Re: Software Engineering in Florida

[Ron Skoog <rons@aonix.com>]

I concur with that.  When & where I got my CS degree there was no
requirements for more than the 2 Calculus courses and one Discrete math
course.  I would have liked to seen another course (or three) in
discrete math.  It is the basis (or at least seems to me to be) for
going on into formal methods.

Where I took Chemistry the listed requirements were close to what you
list (4 semesters of Calculus) but the actual requirements were higher. 
The 1st semester Physics teacher advised anybody without 3 semesters of
Calculus to drop the class.  After that it got worse...  The recommended
math for a chem degree was to add a class in statistical mechanics to
the list of courses.

Ron

Richard D Riehle wrote:
> 
> In article <805aqc$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu>,
>         dvdeug@x8b4e53cd. (David Starner) wrote:
> 
> >Looking at the degree sheets (here at Oklahoma State) that's not fair.
> >A CS degree requires Calculus 1 & 2, Linear Algebra, Discrete 1 & 2,
> >and Engineering Statistics.
> 
> All of which are important and reflect the effort of your faculty
> to design a solid program.
> 
>    [ snipped some supporting information ]
> 
> >So basically, at least around here, a CS degree requires more math than
> >the Physics, Chemistry or Engineering major, unless you want to be an EE.
> >(Also, in practice, many CS majors double major in Math, whereas
> >Engineering majors don't have enough time to take another major.
> 
> But this is still not engineering.  It is excellent preparation for
> engineering.  Computer science is not engineering, just as chemistry
> and physics is not engineering.  This is what I meant when I suggested
> that we need to be careful when categorizing a discipline as engineering.
> Perfectly respectable programs with rigorous academic requirements in
> math and science may not be engineering programs.  It is certainly true
> that many computer science majors will graduate with more mathematics
> than some engineering students.  They are still not prepared for taking
> the Professional Engineering exam.  This thread was about the right
> to call youself an engineer.  Florida and other states have made it
> clear that you need to pass the PE exam to do so.  Mathematics is not
> enough.
> 
> Richard Riehle
>