What is Program: Definition and 1000 Discussions

A computer program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer to perform a specific task.
A computer program is usually written by a computer programmer in a programming language. From the program in its human-readable form of source code, a compiler or assembler can derive machine code—a form consisting of instructions that the computer can directly execute. Alternatively, a computer program may be executed with the aid of an interpreter.
A collection of computer programs, libraries, and related data are referred to as software. Computer programs may be categorized along functional lines, such as application software and system software. The underlying method used for some calculation or manipulation is known as an algorithm.

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    Fortran Problem with a fortran program

    Hi; I am trying to run a program which includes; call AB write(6,*) 'finished AB' c--------- call ABp(Vup,gup) call ABp(Vdn,gdn) write(6,*) 'finished ABp'...
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    Undergraduate Good Physics program with good math teachers

    I have a 11 grader who is interested in pursing physics for his undergraduate experience, if twelve grade Calculus and AP Physics goes well. He is very teacher dependent in math. If he has a good teacher, he does well in the class. He aced physics. It comes naturally to him. He has...
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    Max Value Finder: Little Man Program

    Write a Little Man program to accept an unknown amount of input values. the largest value enetered will be the output value. the value 0 should be used as a flag to indicate the end of input. Any suggestions please help,
  4. T

    Continue with my AM PhD program or go into patent law?

    I'm beginning my second year in my PhD program. I had to fight very hard to make it to the second year, as my program condenses the normal two year masters sequence that would make up the beginning of other programs into one year. They were also very eager to cut students using prelims, so the...
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    Java Very simple java program not working

    I am using the netbeans IDE All I am trying to do is print out to the screen, but I keep getting this error. Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - Erroneous sym type: system.out.println at mysqlconn.mainhgf4.main(mainhgf4.java:19) Here is my...
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    Programs Difference between major, minor and specialist program

    I have been going on some university websites and what is the difference between a major, minor or specialist program? I'm considering going into physics, and is Specialist better than major? what about the workload? is it advisable to major in physics and minor in math (whatever that means?)...
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    Preparing for math intense condensed program?

    I'm just doing a bunch of planning ahead right now as I won't even be starting an engineering program until next September. Due to some financial constraints, i'll be taking an engineering technology program first, then working for a couple of years, then going to university for the final two...
  8. twoski

    [nasm] Simple Array Reading Program

    Homework Statement Write a program in nasm which will read through a 5x5 matrix and print the largest value.The Attempt at a Solution I ran this through a debugger and for some reason $edi reaches 19 and sets $esi to 0. Which is weird since the value at [eax + edi * 4] should be 4, not 0. My...
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    Do I Effectively Have No Chance At a Physics Program Anymore?

    I'm about halfway through my associates program in science and math. This semester I'm on academic warning and I fell behind on the material in the first two months. If I don't raise my GPA enough by the end of the semester I face a situation where I would have to sit out for at least a semester...
  10. SrVishi

    Schools What university has the best physics program in Florida?

    This is very important to me. Responses will be greatly appreciated!
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    Comp Sci How Do I Start Programming in Fortran 95 for a Math Problem?

    Please help in the work of this program : http://www.picpanda.com/ thanks
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    Programs Can a Pure Math undergrad get into an Applied Math PhD program?

    I want to get my undergraduate in Pure math (I've taken and will take some additional CS courses). My question is, would I still be a competitive candidate for a PhD program in computational biology? (mathematical modelling of biological/behavioral/social systems) or should I really get my...
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    Online study and draw/explain program?

    Hi, Is there a software that allows a group of people to be online together and explain stuff like physics and mathematics which includes shared screen and perhaps a shared drawing utility or math unitedly? What would be some of the best options?
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    Hofstra Graduate Medical Physics Program

    Are there any thoughts about the Hofstra Graduate Medical Physics Program from current or other prospective students. I don't think they are Campep accredited yet. What does that mean for any graduates. Would I be able to get into a residency afterwards?
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    Comp Sci Java Program for Damped Harmonic Oscillator Solutions | Ptplot Package

    Homework Statement I have to write a JAVA program that will compute and display (via the ptplot package) the solutions for the damped harmonic oscillator (x against t) in some given range for t. The solutions vary depending on how gamma and omega are related. The instructions given were: 1)...
  16. twoski

    [assembly] Writing a simple i/o program

    Homework Statement I have to write a simple program in NASM to read in a character then output what kind of character it is. The Attempt at a Solution There are some things about NASM that confuse me so i marked them. segment .data BUFFLEN equ 1 ; length of buffer CtrlMsg db...
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    Program not giving a fully correct output :s

    Hi guys~ I'm currently learning C and we've been asked to write a code where a decimal-system number gets converted to its corresponding binary form BUT, you know, when we do it manually by the 2-division method how the order of the binary numbers go from down to up...? yeah that is the part...
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    Fotran program to find half-life of a radioactive material

    Homework Statement I need to write a program that, given the decay constant of a radioactive material, will calculate numerically (to withing one second) the time taken for half of the orginal sample of material to decay.Homework Equations λ = decay constant C0 = start amount of material...
  19. Adoniram

    Program to plot 3D trajectory?

