, hopefully by a robot

effectively computable - doable by the computing agent
relative term
- G. Michael Schneider and Judith L. Gersting.

primitive operation - 
relative term
building block

fun - a technical word in the field of computer science, and computer
science education in particular --- concept is accessible, and is deep
and powerful
-ed

computer science - study of algs...

Many people believe that computer science is poorly named -- it is not
computers and is not science.
make your own name for the field of computer science
   two columns

Rather it is the formal study or mathematics of 
   process
   event
   things that change over time, are dynamic

computer science concepts

computer skills - some concepts required

Cool automated applications:
    image classification
    buy/sell stock market trading
    control the space shuttle
    design a bridge -- change bridge a little -- chaos says it'll fall
        apart maybe -- auto-test it
    design architecture with auto-CAD (don't take for granted)
    design roller coaster

Control computer can be intimidatingly technical because
    it is very ambitious
    it is only 1999
        these ideas and concepts are, relatively speaking, brand new to most society members
	programming still requires a large amount of technical overhead
	    eg, you must adhere to the syntax very carefully; cryptic error msgs

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Civilization advances by extending the number of operations which we
can perform without thinking about them [take "operation" as any type
of human action, or as the concept of "primitive, effectively
computable operation", as in the definition of algorithm, above -ed].
    -Alfred North Whitehead

"computer skills" : "computer science" :: "drivers ed" : "principles
of a spontaneous combustion engine"  - Sal Stolfo

is a meta-science (my email to kender and sal)

Computer science is the first engineering discipline in which the
objects created are limited solely by the skill of the creator, and
not by the strength of raw material.
    - source?  - if you wrote this tell me and I'll credit you

Computer science is fun because it is profound, and vice versa.  -editor

"Thinking about computing is one of the most exciting things the human mind
can do."  (from "The Little Schemer", by Friedman and Felleisen)

in cs, the hassle of admin overhead sometimes surpasses the hassle of
technical overhead.  the former offender can understand complaints and
objections, but doesn't listen; the latter always listens but doesn't
understand - ed


Concurrency and event handling are algorithmic.
OOP is with regards to engineering issues, not scientific ones.


IS cs science:
  see above re poorly named
  toaster science
  but better than a toaster
  algorithm studies
  but also empirical science using computer as a tool
  see my email - I replied to that random asker and cc-ed all my friends