<p>"Sounds like a “no true Scotsman” approach to defining math. "
- I never said that my prejudices were based on a firm logical argument. I’m just trying to help you guys understand the way I, and a lot of other people I know in math and CS, look at it. And if anybody gets to decide what “mathematics” should be, it should be those who practice it… mathematicians. I know a fair number of them, professors at least, and basically all of them have expressed to me similar (though perhaps less intense) sentiments towards the “service” courses. Long story short, I’m not making this up… and it’s a matter of opinion, so I don’t see how logical fallacies have anything to do with this. De gustibus non est disputandum.</p>
<p>And somebody said there are a lot of CS majors who are terrible at math. I concur. I think this is a travesty and think these students are in the wrong major. I don’t blame them, though, because it’s the universities’ fault for watering down the theoretical content of CS courses so they can pass.</p>
<p>And can somebody provided a peer-reviewed, published, authoritative article that provides evidence for the claim that the markets for “computer scientists” and “software engineers” are perfectly competitive (commodity markets)? I see this thrown around a lot, and honestly, I think it’s hearsay.</p>