Unconvinced. Theoretical chemistry, as an example, is largely mathematics. But not only in the sense below engineering/physics. To develop novel theoretical chemistry, new mathematics has to be invented. The same for physics/mathematics: remember that Newton had to invent (I know that in some quarters the invention is attributed to another scientists, but the latter was a professional physicist too) infinitesimal calculation.
I reiterate to avoid cutting into pieces more than for the fundamental sciences, and put mathematics in (i am not a professional mathematician) regards francesco pietra On Monday 15 May 2006 01:56, Ben Burton wrote: > Hi, > > > I think Mathematics is also part of Science. > > FWIW, I would argue that mathematics is not a science -- it does not use > the scientific method, there is no hypothesis and experimentation -- it > is a more self-contained discipline that, while it seeks to be useful, > is not bound to modelling the physical world. > > Certainly science _uses_ mathematics, in the same way that engineering > uses physics, and so on. But mathematics as a whole is somewhat broader. > > Anyway, I'd be very happy to see Mathematics and Science kept separate > as they are now. I do claim that mathematics is very different from the > other disciplines that have been mentioned, in a way that physics, > chemistry, biology and so on are not. > > b. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
