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I recommend reading Steven Levy's Crypto, if the career of Rivest and the meaning of PKI encryption is not properly understood. Warning: reading ahead! 
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Probably."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Good luck with that.actually...it is probably the only field you could learn without language.
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Originally posted by Patroklos
Good luck with that.
Indeed. 
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Originally posted by Patroklos
You can say that about all sorts of fields.
Not really.
If I hire a mathematician and computer scientist should I expect vastly different skill sets? Do mathematicians in general know programing language? I don't know, I am asking. I suspect not.
A good mathematician would quickly pick up the skills needed to do CS, and a good computer scientist would quickly pick up the skills required of the mathematician.Comment
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In your experiance what percentage of them are good?"The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Could the same be said about physics? Is physics a subset of mathematics, or is there something about physics that makes it a distinct field of study?Originally posted by Kuciwalker Computer science, especially theoretical computer science, is merely a subset of mathematics. There's no "spillover." It just happens to be such a huge subfield within mathematics that it merits specialization.I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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Physics isn't inherently mathematical; it's just that mathemics happen to be a convenient framework for modeling the behavior of physical systems.Originally posted by Wycoff
Could the same be said about physics? Is physics a subset of mathematics, or is there something about physics that makes it a distinct field of study?Comment
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Some areas of theoretical physics in fundamentally mathematical. I am thinking String Theory for example.
But we physicists cheat a lot, while a Comp Sci or a Mathematician wouldn't.
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Right, because in physics the mathematical rigor of a theory isn't nearly as important as how closely it predicts reality.Comment
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Originally posted by Patroklos
When is the last time your X-ray was done by a physicist? The theory behind that tech is old. Like decades. Just a bunch of other engeneering types makeing the machines better.
Medical physics. Look it up.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Medical physics is known as the bimbo of physics, by the way.
Some of them do interesting stuff, however. There's some good work being done with monte carlo generators...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Originally posted by Patroklos
The poll didn't ask what feild we do respect most, not did. There were some great physicists in thier day, but now they are all off on theoretical things.
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Exactly.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Physics isn't inherently mathematical; it's just that mathemics happen to be a convenient framework for modeling the behavior of physical systems.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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