Language Definition and 613 Threads

This needed a separate thread. Here is an APL example where it's all done with no interation using N by N matrices in the intermediate propagation of data. Note, code flow in APL statements is right to left. The []IO<-0 sets the "index origin" to zero so a list of numbers and indexing...

In my case, it was quikomp, on a Monroe Monrobot XI. 1K of 32 bit words on a drum memory. Paper tape reader, paper tape punch, and a type writer console. http://jeffareid.net/misc/monrobot.jpg http://jeffareid.net/misc/quikomp.jpg Link to text of the first program I wrote (note comments...

The following is from regulations regarding setting up a Roth IRA "Withdrawal of earnings prior to five years and age 59½ are subject to penalty and income tax." I read that to mean: Withdrawal of earnings (prior to five years) AND (prior to age 59½) are subject to penalty and income tax...

when outputing data to the parallel port, after the execution of the program, and when it terminates, what happens to the data that was at the parallel port's pins? do they still the same, or do they change immediatley? and inside the program, does changing the data in AL, changes the output...

Is there any point at all in learning Latin?? I know this is the 21st century, but there must be some little use for it right? For Mathematician/Physicists.

Which foreign language will be most useful for a future physicist working in nuclear fusion multinational collaboration projects? Or is english all he needs? I aspire to work for the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project) in which EU, US, Japan, China, India, S...

Hello, I've just begun working towards a B.S. in Math, minor in Physics. I'm looking over all of the degree requirements and I have to take a 2 semester sequence of a language. Of these choices, what would be most beneficial? ~ German ~ Russian ~ Spanish Thanks so much! :biggrin:

When linear operators A and B act on a function ψ(x), they don't always commute. A clear example is when operator B multiplies by x, while operator A takes the derivative with respect to x. Then which in operator language means that To get the last equation they divided through by ψ...

Hi, I've always wanted to learn a little French. What's my first step? Does anybody have any experience with that Rosetta Stone thing (that thing's EXPENSIVE!)? Should I try to find a traditional course instead? My main goal is to learn the language for scholarly reasons -- I've always...

My goal is just a simple bot that could "play" or do basic functions without human aid, on a online game of some sort, for example facebook's farmville or something similar.

im currently a grade 11 student in vancouver, already took all my gr 12 courses except for english so i get an easy in gr12 XD i was wondering, for sci/eng what is the best programing language to learn and were could i find some resources for it so far after a brief 20-30 min search i came...

Homework Statement I want to compare the execution times for DDA and Bresenham's Line algorithm using a C program. I used the clock_t command; I'm getting the execution time for Bresenham’s algorithm as 0.164835 but 0 for DDA. 3. The Attempt at a Solution clock_t start,end...

Math "language" Is mathematics a science that was created in order to describe our physical world and its phenomenons or independent science that simply co-exists with others?

I was wondering which language would be most beneficial to study if I plan to major in physics in college and would like a head start? I have a basic BASIC knowledge of java, and generally understand syntax, methods, etc.

Hi, I was wondering first off, if it is possible to write code so that you could fill out fields in a web browser so that you could automate a process. I'd like to make a script that basically goes online submits my username and password and then fills out 8 hours worked in the appropriate...

Learning the "language" of math? I just got a new book: "Mathematics for Physics and Physicists" by Walter Appel. But, all the stuff in there is like another language to me almost. The thing is, that it actually seems quite basic and not too hard to understand (after I spend about an hour or...

hi please tell me how variable declaration & initializing in C Language..whit examples..

Well I am studying electric engineering and computer engineering major... i really want to get into microchips/microprocessor programing.. i don't know any programming language at this moment should i learn C? or i should start with another language like phyton?

What would be the friendliest programming language available for perform symbolic manipulaiton of mathematical expressions (on a PC)? Mathematica seems to the most popular, but seems to contain a few quirks, though I've only studied over couple dozen hours. On the list of possible choices...

Rules like, "I before E except after C." Oh really? You mean like "foreigner?" Or, "soceity?" Or how about like half of the words that end with "E" where that "E" is pronounced, and the other half where the "E" is not pronounced. Feel free to add to this, and post the gargantuian list of...

I would like to obtain course on learning a foreign language based solely on listening comprehension. I have no need to learn how to speak, read, or write the language. I only need to be able to understand other people when they speak. Does anyone here know of such a learning program on cd? In...

Homework Statement First of all this isn't for homework. I am trying to create a Java program that will test me on the German language for my German class; however, I do not know how to get the umlauts, accents, and other special characters to show up. Do I need to import a language handler...

Suppose that I open the newspaper and read that a truck full of tomatoes crashed and spilled all over the freeway. At that moment my wife approaches me with a bowl full of tomatoes , trips and they all land in my lap. Ten minutes later, after I am all washed up, my wife tells me that her friend...

I want to be able to read bold research that hasn't yet been translated into English. There are so many wide-open problems out there in this field...

I am looking to start learning programming more or less on my own. I can make some advanced programs on the TI-83+ calculator and have been for the past year. I learned just from reading the manual and messing with the different logic operators and commands. What are some good beginner...

I'm going for a major in mechanical engineering and am planning on getting a PhD. I was planning on having a minor in Computer Science just to help with research and general programming. With all of the programming languages out there, it gets kind of overwhelming when trying to narrow it...

