Computer programming

According to Indira Gandhi, the first woman to be elected Prime Minister in India, “Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.” As a person whose life has spanned across Kuwait, India, Chicago, and now Colorado, I have personally experienced how education has improved the lives of individuals and communities. Conversely, I have observed how…

gradually adapted to my school setting and felt more comfortable in my classes and activities at Lowell. 2. Where do you plan to apply to college and why? What about college excites you the most? I plan to apply to colleges that have an emphasis on Computer Science including the California Institute of Technology, USC, Harvey Mudd, Stanford, and multiple…

John Backus, a man who made lasting contributions to the field of technology as a computer scientist, was surprisingly described as a terrible student in high school and throughout his entire career as a student. After a delayed graduation, he attended college at the University of Virginia where he majored in chemistry, but eventually he stopped going to classes and got expelled. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army where he was put in charge of an anti‐aircraft crew, but an aptitude test showed…

Importance of Coding in Schools Computer programming or coding is becoming an extensive part of today’s society, we use a programmer’s work daily with our mobile phones and computers. As we continue on in advances with technology, our schools should be providing classes that will keep our nation’s students up to date. Offering these computer science classes to all students as early as kindergarten should be encouraged, because the schools best interest is within what skill sets our children…

first general purpose computer, and although he didn't manage to see his work complete and fully working, he managed to set the idea of what was imagined to be a revolutionary machine. Charles Babbage, who was a famous inventor and mathematician, invented two machines which were called the Difference Engines 1 and 2. [1] These machines had one main function which is to work out numbers via repeated additions. The Difference Engine 1 was basically…

to teach programming to high school students and I was the coach for a team of 3 students who developed an app using PHP, Flash and MySql to compete in an international competition called Oracle Think-Quest. We received a certificate of achievement from Oracle. Other non-computer activities include being the head of Palestinian People Party in the United Arab League Delegate in 2008 and finalist in Master Mind Business Plan Competition in 2009. I like learning everything new in computer…

The field of computer science is one that is constantly growing. Technology has been deemed an inevitable part of our future and if more students do not go into this field then there will be no way for technology to advance. “There will be 1 million more computing jobs than students over the next 10 years” (Blurbs and Useful Stats). The number of jobs in this field will only go up, because the demand for new technology in all other fields will only increase as time goes on. Even though the…

Thesis: Offering computer science classes to all students as early as kindergarten should be encouraged, because the school’s best interest is within the skill sets our children will need for future use. I. Importance of putting coding classes in schools curriculum. A. The need for this skill set and benefits from learning. 1. Jobs are in high demand for people with education in coding. Additionally computer science jobs are high paying 2. Coding teaches many other valuable techniques such as…

A computer programmer a person who commutates with a computer. How does one get a career in this field, and what is the future of this field for me? What is a computer programmer? According to the U.S. Department of Labor a computer programmer job is to write and test code that allows computer applications and software programs to function properly. The U.S. Department of Labor goes on to say that computer programmers turn program designs created by software developers and engineers into…

It was not until slightly later that I realized how programming will become an integral part of my life. After taking a class in Introduction to Logic, my desire to redirect the focus of my studies and dedicate my intellectual efforts to a more practical field - one which enables me to observe the products of…