General agreement on the need for discrete mathematics for computer
science --
with mixed signals regarding the role of discrete mathematics for math
majors
Considerable agreement on much of the body of material within discrete
mathematics needed for computer science
Great difficulty in organizing a mathematics curriculum to meet the diverse
needs of math majors and client disciplines the "7 into 4" problem
Some combination of an initial mathematics sequence followed by branching
may yield a acceptable compromise for mathematical background and for advising