Hey, does anyone know how to change the language options on your phone? I only get English and French. I would like to add Simplified Chinese to my phone by typing Pin-Yin. I would love to send chinese messages but obviously I can't. I searched everywhere, but I'm getting nowhere. I...

I will be doing my finalyear project next year. And I thought of building a robotic butler, i.e: a robot that can be summoned by the user with a click on the remote control to bring the food/drinks that are stored in it to the user. I am hoping that the robot could trace and go to the signal...

Hello. I'm thinking about building a 2D pathfinding robot. I was just wondering if anyone wanted to suggest a programming language. I have experience in a few, but I also like trying new ones so I'm open to anything. Any suggestions? Thanks.

My friend have this fridge from Thailand and he does not understand these specs. http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8673/nationalp.jpg Who know Thais and translate it into English? Thanks

There are few points about english language i do not like. Why in english (also in many other languages) you do not write the same as you speak? Why people make things difficult? I noticed that in USA schools make some spelling champoinships. Vel in mai kauntri stjudents vuld fait forever bekoz...

Let L be the language with alphabet {0, 1}. L:={ w in {0, 1}* | number of 0 divisible by 5, number of 1 divisible by 3} Find a deterministic finite automata & regular expression that express L. Sorry, but this is sort of a problem that i got stuck in a book. Help me, please!

I'm sure a few remember the wonderful article http://link.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_60/iss_1/8_1.html , but I feel like doing some non-constructive complaining that cannot be followed in practice. There are some words that are used in a scientific context as well as an every day...

could some1 help me in these 3 questions of C language Q1 Write a program to count the number to count the number of zero’s, one's, blank spaces and other characters using switch statement. Q2 Write a program to evaluate the series x-(x^3)/3!+)(x^5)/5!-(x^7)/7! ... up to (x^n)/n! Q3...

Hey guys; I got to take a foreign lang. naxt semester, and I am wondering what to take. My major is physics and I am thinking maybe French (I want to go to CERN!) or maybe Greek. Whats a good foreign language for a physicist? :wink:

I was looking for a way to prove that the complement of the following language is non-context-free: L={((0^n)(1^n))^m | m,n are integers greater than zero} Thank you in advance

I'm taking Physics this year. The problem is that the lectures are not going to be in English, my native tongue, and I'm not yet fluent in the language of instruction. I'm an international student and will be dealing with this my entire studies. The book the class is using is Fundamentals...

Hello There, I'm a senior at the University of Illinois Chicago, studying mathematics and chemistry; I'm at the point where I need to become familiar with a computer programming language that will not only be useful down the road but help with the admission process into graduate school...

question about math as an universal language Hi I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, my first time here I have some interest in thing like SETI and was curious about mathematics, as a universal language to communicate with ET, using prime numbers and such As math is based on...

I will be entering University next month as a new freshman. Through AP testing, I already have 19 credits going in. For this reason, I no longer have to take some of the courses I was scheduled to take first semester. I am thinking of filling the open spaces with Psych 101 (social sciences...

Alright i need to take a language to fulfill the gen ed requirement, just wondering what people think. I could take Spanish and without much effort go through it, leaving time to study my science classes. Or i could devote some effort to learning a language i am unfamiliar with, ideas for which...

I'm soon starting my 3rd year of my degree. Were allowed to select our modules now, and basically decide what we want to go into, i.e. fluids/thermo, materials, stress analysis etc. Were also given the opportunity to choose one module that is not engineering related. I was thinking about doing a...

DS = 1342, SI = 0111. I'm trying to figure out the contents of AX after this command? MOV AX, [SI] Can someone point me in the right direction?

In this PF Cosmo forum context we have to be sensitive/practical about language. How to state cosmo basics, especially to newcomers who may not have assimilated technical terms like "scalefactor" yet. This does not mean we dumb everything to the max! Introductory terms should lay a basis of...

How long would it take someone to learn french? I had heard of people learning it in abought a year but I think I can do better.

I am in need of some help. I like a girl who I think likes me, however I can't seem to get to talk to her enough to actually try and read some body language. At the age of 15 I lack the experience to know how to approach such a situation. I have asked some other kids for advice who have dated...

I'm a physics student and need to get my foreign language proficiency requirement out of the way. I have been considering French, Russian, or German, but just cannot decide. French and Russian strike me as beautiful when spoken and all three languages have rich histories. Which of these three...

Homework Statement 1Can we perform arithmetic operations between float and int variables , As an example can we say a+b while a is an integer and b is a float. 2 And what function below will read NUMBER of elements from a file? fileread( ) getline( ) readfile( ) fread( )...

Please tell me where I can find English language copies of 1.Langevin, Paul ( 1911) L'evolution de l'espace et du temps' ( The article referenced in Wikipedia is in French) 2. Laue, Max von ( 1913). Das Relatuvutatsprinzip (2nd Ed.) Braunschweig: Vieweg.

what is "meta language"? Hello everyone I have a BA in English literature and I'm specialising now in translation and linguistics .. recently I came a cross some terms such as "meta language" , and "metafunctional components of the language", and I did not get what exactly they refer to...