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> Also of interest, he has won the Abel Prize in 2021, making it a rather unique combination of winning the top honors in both theoretical/abstract math & CS T
by polygamous_bat 2y ago
> Also of interest, he has won the Abel Prize in 2021, making it a rather unique combination of winning the top honors in both theoretical/abstract math & CS
The overlap between theoretical CS and math is way larger than most people know. For a simple example, check out the theoretical CS course catalog at MIT: https://catalog.mit.edu/subjects/6/ https://catalog.mit.edu/subjects/6/ and how many of them are cross listed as course 18 (math) classes.
- vecter 2y agoTheoretical CS is basically a branch of applied math
- waldrews 2y agoPerhaps 'an applied branch of math' since the term 'applied math' is claimed by something usually disconnected from the discrete math subjects CS tends to study.
- Kranar 2y agoTheoretical CS is not at all applied math. Ordinary computer science overlaps with applied math, but theoretical CS is very abstract.
- pfdietz 2y agoHighlighting this, Terence Tao gave a tutorial at FOCS 2007. https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/structure-and-randomness-in-combinatorics/ https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/structure-and-rand... Combinatorics seems to be a major subfield on the math side of the border.