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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  1. Y

    Question on this overload program

    Hi I modified the program originally from Jtbell. I don't want to hijack his thread, so I ask my questions in this thread. I change names, mainly I assign names instead of a, b, c. I have question on one part of the program: #include <iostream> #include "OverLoad.h" #include <cstring> using...
  2. Astronuc

    DOE ARPA-E, ULTIMATE—Ultrahigh Temperature Materials Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $16 million in funding for 17 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Ultrahigh Temperature Impervious Materials Advancing Turbine Efficiency (ULTIMATE) program. ULTIMATE teams will...
  3. Y

    Yahoo mail blocked me from sending a program I wrote, what can I do?

    I wrote a small program that I want to email to someone, it got blocked siting it contain potential security issue! What can I do, I am sure people send .exe by email, or else how can programmers work at home! Please advice. Thanks
  4. Y

    Help in my program using Classes

    Hi I am integrating my program into using different Classes. I have been trouble shooting for a while and I am stuck on this error and I don't understand the problem even reading online. I am using two Specification files with no Implementation files. I just want to make it easier with less...
  5. A

    Comp Sci Problem with this Java string program

    Summary:: I'm having problem with this source code.we need to find the frequency of the number of words beginning with an UPPERCASE Alphabet in a sentence. The data members and member method must be according to the question given in the document. though i could compile it but it's giving...
  6. ElectronicTeaCup

    Studying Learning mathematics in an interdisciplinary program

    Hello everyone! I finished a masters in integrative neuroscience about a year back, which was supposed to have a very strong mathematics tilt. Despite this, and the two semesters of mathematics, I feel that it did not help me out much. I ended up doing my masters thesis in a lab of physicists...
  7. Effective_User

    Schools University of Minnesota Twin Cities Physics Program

    Hello everyone, I would like to know about the physics program here on campus. Do students get a lot of research opportunities? How are the class size in general (Is there a lot of interaction with the professors)? Do top performing students get place into high rank grad schools?
  8. Y

    What is the simplest program for my wife to learn?

    Hi I have been talking here trying to learn C++, my wife asked me whether she can learn some programming. She does not have any scientific education, she is retired already. I just bought a Python for kids for my grand daughter to encourage her to get into coding. You think this is too much for...
  9. obstinatus

    Programs Choice of Master's degree program, Physics vs. Applied Math

    Hi All, I finished my BS in physics last year and currently work full-time in engineering. I want to pursue my dream of being a research physicist, but I wasn't a stellar undergraduate student, so I'll have to be a self-funded, part-time masters student at first, and I chose to live near the...
  10. Y

    MHB Objective function of a linear program with multiple variables.

    Hello, Please I need help to find the objective function of a linear program (attachement : example). I tried to figure it out from the formula provided in (attachement : formula) but I couldn't understand it, it's written (MIN(lambda)wj) I think it's the key to resolve my question ! ( Full file...
  11. Y

    Objective function of a linear program with multiple variables

    Hello, Please I need help to find the objective function of a linear program (attachement : example). I tried to figure it out from the formula provided in (attachement : formula) but I couldn't understand it, it's written (MIN(lambda)wj) I think it's the key to my question ! ( Full file is...
  12. Moara

    LaTeX Program or platform for figures and diagrams

    When using latex for writing problems in physics, I find it difficult to make diagrams or figures (such as circuits, atwood machines, lenses, ...) so I wonder if anyone has some recommendations of programs or platforms that can make this "drawings" easy, possibly without the necessity of coding...
  13. ShadownightPrograms

    I Many-Worlds Theory: Simulation Program in C#

    Here is the Code File in an txt. I can on request provied the whole Program, which includes the PSE, AtomFunctions and many useful but not all implemented Funtions to solve the Many Worlds Problem in C#. Please feel free to ask questions via here or email [e-mail address deleted by Mentors] I...
  14. B

    I am Looking for an Astronomy undergrad program at 50

    Hello, this crisis has given me a new perspective. I was a Physics and Math undergrad in 1996 when i left uni to work as a C programmer. A mistake i have regretted often, but i had small kids and a wife that needed to eat. I have since earned a BA in Economics and am writing a masters thesis...
  15. J

    MATLAB Writing a matlab program to solve the Kepler Problem (Universal Vars)

    Introduction: I am writing a Matlab program that solves the Kepler problem for any Elliptical, Hyperbolic, or Circular orbit. Given an initial position vector, velocity vector, find the position vector and velocity vector after some given time. I am not doing this for any class, I have been...
  16. C

    Other Not Sure What To Specialize In, Or Where To Go For My Program Of Study

    Hello, Currently I am an undergrad about 1 year or 3/2 year(s) away from graduating with a double major in computer science (which I am a lot stronger in) and physics. I have always been interested in advanced propulsion. I would really like to do research on the...
  17. PainterGuy

    Programs Which Master's program is a good choice?

