Mines Sweeper Research Paper

Improved Essays
“Cool,” I exclaimed as I won Minesweeper for the first time. As I was playing, I wondered, “How are these games made?” Little did I know that there were multiple lines of code written to engineer the game. Digital games like Minesweeper sparked a curiosity in my six year old mind that incited my passion for Computer Science.
As a middle schooler, computers intrigued me. I always wanted to find the answer to the question “How can a small little box be so smart?” To do so, I decided to enroll myself into the STEM Academy at my high school. I began as a freshman, by taking Computer Science I. Next, in my sophomore year, I jumped into AP Computer Science A. This year, I decided to double up and take both Computer Science 3 as well as AP Computer

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    For my faculty interview, my original professor canceled on me, so I had the privilege of interviewing Ms. Tina Nabors. I thought I knew a lot about Ms. Tina, but I found out I really did not. I learned that she was appointed to the LCF leader position because her previous boss believed that she would be a good fit for LCF program when it was first created. She has always enjoyed working with students so it came natural to her.…

    • 436 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Why Hopkins? I knew this conversation well, but each time it was marginally varied. Today the aroma of popcorn wafted my way as I sat at a table in Target. “We are moving to Baltimore this summer,” my dad said. Thus began another relocation experience, one that continued to foster my diverse interests.…

    • 484 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The polymet mine, a very controversial topic and frankly I am unsure of whether the mine should be started or not. I cannot state my reasoning because we don't have enough facts to state was it bad or good. Polymet has not given us enough facts to state what is right to do or not. That's why I am unsure whether it is good to start or not. The speaker from polymet said that they will clean everything up but where are the facts about how they will do that.…

    • 90 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” -Ralph Waldo Emerson(american essayist/lecturer. This quote is what i feel like I have,to be able to be let into this compound. I’ve had many setbacks in life from being fat to getting bullied by kids at my elementary school well I guess those kind of relate to each other.…

    • 596 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Waterbury Career Academy

    • 672 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Attending Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury Career Academy High School will help benefit me in my future success because it will help me to pursue my desired career, prepare me for college, and it will inspire me to do other things later in my life. I have had some experience with working with some machines and the safety requirements. My technology education teacher, Ms. Foulds, took a small group of students into the workshop and we used machines and learned specific safety requirements. She has also taught us great tips on computers and skills that I would take with me to college – such as finger placement when typing.…

    • 672 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Flexmed Reflection Paper

    • 1002 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The influence that three computer science engineers, a mechanical engineer , and a business student can have on one 's life is incredibly significant, to say the least. So, when the semester ended, we each went back home for our first summer vacation in college, eagerly awaiting the…

    • 1002 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I’ve always loved the sound of rain. Its soft patter against my window releases me from the stresses of college applications, if only for a moment. Then, as quickly as it came, the rain stops its descent upon my window and retreats; growing up in Central Florida, I have been well accustomed to erratic weather patterns such as the rain coming and going in a moment’s notice. Florida’s weather has taught me a valuable lesson over the years: life can be as unpredictable as the weather.…

    • 444 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    America is losing its competitive edge in math education; we are now the 32nd nation in the world in terms of math education. Only 40% of children in the fourth grade are even considered proficient in this area of study; only 35% of 8th graders are considered proficient or above proficient. Not only are science, technology, engineering, and math teachers scarce, but out of the ones that are practicing, few have the resources to inspire students to pursue the STEM field, or even apply the knowledge. However, this is not the only issue. Women and minorities are groups that are simply not identifiable within the STEM field.…

    • 1867 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Great Essays

    Interpretation Acid-mine drainage occurs when sulfide-bearing waste rock and tailings come in contact with waters containing dissolved oxygen. The resulting oxidation reactions release associated metals and acidity, which may impact the biological community and significantly lower the pH of downstream waterways (Army, 2010). Released metals that are transported downstream may be removed from solution through precipitation of and sorption onto iron and manganese hydroxides. Attenuation of metals also has been attributed to precipitation and sorption within the hyporheic zone as contaminated waters infiltrate and mix with shallow. Waste rock and tailings at the Ely Mine site have similar mineralogy and chemistry and leach comparable metal concentrations…

    • 420 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Fred Brooks is the first recipient of ACM Allen Newel Award. This award is presented as a token of honour to the individuals for their contributions in bridging Computer Science with other disciplines. In the article “The Computer Scientist as Toolsmith – II”, Brooks has given the opinion that Computer Science is probably not the best name that is coined for the discipline of computers which deals with solving problems for the users. Explaining the core difference between Science and Engineering, he states that Science is about discovering facts and laws of the universe, but engineering is about creating new things. In Computer Science, we are focussed on creating new things/new solutions, so the discipline can be appropriately referred as…

    • 896 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Running Head: GAME BASED LEARNING Game-Based Learning (GBL) DANIEL MCDERMOTT (10090112) UPU0002 Academic Writing Off Campus 9 Oct. 15 Essay Question 1: Game-Based Learning (GBL)…

    • 733 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Finance Major Reflection

    • 765 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Reflection Paper This semester I learned about several resources and information about me that has helped me choose my major and that will benefit me in the future. My interest in technology has allowed me to consider taking classes in computer science and MIS. My interest in creating Excel documents has allowed me to organize my school work and spending habits, which allows me to spend more time focusing on other things. These interests are important to me because they help make my life easier.…

    • 765 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    So Now the question “Is Computer Science a good choice for a major?” is being asked. Depending on the person an individual is, Computer Science is a good major. In this research, to answer the question “Is Computer Science a good major?”, two types of students will be focused on, students still majoring in Computer Science and students who have drop out of it to pursue a new degree. Computer Science didn’t always have the same name, in fact it wasn’t always about programing either, before Computer Science there were other tools used to help in calculations like the abacus used to keep track of adding high numbers. Before the abacus women would be given the task of computing, which involved a lot of repetitive calculations.…

    • 1173 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I am a student at Valencia Community College, completing an associate degree in computer science and planning of transferring to University of Central Florida. Since my earliest childhood, I have always been interested in computers. My first program was “Adding two numbers” using code, which make me curious to know computers in deep learning. My creative and enthusiastic methods of solving the problem lead me to select a career like computer scientist. I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.…

    • 793 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Another reason I chose computer science is because computers are shaping the direction our world takes and I want to play a part in that. The idea of writing a program that helps a physicist decode the secrets of the universe or a doctor discover a cure for a serious disease holds great appeal for me. Computer science is a continually growing field and with computers becoming involved in almost every aspect of our lives it should remain so for the foreseeable future. Thanks to computer chips imbedded in everything from basketballs and shoes to computer-controlled thermostats more and more computerized data is being produced daily and to manage the acquisition, storage and use of this data will require computer scientists [1]. While sending jobs overseas will slow some aspects of computer science-related job growth overall computer science jobs are expected to continue growth through 2020 [3], [4], [5].…

    • 725 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays