Programming Definition and 1000 Threads

Ok, so I'm going in for an interview on Thursday and the technical recruiter told me to just practice basic coding problems until I'm blue in the face. I know there are some experts here. I was wondering whether you could give me some questions and then assess my answers as you would if you were...

Hi Guys, I'm going to start my undergraduate degree in Astrophysics at Columbia University this Fall. From the various conversations I have with professional Astrophysicists, it seems like i have to know computer programming on top of astrophysics, if i want to work in the field. I have ZERO...

So I am currently a computer engineer student, with multiple IT certifications (A+, N+, S+, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, CCNA) i will finish my degree this December and I am trying to make a decision, I am currently working as a software engineer for a small company where the top ill make after i graduate...

SO I ordered the axe026 serial preograming cord to use with my picaxe 08m2. To plug it into the usb I am useing a usb to serial converter. But it's not working at all! I know my program is right but do I need a special driver? I downloaded the driver for the 026 AND 027, neither are working

Keep your discovery programs to your selves, we are having to suffer things like, American chopper gold diggers, storage wars etc etc. Give us some educational programs please.

How to begin "real" programming Around a year ago I decided to start learning to program in order to make a little bit of money on the side. I learned javascript, html, css and a little php and python in order to start web development. My friend then designed for me websites, and I built them...

Hey everyone, because I have lots of free time over the summer, I have decided to take up learning a programming language. (I have never programmed). I am leaning toward Java, because the ID Tech camp I am going to teaches primarily in Java. However, in the next academic school year I plan to...

[Starting junior, physics, Virginia Tech] I'm coming out of a community college and for the first time poking my head into the world of my chosen major. After reading through the "So you want to be.." post, I felt like date checking the advise on programming. How important is studying...

Hello. For a while I use Centronics parallel port to enter digitized data in my very old computer (300 MHz). I use Win-2000 + UserPort in assembly language. Unfortunately my old computer is dead and I replaced it by a "new" one Compacq 733 MHz. Parallel port is in ECP mode, every thing works...

Hey everyone, new member here, and I was hoping I could get some insight into this question. I'm a physics major in a community college right now, with plans to transfer to a university and double major in physics and math, and eventually go into theoretical physics. I'd really like to minor...

I need to understand What should i stady so i can have knowledge of making electronic and program it I need help so i can choose college to goSomeone says ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMUNICATION ENGINEERING

I'm a mathematical physicist expecting to finish his Ph.D. this summer. I'm not having any luck with academic positions, so I'm getting ready to try industry. Note that I am not at all sure what kind of position I want. Finance? Sure. Consulting? Yeah, why not? R&D somewhere? Yup. BUT...my...

Homework Statement What is the value of x = 5 + (9 * 5) * (3 ^ 3/2 - 20).Homework Equations Operator precedence.The Attempt at a Solution x = 5 + (45) * (3 ^ 3/2 - 20). Is the "^" here the exclusive or operator? In that case wouldn't x have 2 possible values?

After using Matlab here and there whilst I was at university, I thought that although it was very powerful, its use was extremely cumbersome and slowed down what should be fairly simple processes like making 3D plots and solving ODEs, PDEs etc. That got me wondering if there were any programs...

Hello everyone! This is my first post on PF, but I've been reading the forums for some time now. My question is rather a simple one, but since I'm an Electronics Engineer, I think it would be polite to say a few words about my education and work experiences. I've finished 4 years of...

I'm starting my undergraduate degree in physical/mathematical sciences at the University of Toronto in the fall. My long-term goal at this point is a career in academia, probably theoretical physics, but I don't want to close any doors on the experimental side. Other than coursework, I would...

Hello everyone. I'm now currently studying Aeronautical Engineering(Though it's, I think, said to be equal to aerospace engineering). Since the summer is coming and I'll have like free 4 months, I've decided to learn another language(s) besides English and Fortran(Both the language we speak and...

After some research it seems that C would be the best choice. But I also hear that it is better to learn C++ first, then transition to C. I am at the beginning of my college career so am not sure where I want to end up in EE, although I have started a list of projects that I can do in the...

hi , I need to do the following Write a program that asks the user to enter a number. Then create an array of this size. Fill the array with random numbers between 0 and 10. Calculate the average value. I did the program but there is a problem in calculating the average . can some one tell me...

Ok so I am currently averaging 80-90% in my undergraduate course in theoretical physics in the UK, if all goes according to plan and my application gets accepted next year I would like to pursue my Msc/PHD in a programming heavy research field at Imperial College. So my question boils down to...

Hi I am asking the question here since I am hoping there are some robotic engineers (or anyone else) that may have some good tips. I am pretty new to the area of programming PICs and the "lessons" I have found is about assembly code. I have read that assembly code is better when it comes to...

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right forum, sorry if it's not! I have been called to an interview for a summer internship at a company as a "developer/programmer". I have never been to such an interview before and I would like to know if there's something special that I should do to be...

Have seen in a number of posts here on PF, suggestions that people get involved in online open source projects to help practice their programming skills. In particular projects with physics/science applications. Just wondering if many people have tried this and want to share their experience...

Hello. I have an undergraduate degree in CS and I'm beginning grad school to study AI and Machine Learning. I've spent a lot of time doing "software engineering" (dealing with design patterns, web development, QA, Agile processes, SQL, GUI development) and I'm really sick of it. I don't use...

I have to write a program that will take user input to make certain shapes. If the user inputs 's', its a solid square, 'b', its a hollow box, 't' its a triangle. They also choose how many rows it is and what the shape is made of. Example **** **** **** this would be a user input of...