    Hi, Between the choices given below, which one is going to be more in demand and helpful in landing a good job. My general impression is that MS in Computer Engineering or MS in Electronic Design are good but you could only aim to be hired by selective companies. On the other hand, MS in...
  18. A

    Execution of a Computer Program

    Hello Everyone, I want to know about various types of errors that can occur during the execution of a computer program? I am learning programming skills right now and Can anyone know about it? Or anyone knows which types of questions have put in a programming based profile as a beginner point?
  19. suezxc6

    Comp Sci Need help with Fortran homework -- Error: Invalid form of PROGRAM statement

    program Lab5A implicit none ! This program introduces Fortran string handling capabilities character*26 upper, lower, name, cap character str*2, one*1 integer from, to, i, m lower = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" upper = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"...
  20. E

    C/C++ C++ Program Suddenly Ends after Reading Huge Data

    I have written a C++ code in Visual Studio 2019 that requires an input tab-delimited text file and outputs a text file that is also tab-delimited. The data within the text file are stored in a vector and then it will perform calculations, whose results will then be written in a text file as...
  21. M

    What Is the Name of This Program?

    What's the name of this program? please
  22. H

    Admissions Critique my statement of purpose for Perimeter Scholar Program

    This is a draft of my SoP that I plan to send out to the Perimeter Institute for Perimeter Scholar Program. The program is designed for a 10-month duration focusing on theoretical physics. Please give opinion and suggestions for improving my statement of Purpose. ' Motivation and Research...
  23. Y

    Need an online program to convert songs on a CD to MP3

    Hi Can anyone give me suggestion on a ligid site to convert songs in CD to MP3 to play on computer, car and MP3 players. Thanks Alan
  24. hapypy_09

    How to write a program to transfer any number to hexadecimal?

    Summary:: I have a homework " Write a program to input a number from the keyboard, printing the above screen on base 16 (hexadecimal) system". But I don't know how it works. I find it on the Internet but it only have convert from base system 10 to base system 16. And it is written in assembly...
  25. S

    Online Mechanical Engineering program

    Summary:: From Physics to Mechanical Engineering Hi All, I am in search of some guidance to start my education/career in Mechanical Engineering. I have an undergraduate degree in Physic and would like to go for Master’s in Mechanical Engineering if possible. Does anyone have an experience...
  26. Antarres

    Physics Finding a PhD program in Europe

    Hello everyone, I am currently working on finding a PhD in Europe. I have nothing against America or Canada, but due to some personal life choices I also have to make along with this PhD, I prefer to move into a country close to my own(Serbia), which means anywhere in Europe. I have recently...
  27. Dopplershift

    Other Entering a PhD Physics Program While Teaching High School?

    Hello, I am currently a high school physics teacher in Chicago. I am thinking about going back to school to get a PHD in Physics. I currently have a B.S. in Applied Physics and a secondary education license. I would like to find a way to go back and get a PHD. I cannot afford to quit my job...
  28. K

    Forrtl: severe <157> : program exception -access violation MCNP6

    Hello all, Starting yesterday I have been intermittently getting a " forrtl: severe <157> : program exception -access violation" and my runs stopping . Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing this ? I have attached a screen shot of the entire error message thanks
  29. Gjmdp

    Admissions Can I apply to a US PhD program with an UK Bachelor degree?

    In many british universities, like the University of Cambridge, the UK bachelor (1st class), with a duration of 3 years, is the minimum accepted requirement to apply for a PhD. This is, some PhD students only hold a UK bachelor, without a Master's degree. I was wondering if a british bachelor...
  30. opus

    Maple Help with a Maple Program: Binomial Coefficients

    Please see attached image. I'm not sure why I'm getting this error because this is the format I have used to write programs in Maple before. Any ideas? I'm new to this so not sure how to independently trouble shoot or problem solve this, Thanks!
  31. P

    Fortran Program to plot multiple datasets on a single graph in Fortran95

    PROGRAM Test IMPLICIT NONE REAL, PARAMETER :: Omega_m0 = 0.27, Omega_rel0 = 8.24E-5, Omega_L0 = 0.73, Omega_0 = 1.02 REAL :: z_max, z, dz REAL :: I, g_z, g_zplus, S REAL :: d_p0, d_L, d_A, d_nr, d_r INTEGER :: n = 100000 OPEN(UNIT = 10) z_max = 0 DO WHILE (z_max <= 4.001) dz = z_max/n...
  32. M

    How to program random processes

    A simple example would be to take a deck of 52 cards and deal them out until the ace of spades is seen except that I'd quit after I saw 20 cards. I'm not very sophisticated in programming. I use GW Basic, which has been generally adequate, and I have much experience with Excel and Lotus...
  33. archaic

    Programs Is the Computer Engineering Program Comprehensive and Well-Balanced?

