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  <config param="rcsdate" value="$Date: 2008-10-20 01:39:29 +0200 (Mon, 20 Oct 2008) $"/>
  <head>
    <title>Computer Science</title>
    <summary>
      Computer Science in Belgium
    </summary>
    <keywords>
      VUB, Belgium, Computer Science
    </keywords>
  </head>
  <para>
    This page is for those who are interested in studying Computer Science at 
    the university.</para>
  <note id='stub'>
    <para>
    This is a draft and I'm not sure I know what I'm trying to say here, but 
    I'm confident that many Computer Science students don't get the idea of 
    what Computer Science is. So this is an attempt to share my own views
    regarding Computer Science taught in different institutions
    in hopes that others will correct me where I'm wrong, enjoy when it's cool,
    and ignore what they just don't care about.
    </para>
    <para>I look forward to your
    <olink targetdoc="contact">comments and suggestions</olink>. 
    Please accept my appologies for the incomplete content.</para>
  </note>
  <section id='whatis'>
  <title>What is Computer Science?</title>
  <para>
    <emphasis role='bold'>Computer Science is about introducing processes 
    to deal with information.</emphasis>
  </para>
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  <!--
  <section id='lambda'>
    <title>&#955;</title>
    <para>
      Lambda is symbole that helps declare and apply functions.
    </para>
  </section>

  <section id='whatisnot'>
   <title>What Computer Science Is Not</title>
   <para>
   </para>
  </section>
  <section id='recursion'>
    <title>Recursion</title>
    <para>
    Recursion is essential to Computer Science. Here's a simple procedure that 
    computes the factorial of a number <parameter>n</parameter></para>
    <para>
      <programlisting>
      <![CDATA[
(define fact
  (lambda (n)
    (if (= n 0)
        1
        (* n (fact (- n 1))))))
      ]]>
      </programlisting>
    </para>
  </section>
  <section id='vub'>
    <title>VUB</title>
    <para>
<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUB"><acronym>VUB</acronym></ulink>
    </para>
  </section>
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