Hi i am doing a side project of displaying RPM speed on the Altera development board DE0 which i have running at 10MHZ. i have got a digital input from a hall effect sensor that has a frequency range from 1.6 to 166.6 Hz. the signal incoming has a duty cycle of 50% to calculate the...

Currently I am solving some programming questions. All questions seem very general. In mathematics or science I know what kind of questions we encounter. But in programming, the questions don't seem to fall into any category. So how do I train or practice questions to get better at it?

I really want to be a programmer. But I am more interested in operating systems(I always get goosebumps thinking about coding an operating system), programming languages, compilers, emulation, AI, embedded systems, assembly, parsing, hardware, etc. Where do you even begin for that stuff...

Hello, I need to minimize {- f (x) | a <=x <= b} where f ( x) is a concave and twice differentiable function. In addition, a and b are positive constants such that a <b. Assume that -f (x) exists in the given interval [a, b] . Show that if the optimal solution is at x*= a , then delta f...

[FONT=Verdana]Hi everyone, as an undergrad in Pure math I have to take two classes of C and C++ programing. [FONT=Verdana]I also have to take a mathematica class. I really donMt mind because I love programing and I'll probably get more class like this. But I'm wondering what good is C and C++...

I'm writing a MIPS assembly program and I'm trying to figure out a way to display a given integer in either decimal or binary using only one function with two parameters. The function takes in two parameters: an integer and a base (either '2' or '10'). I'd like to not edit anything other than...

Hello to every one, I am looking through the threads for some information on which programming language to pick on but I can't find an answer that covers me. So I was hoping you could help me out. So I am a Civil Engineer doing a research degree. My work involves many numerical...

How do you print text after a scanf statement on the same line? This is what i need the output to look like: Enter a number here: _% The _ is the scanf waiting for input. Now when i write the code like this: printf("Enter a number here: "); scanf("%d", &x); printf("%\n"); It won't...

Hello there! I typed this code and saved it as a .c file #include<stdio.h> #include<stdlib.h> #include<conio.h> int main() { int a; while(1) { if (kbhit()) { system("cls"); printf("%d...

iam using atmega 32 and i want to use external 16MHZ crystal I have figured out the fuse setting for this as lowbuyte=0xFF and highbyte=0Xc9 what i cannot understand is should i set fuse bits before programming or after programming? because as i have specified external crystal as clock source...

I'm confused about whether MySQL is an actual language you program in or whether it is just an environment or IDE. Or is PHP what you write in Mysql or can you write any language in MySQL. Can someone explain this to me? please let me know if I haven't explained my question clearly enough.

What are areas of programming that are more theory oriented and deal with more abstract ideas? Is this pretty much all of programming? I'm learning a few languages (competent in some) and curious. Thank you!

I'm trying to learn C++ at the minute and I've managed to get over the basics, I/O, Conditionals, Repetition up to and a bit of pointers. Now what I'm wondering is should I get a textbook that is solely on C++, eg. Barjne Soustroups one, and learn specifically C++. Or learn by doing...

Homework Statement Create a multithreaded program (Java) that finds a word in a text file and reports the lines one which the word appeared. Word lines should be reported in the order in which they appear. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know that I can just...

All i have to do is write a program that will output my initials (JBL) in block letters. This is what i have done: #include <stdio.h> void main() { printf(" JJJJJJ BBBBBBBB LLL"); printf(" JJ BB BB LLL"); printf(" JJ BBBBBBB LLL"); printf(" JJ BB...

Is an electrical engineering major like myself going to have a hard time gettin through my bachelors if i can't stand learning a programming language? I love studying the sciences but something about cse bores the crap out of me.

1. In what direction does a compiler read a program? Left to right, top to bottom? 2. What does it mean when a function is called by another. Like when main() is called by the operating system, what is going on within the computer? Does the OS send a code in binary or what? 3. When the...

1. Basically, I want to take a piece of hardware and do system programming by using C and C++ computer languages and I want to develop User Interface using C# in .Net framework. So, what I intend to do is I want to use Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment 2010 and develop user...

I'm graduating within a phd in theoretical cosmology in several months and have found that it is very difficult to land a job in the industry without any demonstrated programming experience. Knowing that the academic road isn't for me practically, I've read books on C++ and coded a little, but...

Here is my story problem: An electronics store stocks VCRs, stereo systems, and television sets. They have limited storage space and can stock a total of at most 210 of these three machines. They know from past experience that they should stock twice as many VCRs as stereo systems and at least...

I will be going into university this summer, and I intend to learn to code during the summer as it is important to physicist. I have virtually no programming experience. Which language is at the right level and can run complex physical simulations? thanks

Hello, I am working on a basic cash register c program and I've run into a few errors/logical errors I don't know where to begin to fix. I am limited to knowing only how to use, scant, printf, if/elseif/else, do/dowhile. The problem is if you compile it and test it, my validcode flag is not...

Hi all, I want ask you about root programming, if I have the SMM data How I can do the following: 1- Draw the charge, mass and energy distribution of the reaction products 2- Draw the multiplicity of intermediate mass fragments as function of impact parameter and excitation energy...

Author: Bjarne Stroustrup Title: The C++ Programming Language Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201700735/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Contents:

Homework Statement A factory has stocked a lot of pipes (sufficient). Each standard pipe is 5-meter long. But this kind of pipe cannot be used directly. We should cut them into three types: 140cm, 95cm and 65cm. In addition, the proportion of these three types of pipes must be 2:4:1. In...