Computer Science Expands Your Potential Why you should want to do a computer science degree

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Computer Science Expands Your Potential

Why you should want to do a computer science degree

You think you know computer science

Everyone knows the Hollywood stereotype

The stereotype shows part of the picture

Let’s see what the stereotype leaves out

The stereotype leaves exciting parts out of the picture

France and Mexico for holidays this year

There’s more to computer science than you thought

Wake up to iPodWake up to iPod Food logistics Food logistics

Sky+ recordingSky+ recordingCard readers and shoppingCard readers and shopping

Computer science makes the impossible possible

Your phone does more and weighs less than the computer to guide the Apollo landings

From buildings to ships all designers need tools to design

At Aberdeen we’re developing tools to ensure that designs automatically consider legal and safety constraints

Find the sequence or location

From DNA analysis to UMA systems they need finding tools

From archeology to astronomy they want tools to see the signals

Computer science is not only in your face

It provides the special effects in movies and games

It helps you connect with others

Text/SMSText/SMS

Instant Messaging Instant Messaging

BlogsBlogs

Social NetworksSocial Networks

It takes you places and guides your journey

Computer science satisfies all needs

Computers enable all levels to be fulfilled

Computers enable all levels to be fulfilled

Computer science helps you be logical

Life, the universe, everything

Computer science lets you be

Computer science lets you be active, not passive

Write applications that make a difference

Computer science isn’t what you thought it was

The Hollywood image is lacking

You can’t escape computing science

Computers affect all of us everyday

Computer science provides complementary skills to other

subjects

Logic, creativeness and action help in other disciplines too

Computer science provides the algorithms to modern life

Computer science drives the other sciences forward

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