nature of math

I was having a discussion with my father about the budgetpocalypse for universities. I don't know how it came up, but he asked: "What college is the department of Math in?" At Southeastern Louisiana University, the Department of Math is in the College of Science and Technology. Here is a paraphrase of our conversation. Me: That is odd. Math isn't a science, and it isn't really a technology. Well, I guess you could argue it is a technology. Father: What? Math is a science. It is a pure science. Me: I don't think it is a science. Science is all about models and seeing how they agree with…