Language Definition and 601 Threads

I'm transferring from at two year school to a four year school to get my bachelors in math. In order to get the degree, I need to take a language other than english. Does anyone have any input as to what language would be best to learn as far as mathematics go. I was thinking probably german...

If one person is disgruntled but later adopts a cheerier mood, are they now gruntled? If firefighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight? (OK, not mine, but it's still hilarious).

Hi, I live in Quebec and I'm going to university next year, I intend to enroll myself in a joint program in maths and physics that are offered in 2 Montreal universities, Université de Montréal and McGill. My first language is french and I have never lived in a english place or studied in a...

I am an undergraduate student and I believe that I will probably major in electrical engineering. So my question is should I take the time to learn x86 assembly? I already know how to program in C++ well enough, but I really haven't done much with asm. I would like to get a microcontroller and...

Hi, I read somewhere that aerospace engineers use the language Ada to write instructions for aircraft/ spacecraft systems. I also read that the Boeing 777 was primarily programmed with Ada. This kind of makes me want to learn some Ada over the summer, just to get some exposure for later...

"A high 3He:4He ratio signifies..." I'm thinking that since the colon between the isotopes shows that it is a ratio already, using the word 'ratio' afterwards is a bit like writing PIN number. Is it acceptable to write it like this or should i get rid of the word 'ratio'?

Regarding programming, I'm a bloody beginner. I came in contact with BASIC as a child and learned some Pascal in high school. I never bothered to learn more, and I'm realising now how big of a mistake that was. So, as a little side project of my master thesis, I want to do some programming...

a "C" problem is anybody aware of numerical methods in C language... numerical methods include Newton-Raphson method,Euler's method,Milne's method,Newton's forward and backward implementation,Gauss divergence backward and forward interpolation. pls help me,i will b so thankful 2 them who...

I'm using Word (which was installed by my company, which is by coincidence, French in origin) and it seems to have some low-level setting that causes it to make French choices for things such as the dictionary and the "Writing Style". As a result, the Word dictionary thinks half my document is...

I am required to learn and use a language called "R" for statistics and graphing. It is based on S-plus. Does anyone have any experience using it, what do you think of it, and how does it compare with Matlab? Regards Chris

Which spoken language sounds the nicest? And would people in Europe think that a european language sounds nicer than a language from another continent just because they are more familiar with European languages - or is there more to it than this?

I'm currently learning Python, but right now I'm interested in animating the motion of things like projecticles, bouncing balls, etc. What language is good for doing stuff like this? And are there any add ons for Python that allow this?

I want to write a cross-platform program but I wondered which programming language should I use ? I know java is cross-platform but it is difficult to learn . php gtk is much more easier but it is based on php so what php gtk can't do but java can ? What is the cons and pros of php gtk and java...

my friend i fail to perform this simple task can you please direct me how to approach a simple question like this the quetion said "a registrar set up the curriculum for the term . One course may have up to 10 subject . Students must select a minimum of 6 subjects from a particular course...

Assembly language coding problems... Homework Statement I am an electrical engineering student and have some HW problems. On the IAS system, what would machine code instruction look like to load the contents of memory address 2?? I came up with 00001001. Does this look correct?? Also...

Im in my last year of high school and for about two years now I've wanted to learn to program, but i havnt really gotten into it. Basically I am going to study electrical engineering in a bit over a year (military service comes first) and I would like to learn a language that is useful for...

I need to write a program that will create a constant time delay in x86 assembly, can anybody help?

I'm putting this essay in this forum because as budding scientists, academicians, or even already established professionals, this issue has been a constant concern to me. I've seen way too many people misinterpret the writings of science, and made no effort in trying to understand the things...

Hiiii, I want forums about c++ language. I am studying this language and I want increment my information about it.

Anyone who wants to study Chinese can attach me. :smile:

pointers ...C language I need your help: name1 < name 2 > name 3 I m writing a problem that place: a pointer on name 1 a pointer on name 2 a pointer on name 3 I have been working on it more than 24 hours but in vain :cry: what i did is strcmp with < if it is place ptr 1 (it...

Express the following as an epsilon-delta proof (to show that it is continuous): \lim_{x\rightarrow - \infty}f(x) = L Can I get some ideas on this one?

I'm an undergraduate student studying Chemical-Physics. It's somewhat like half-and-half of both majors. My goal is to do something in the field of Chemistry or Physics - perhaps starting out as entry-level Chemist or Physics doing menial lab work. My ultimate goal, however, is to do Medical...

Kants Langauge "covert judgments" I wouldn't post this without googling first. But I can't find an answer anywhere. I'm trying to get a sense of what "the covert judgments of common reason" means.

