Ergalics: A Natural Science of Computation Export

@techreport{citeulike:6081499, abstract = {If computer science is to truly become a ” science,” as Newell, Perlis, and Simon originally conceived, then it must integrate three equally ascendant perspectives: mathematics, science, and engineering. The scientific perspective can help us to understand computational tools and computation itself, through the articulation of enduring, technology-independent principles that uncover new approaches and identify technology-independent limitations. This reorientation will yield an understanding of the tool develop- ers and the tool users and will thus enable refinements and new tools that are more closely aligned with the innate abilities and limitations of those developers and users. Incorporating the scientific perspec- tive, to augment the mathematical and engineering perspectives, necessitates that the discipline study different phenomena, seek a different understanding of computation, ask different questions, use differ- ent evaluative strategies, and interact in different ways with other disciplines. Doing so will add wonder, engagement, and excitement to our discipline.}, author = {Snodgrass, Richard T.}, citeulike-article-id = {6081499}, day = {27}, keywords = {computer-science, ergalics}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 20:08:57}, priority = {3}, title = {Ergalics: A Natural Science of Computation}, year = {2009} }

TY - RPRT ID - citeulike:6081499 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081499 N2 - If computer science is to truly become a “science,” as Newell, Perlis, and Simon originally conceived, then it must integrate three equally ascendant perspectives: mathematics, science, and engineering. The scientific perspective can help us to understand computational tools and computation itself, through the articulation of enduring, technology-independent principles that uncover new approaches and identify technology-independent limitations. This reorientation will yield an understanding of the tool develop- ers and the tool users and will thus enable refinements and new tools that are more closely aligned with the innate abilities and limitations of those developers and users. Incorporating the scientific perspec- tive, to augment the mathematical and engineering perspectives, necessitates that the discipline study different phenomena, seek a different understanding of computation, ask different questions, use differ- ent evaluative strategies, and interact in different ways with other disciplines. Doing so will add wonder, engagement, and excitement to our discipline. TI - Ergalics: A Natural Science of Computation KW - computer-science KW - ergalics AU - Snodgrass, Richard PY - 2009/08/27/ ER -