    Hello, is this program "complete"? (In the sense that a math undergrad curriculum without calculus 2 wouldn't be, for example)
  34. E

    What are the hardest things to program?

    In your opinion, what are the most difficult things to program? People have said that it's things like operating systems, hardware drivers, physics simulators, and game engines.
  35. gerardofingurbe

    Programs Applying To a PhD program before finishing your master's degree

    Hello , So let me explain my situation and why I want to do this, I'm currently in a physics' master at CINVESTAV, Mexico , my bachelor's degree is in electronics engineering and I obtained it at URBE in Venezuela, I'm Venezuelan and when I decided to leave Venezuela I did it with the intention...
  36. F

    Making a calculator program that can calculate integer addition / subtraction

    im trying to complete mips program code about a calculator program that can calculate integer addition / subtraction written using the MIPS assembler. im having hard times to debug this. The input is given to the array of Formula char (base address $ s0) in the form of a formula. The null...
  37. E

    Engineering Thinking about switching my PhD program

    Hello everyone I've recently started a PhD program at a pretty respected university even though I wouldn't want to disclose the exact field. My background is in physics and electrical/electronic engineering (BSc in both, MSc in Electronic Engineering). After I graduated with my MSc I got hired...
  38. CarterTheSpaceman

    Math needed for graduate theoretical nuclear physics program?

    So, basically I need a roadmap of the math required for nuclear theory. I've completed Calc (1-3) and teaching myself ODE. My roadmap currently is PDE, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra and Numerical methods. I'm going to work through Arfkens 2nd edition of math methods. Any thing else I should...
  39. W

    De-Shebanging a Python program file

    Hi all, I had shebanged a Python program file to train myself to run Python from the command line or search box. Problem is now I cannot access my old text-based .py files. Every time I click on them to open, they run in the command line. How can I access the text format again?
  40. ManishN

    Schools Is an Online Physics PhD Program Feasible for Full-Time Students?

    Are there any universities that offers a online PhD degree program in Physics? -thanks!
  41. J

    Comp Sci How do you read two files in the same program in C++?

    My matrix text files can vary from 1x1 to 10x10 (Another file will be given when the code gets tested but it's all square matrices) I'm stuck here. #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { const int MAXI = 10; int x, y, z...
  42. D

    Programs From law to physics? Questions for physics students....

    Hi I am a yr 1 undergraduate law student (LLB) considering transferring to physics. Physics was my favorite subject in high school. My worries: not sure if I can master uni math. High school math is okay but I was not the smartest student in math. I am not reading physics in my free time. I...
  43. P

    Programs Is it possible to take grad math courses in a PhD physics program?

    Program? I am an Australian student, may think about studying in America (saw video of Andrew Dottson mentioning it), in the future. Is it possible to take grad maths courses, e.g. algebraic topology/geometry, complex analysis, representation-theory/lie-groups, PDEs, Measure Theory, Functional...
  44. Zack K

    Programs What minor complements a physics major?

    Will having a minor in computer science or math be beneficial for the future? Specifically if I'm interested in astrophysics and the experimental field in general. Physics is at the point where you can't do much without computation power, so I wonder if having a minor in computer science will be...
  45. Shackleford

    Establishing a Probability PhD Program: Prerequisites for Research

    If you were to establish a curriculum for a Probability PhD program, what courses would you include as a prerequisite to doing research? So far, I have: analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, stochastic analysis, measure theory, and partial differential equations. This presupposes...
  46. J

    Comp Sci C++ program to read an input file with multiple headers

    Homework Statement Write a program that can read an input file with a simple header. The Attempt at a Solution #include <iostream> #include <fstream> using namespace std; int main() { ifstream inFile; inFile.open("Data"); //Check for error if (inFile.fail()) { cout...
  47. SSequence

    I Line count in a simple program

    Preface: I also posted this question on mathoverflow(link: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/324110). A bit surprising for me that it has gotten votes to close. Mostly because all the dozen or so questions (after my very first one) that I have asked there have been received positively. But...
  48. Oods

    Programs 2019 REU/Summer Program Acceptance Thread

    I thought there would already be a thread for this by now, but there isn't so here we go! Post REU offers/acceptances and such here to help each other out :) Here's my list: Texas A&M Cyclotron - Accepted 2/22 Duke TUNL (first round offers scheduled to be sent out 2/25) UChicago for Women &...
  49. V

    Programs Thoughts on Caltechs Applied Physics Graduate Program

    Why is it paired with materials science? I have not been able to find too much about it online apart from their own stuff. How different is it from their pure physics PhD program? It seems that they have a lot of required courses, although you do not need to take them if you have a sufficiently...
  50. Eclair_de_XII

    I writing a program telling time on Python

    Homework Statement "Using the time module, write a program that tells one the current time in hours, minutes, and seconds, and time since January the first of 1970." Homework Equations import time % = mod division int = returns integer value of number The Attempt at a Solution import time...
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