Ancalagon wrote:
Computer Science isn't actually a science, so don't worry about it. It's more a cross between engineering and math.
I don't think there's a huge difference between Astronomy and Astrophysics. Probably they wanted to emphasize the amount of physics involved, or wanted a more impressive sounding label for it or something. My school has a department of Physics and Astronomy, which offers a BS degree labelled Astrophysics.
And computer science
is science. It can be either a formal or empirical science of information & algorithms, and contrary to popular belief, rarely deals with the device you're typing on now.
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Despite its name, a significant amount of computer science does not involve the study of computers themselves. Because of this, several alternative names have been proposed. Certain departments of major universities prefer the term computing science, to emphasize precisely that difference. -
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