    Howdy folks, I have been given the opportunity to do some extra credit for my mechanics class. As an assignment, my prof would like to see a 3D trajectory plotted via a program (like Python). My basic assignment is to plot the trajectory of a soccer ball after it has been kicked. I don't...
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    What should I focus on to get admitted to a good masters program?

    Hi, I'm fresh out of high school, studying physics on Charles University in Prague. It's not a bad school, but my ambitions are bigger. I'd like to continue with my master's or phd degree somewhere like ETH Zurich (I've read about the excellence scholarship - covers tution and living costs) or...
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    Electrical schematic troubleshooting program?

    I was wondering if there was a simple program out there that would help me design and toubleshoot schematics I draw? For example, I have a schematic for a power supply that takes a 6.5k "core and coil" transformer and ups the voltage to 15k to supply a Van de Graaff generator. Now, the problem...
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    Programs Is it beneficial to have joint advisors in a PhD program?

    I'm curious if anyone has any experience working for two advisers, particularly in two different fields. In my case, I'd focus on synthesizing materials in a chem lab (that focuses on synthesis) and then working in a EE/physics lab that would focus on characterizing said material, in particular...
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    How Can You Efficiently Solve Anagrams Using Data Structures?

    1. Create a program that takes a string of letters and finds every word and group of words that can be generated from them (Using a given word list). For example, the letters "ainon" would generate: a in no a in on a no in a on in in a no in a on in no a in on a no a in no in a on...
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    Formula input and result program (pc and itune)

    Are there simple programs where you can put formula and it asks for the inputs and output the results? For example, the program wants to solve for e=mc^2 It asks c, it asks m, then it outputs e? Needs pc program and apple itune application for this. Just a simple program. Thanks.
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    C/C++ How to make my program switch commands at certain intervals/bounds in c++

    I have a new problem where I have 2 formulas, and I need to tell my program that at certain intervals/parameters/bounds it needs to do one of the formulas and at other intervals it needs to do another one. To be more descriptive When ever my time=0 to time=(T/2) it should do formula 1, and...
  26. O

    Problem with 3d plotting in OriginPro 8 Program.

    Goodmorning! :) I am using OriginPro 8 and I am having some trouble doing a 3d plot. I have experimental data of Intensity units vs width vs height. I am trying to make a 3d plot, where x and y are width and height and z is intensity. I did convert the worksheet to matrix and then made the 3d...
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    100 Digit Calculator / Program

    Hi. Does anyone know a spreadysheet type of a program that can calculate 100 digit numbers to 20-30 decimal places?
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    Programs EE Program vs Physics (Masters degree)

    Hi everyone. Recently, I started a MS program (terminal) in applied physics. I'm noticing my desire for physics really isn't there. The core coursework (classical mechanics, math physics) thus far isn't too interesting, thus I'm not doing that well. The honest reason for going is that it...
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    Programs Odds of getting into Nuclear PhD program at MIT

    I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice/past experiences about applying to the MIT phD nuclear engineering program. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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    Can any one here program code for PIC?

    having issues with programming, can some one help me write a code for a push button hobby servo control?
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    Programs Math PHD Program Suggestions (Probability)

    Hi everyone, I'm currently in the midst of applying to graduate schools and I am looking for advice any where I can seem to find it. Could anyone suggest schools that I should be applying to on the basis of my interests and the strength of my application? Undergraduate School: Top 10...
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    C/C++ Storing Data From C++ Program to a file.

    I am using a verlet algorithm in c++ to model the motion of a satellite, and want to output position and velocity data from each timestep so that I can then read it into MATLAB and plot graphs to see how well my model matches the 'real life' graphs. so far I have at the end of each iteration...
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    Wims-d5 (4) program needed. (Winfrith Improved Multigroup Scheme)

    Hello forum. Does somebody have Winfrith Improved Multigroup Scheme program? Where to get it? I really need this. Thanks.
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    How do you write a program close every open application

    I am trying to make a program that locks a computer unless you have a password by systematically looping through and closing applications. It would also have a list of applications that the user is ok with having open, (for example a dock like rocket dock or a desktop tool like konfabulator or...
  35. DeusAbscondus

    LaTeX An open source program to take notes in latex

    Hi folks, the subject line says it. I'm currently using geogebra as a note book in which to write "memory cards" in latex. You know the sort of thing: when you learn a new formula and want to keep it in virtual "card" form. I love Sticky Notes, but I can't get latex on to them. does anyone...
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    Fortran Why fortran program produces different values, when used as a subroutine ?