When I was looking at the websites for Ivy League universities, I noticed that you need 4 years of a foreign language for all of them. I have already finished my freahman year without taking a foreign language. Will I get into an Ivy League university. with only three years of taking French...

In the old days (i.e. just a few decades ago) candidates had to know a foreign language in order to become a PhD. Very sly students, like my macroeconomics professor, were able to maneuver through this requirement by convincing their superiors that mathematics is a language. :bugeye: Until I...

I want to make a simple program for an experimental forum of mine. I need it to automatically make threads. I don't really have any legitimate programming experience or knowledge. What programming language would be good for my needs? Preferably one that can interact with the internet like...

I think the website speaks for itself: http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=gentlemen.jpg&category=Engrish%20from%20Other%20Countries&date=2006-04-26" Read the FAQ for any inqueries on its 'political correctness'

Would the knowledge of C or Java be more important to software engineers? I know that most software engineers would know both languages, but which do you think would be more important to know. And which one do you think would be more important to an electrical engineer?

I know what polarization is in classical EM. But what is polarization in the language of photons and QM? I am thinking that it's something to do with spin.

Hi, I over heard my friends say that grad schools prefer at least 2 years language studies when looking to accept grad students. is this true? should I worry about taking language courses?

On this therd there is some disscussion of American being it's seperte language form English on this https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=115377".I think that disscussion whould be getting more of topic if I posted anything more about it so I decide to create this theard. Reasons why...

i want to learn a second language but i need ur advice what you think about the secondary language is better in this industry. i am in trouble with german, french and spanish. german seems closer but i want to ask you, too. thanks for ur care..

We all know that it is possible to do mathematics for no practical purposes at all such finding a proof in number theory or exotic geometrical mathematics. The goal is to find internal relationship within the framework. But consider a normal (social/culture) language such as English. Is it...

As I noted in my latest Journal entry, I am going back to school next Fall for an MS degree in mathematics. There are some courses I feel that I can safely skip if I do some independent review, and the "Foundations of Mathematics" is one of them. To help enable me to do this, I would like...

I am planning to study (briefly) a modern European language such as German and Latin during the 2007 and 2008 summer semesters. My question is which language should I study in 2007? They say that learning Latin will lay a solid foundation to learn other languages so I should learn Latin...

Can you show me how to use quantum computing language ? I have download qcl6.0 but i don't know how to use it ?:confused: and have you know any solfware can simulate quantum structure ? :biggrin: help me if you can

how can i improve my en? you used so much slang in your conversations. i have trouble with grammar. and whenever i watch a en movie, i just get a few sentences of it.:redface: do your actors really talk en?:cry: what can i do?

Sorry if this is a wrong place to post this. What does it mean that a turing machine M recognize language A? Does it mean that A={w|M accepts w}? Is so then how does M accept w? Does it accept w if it ends in accept state?

I am currently in my second quarter learning the c language. The class is not hard at all, but i want some challenge problems. Are there any goods links?

Hey all, I'm not new to programming, but I feel like I need to gain more information about different languages and their uses. Most of the programming I have done has been in C or C++ (although I don't really use much of the oop stuff in C++). If I ever neeeded an interface, I generally...

Is it just me, or is everyone suddenly using fancy language again? I remember about half a year ago everyone got their hands on http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html" and started using big words, and then it died down. But now it seems to be flaring up again.

Hello everyone. Today I had my first lab that actually used a digital circuit that I didn't have to hand wire with a **** load of wires and resistors. It was awesome, just draw a picture and boom u got ur circuit. But then I noticed you also could skip the drawing and hand code it! I didn't...

And did it have a sigle origin ? the few pages i have read on this topic do not agree, some say language originated 10,000 yrs ago, others suggest 100,000. Some say the origins came from verbalising sign laguage," i suppose it is hard to sign in the dark", how would one say, not tonight dear...

Try this site for the history of English, there are to many links to list http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html

The Anglo Saxon, Furthorc is used for inscription in england from about the 5th century, Furthorc it seems is not a spoken language more an intermediate form of communication. I am lost as to why it came into being, were the people that used it a sub branch or backward group some how...

It seems the study of Evolution is always geared toward physical matter; but what about language? If we are so far advanced why are we speaking a backwards language? :confused: According to history all mankind once spoke biblical Hebrew which is much more advanced than English, or any...

I've noticed that many of the graduate programs I've looked at in mathematics require mastery of a second language. I'm currently studying Mandarin, but have noticed most of them prefer French, German, or Russian. Is there a language other than English that is more useful than others in math and...

I want to learn another language besides C++. What would you reccomend? I was thinking BASIC, but I'm not too sure. What do you think would be good next?

Can you suggest me it is best to learn which foreign language and which will be more useful to me, I will like to learn french just only because i am familiar with some of it words and find them impressive. What do you think?