{"id":8,"date":"2026-02-10T18:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:31:19","slug":"intro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Disciplines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HD-wallpaper-computer-programming-codes-displayed-on-a-monitor-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HD-wallpaper-computer-programming-codes-displayed-on-a-monitor-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HD-wallpaper-computer-programming-codes-displayed-on-a-monitor-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HD-wallpaper-computer-programming-codes-displayed-on-a-monitor-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HD-wallpaper-computer-programming-codes-displayed-on-a-monitor.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer_science\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong><\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Computer Science is the study of computation, automation, and information. It is not just coding; it is the science of how we process data to solve complex problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Theory (The Rules):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the mathematical foundation. It asks: <em>What can efficiently be computed?<\/em> It focuses on algorithms, logic, and data structures\u2014the &#8220;laws of physics&#8221; for the digital world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Systems (Hardware):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The physical architecture. How do processors, memory, and circuits actually execute instructions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Systems (Software):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The infrastructure that runs on top. This includes Operating Systems (like Windows\/Linux), networks, and distributed systems that allow computers to talk to each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact (Engineering):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engineering<\/strong> is the bridge between theory and reality. It is the practical application of building software that is reliable, scalable, and safe for humans to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Practice (How it is Studied):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computer scientists learn through <strong>computational thinking<\/strong> and applied problem-solving. Instead of just reading theory, the practice involves breaking down massive, complex problems into step-by-step algorithms, writing the code to execute those steps, and rigorously testing and debugging the system until it works flawlessly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><br><br>What is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_humanities\"><strong>Digital Humanities<\/strong><\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary field where traditional humanities research meets modern technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What it studies:<\/strong> The core of human culture. This includes historical archives, classical literature, visual arts, and societal records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How it studies it:<\/strong> By applying computational methods to massive cultural datasets. Instead of just reading one historical document closely, a digital humanist uses tools like data mining, interactive 3D mapping, and algorithmic text analysis to discover patterns across thousands of documents at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/universal-computer-wallpaper-in-vertical-format-for-your-project-2BPNY1T-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/universal-computer-wallpaper-in-vertical-format-for-your-project-2BPNY1T-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/universal-computer-wallpaper-in-vertical-format-for-your-project-2BPNY1T-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/universal-computer-wallpaper-in-vertical-format-for-your-project-2BPNY1T-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/universal-computer-wallpaper-in-vertical-format-for-your-project-2BPNY1T.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/ClaudeCS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}