    Hello fortran users I, have a problem regarding values that my program produces. Let me detailed it to you. See, i have createrd a separate fortran program to calculete area under a given function i.e. it perfroms integration. When this program runs independently it gives me area of the...
  37. FlexGunship

    What is Kerbal Space Program game all about?

    Hey all, I just searched the forum for discussions about this game but, apart from one of the developers asking a question about astrophysics, I found nothing. In case folks don't know... there exists a wonderful game/simulator called "Kerbal Space Program" developed by a group called "Squad."...
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    Is it reasonable to do this program in three years?

    I am an undergraduate student in mathematics and physics starting on my third and final year in the Netherlands. The system here appears to be quite different from the US system from what I read on other pages. Basically, my impression is that we have to (or choose to) do more courses in a...
  39. C

    Help simple c program with loop, not running through each integer.

    Homework Statement I want to create a program that prints the sum of integers k for k(1-20) ie, k sum 1 1 2 3 3 6 4 10 5 . 6 . . . . . . 20 . in that format Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution #include <stdio.h> int...
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    Programs What does 'Industrial Physics' look like as a degree program?

    Hello, I've known for some time that I wanted physics to be the core of my education but I wasn't sure what branch to go into to meet the goals that I wanted to meet. I ran across industrial physics and it hit the spot. I'm pretty confident at this point that's what I want but I have no...
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    News Tax fraud in Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program

    This is the kind of stuff that makes my blood boil. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/08/treasury-inspector-general-says-changes-are-needed-to-detect-fraud/?test=latestnews Summary: FWIW, ITIN is Individual Tax Identification Number 154 Mailing address used for 1,000 or more ITIN...
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    [C] Output of this simple program

    Hi, its been some time since I did C prog (its not my field), but I do recall somethings from what I did 4 years ago. What would be the output of the below prog (I know its a simple one), but I think it would execute for i = 5,6,7,8,9,10 (6 times), the printf statement. Yet some of my...
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    Calculators Running into a problem with a TI-89 Program.

    Okay so recently I downloaded a Conic section program on my TI-89 Titanium. It has had several issues, which I managed to fix, but I can't fix this one. It can only sometimes find the radius of a circle. From the standard form equation 3x^2-12x+3y^2+6y-15=0 it gets the radius right, which is...
  44. J

    Is there a free software to program an Atmega 168-PU Atmel microconller?

    So, I'm trying to build a circuit to control 4 motors that will depend on the output from 3 gyros, I have the circuit all set with the components just having trouble programming the chip because i know that it can be programmed, can anyone help?
  45. H

    Does anyone know some graduate program of NMR

    Hi, everyone. I am a junior student major in physics, and after an internship in a NMR lab this summer, I am really interested in this field, and I decided to learn it in my graduate program. Does anyone know any program of nmr, cos I find out that most of these programs are set up by medical...
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    Fortran FORTRAN program for harmonic series sum

    Hi Here is my code to get the sum of harmonic series. Harmonic series is \sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\; \frac{1}{i} here is the code program harmonic implicit none integer :: i,n real :: sum=0.0 write(*,*)'How many terms you want to sum ?' read(*,*) n do i= 1 ,n...
  47. M

    What GPA should an undergrad aim for to get into a decent physics grad program?

    My gpa is subpar, but improving. Freshmen year at SUNY OswegoUndergrad Coursework: Semester 2 Brains, Minds and Consciousness (3) -A Calculus 2 (4)- C General University Physics 2 (4)- A Principles of Human Behavior (3)- A overall 3.42 Semester 1 Archaeology and Human Ev (3) - B- Calculus 1...
  48. M

    Comp Sci Write a Java program to convert binary numbers to decimal numbers.

    Use a loop to read (charAt()) each digit (0/1 char) in the input string, scanning from right to left; Use the loop to build the required powers of 2; Use a conditional statement to deal with 0 and 1 separately; Debug using simple input, e.g. 1, 10, 101, and print intermediate values in...
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    Programs Chances of getting into PhD program (low gpa related)

    Hello, I am two semesters away from my BS in Math and I very much want to pursue a PhD in mathematics. I started off very rough in college and it has taken me all the way until now to get my GPA up to 2.8 (terrible I know). My first two years were awful. last year I really turned things...
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    Schools How much the previous university matters while applying to graduate program?

    Will I be in disadvantage while applying to american top universities (MIT, Harvard... you know...) if I had an undergraduate degree from an South African, Portuguese or Chinese university? please, answer about each case.
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