On Monday 09 July 2007 17:42, Thomas Conway wrote:
I don't know if you saw the following linked off /.
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13339/53/
An amazon link for the book is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Science-Reconsidered-Invocation-Expression/d p/0471798142
The basic claim appears to be that discrete mathematics is a bad foundation for computer science. I suspect the subscribers to this list would beg to disagree.
I wouldn't want to comment on the validity of his claim, maybe he's wrong, or maybe he's... well, anyway... what I will say is I got a chuckle out of the 'Citations' that Amazon lists. I especially like it that Mr. Fant's book is apparently cited in 'The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Includes The Most Recent Information On: Antidepressants, Tranquilizers and Antianxiety Drugs, Antipsychotics, ...' I shudder to think of the creative processes involved in the creation of the book.