Language Definition and 612 Threads

Hello all, I was wondering, since I read in a document that programming is used a lot in physics work, if Perl programming was any use? I don't know much about programming or even computers for that matter all I know is that Perl is mostly a text based programming system and I assume that its...

What is the effect of putting void before main function i mean? void main() { } void main(void) { }

Langauge Extinction a "Crisis"? Does anyone else find this a little rediculous? http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-09-18-languages_N.htm Are they serious? The names of these 56 varieties of bees aren't listed in any biology text anywhere? C'mon. My grandparents speak...

I was reading about how to build a computer by yourself. The final step is installing the operating system. I was wondering, how does the operating system give instructions to the computer? When I write a program in java, for example, I rely on the operating system as a crutch to pass my...

specifically a pure math book? I'm reading this textbook and sometimes it takes me so long to figure out what the theorem or something is actually saying. I can't tell whether parts of it are supposed or are conditions or if they're using some characteristic of another proven part of the...

This may be more appropriate for the metaphysics forum, but since this is my first post, I'll give this area a shot. What is the relationship between music, mathematics and descriptive language? By descriptive language, I mean any language that describes the world as it really is...

A business partner sent me a manual that I need. It was 300 pages of Japanese. :rolleyes: So I used the google language tool to translate a response, that being, wtf is this?, but without the abbreviation, and in Japanese. So I got this: 性交は何をこれであるか。 Returned upon reverse translation...

Anyone care to share their experiences picking up a language 'from scratch' by taking university courses? How many courses do you generally have to take before being able to speak at a moderately competent level, read books in the language, and so on? I'm thinking French or German. Thing is...

Because of all the posts that ask what language to learn first...I was curious in what order did people learn their languages first and if you would like to include also a list of CS fields that you have gotten to know if you would like for example AI, Compgeom,compGfx,numericals,gui etc...

Which programming language to learn? Hi there, I've decided to start teaching myself a programming language and it was recommended to me by two people both in the field I'm getting into (astrophysics) to learn either C or Fortran but preferably C. I was told C rather than C++ because C++ is...

i have a matrix 4x4 like this 1 5 7 3 2 6 8 0 1 4 3 2 0 4 0 5 my teacher asks me to print out 1 2 3 4 each of the digits is from the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th rows it looks very simple, but because i just learned c for two months, i don't know how to code a program, true. could you help me...

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?