Computer Programming in different college majors

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Computer Programming in

different majors

created by Art Simon located in the Resources area of MainFunction. Art teaches at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California

There are many majors that require or benefit from

_{There are many majors that require or benefit from}

programming. For example:

Engineering

Economics

Information & Library Science

Business & Accounting

Music and Visual Arts

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Computer Programming in

different college majors

Engineering

_Engineering

Many Engineering majors (including UC Berkeley and Many Engineering majors (including UC Berkeley and

Davis) now require coursework in programming Davis) now require coursework in programming

"Admissions requirements for undergraduate "Admissions requirements for undergraduate

engineering schools include a solid background in engineering schools include a solid background in mathematics, and science, and courses in English, mathematics, and science, and courses in English, social studies, humanities, and

social studies, humanities, and computer and computer and information technology

information technology." ." -Occupational Outlook -Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004

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Computer Programming in

different college majors

Economics

_Economics

"Because of the importance of quantitative skills to "Because of the importance of quantitative skills to

economists, courses in mathematics, statistics, economists, courses in mathematics, statistics,

econometrics, sampling theory and survey design, and econometrics, sampling theory and survey design, and

computer science

are are

extremely helpful

." ."

"Many businesses, research and consulting firms, and "Many businesses, research and consulting firms, and

government agencies seek individuals who have government agencies seek individuals who have

strong computer and quantitative skills

and and can perform complex research."

can perform complex research."

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Computer Programming in

different college majors

Mathematics & Physics

_{Mathematics & Physics}

Many schools, like Cal Poly San Luis Many schools, like Cal Poly San Luis

Obispo, now require Math and Physics Obispo, now require Math and Physics majors to study computer programming majors to study computer programming

"Mathematicians should have "Mathematicians should have

substantial knowledge of

computer programming

, because , because most complex mathematical computation most complex mathematical computation and much mathematical modeling are

and much mathematical modeling are done on a computer."

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Computer Programming in

different college majors

Many Universities have centers for Computer

_{Many Universities have centers for Computer}

Art & Music Research

UC Berkeley UC Berkeley CNMATCNMAT: "is an interdisciplinary research center, : "is an interdisciplinary research center,

drawing participants from many university departments drawing participants from many university departments including physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, including physics, mathematics, electrical engineering,

psychology, computer science, cognitive science and music." psychology, computer science, cognitive science and music."

Stanford Stanford CCRMACCRMA "The Stanford University Center for "The Stanford University Center for

Computer Research in Music and Acoustics is a multi Computer Research in Music and Acoustics is a multi-

-disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work together using computer

together using computer--based technology both as an artistic based technology both as an artistic medium and as a research tool. "

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Computer Programming in

different college majors

Business & Accounting

_{Business & Accounting}

In Business, writing

Macros

is very useful, and

is seen as the mark of a computer "power user"

A

Macro

is a small program inside of a

Microsoft office document

Each of the components of Microsoft Office

(Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access etc.) has

built into it a powerful version of the Visual

Basic (VBA) programming language.

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Computer Programming

in different college

majors

Meteorology

_Meteorology

"some companies equipped with supercomputers and "some companies equipped with supercomputers and

weather

weather--modeling programs customized to local modeling programs customized to local conditions hope to carve a niche in the forecasting conditions hope to carve a niche in the forecasting business by providing short

business by providing short--term, highly focused term, highly focused predictions that zoom in on a particular location."

predictions that zoom in on a particular location." -- NY NY Times 7/10/03

Times 7/10/03

"Weather forecasting has transformed over the last "Weather forecasting has transformed over the last

half

half--century, thanks to innovations ranging from highcentury, thanks to innovations ranging from high- -speed computers and space satellites to "chaos theory" speed computers and space satellites to "chaos theory"

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Computer Programming

in different college

majors

Biology

_Biology

Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing and most Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing and most

complex industries in the world complex industries in the world

"undergraduate biological science majors usually study "undergraduate biological science majors usually study

allied disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and allied disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and

computer science

. .

Computer courses are

_{Computer courses are}

essential

, as employers prefer job applicants who are , as employers prefer job applicants who are able to apply computer skills to modeling and

able to apply computer skills to modeling and simulation tasks and to operate computerized simulation tasks and to operate computerized laboratory equipment."

laboratory equipment." -- Occupation Outlook Occupation Outlook handbook 2004

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Computer Programming

in different college

majors

Information and Library Science

_{Information and Library Science}

Berkeley SIMS :Berkeley SIMS : _{"The School of Information Management and}_{"The School of Information Management and} Systems (SIMS) prepares leaders to understand, organize, and

Systems (SIMS) prepares leaders to understand, organize, and manage information. Through research and teaching we seek to manage information. Through research and teaching we seek to discover better ways to collect, describe, evaluate, classify, s

discover better ways to collect, describe, evaluate, classify, store, tore, retrieve, manipulate, present, and distribute information. We wo retrieve, manipulate, present, and distribute information. We work rk with information as text, statistics, graphics, video, and audio

with information as text, statistics, graphics, video, and audio, both , both stored and real

stored and real--time sensor data. "time sensor data. "

Companies see potential profits in Information:Companies see potential profits in Information: "

"Google'sGoogle's efforts to widen its search capabilities beyond basic efforts to widen its search capabilities beyond basic Web page results" include "a feature that lets surfers see excer Web page results" include "a feature that lets surfers see excerpts pts from some books", "satellite imagery" and a "Desktop Search" from some books", "satellite imagery" and a "Desktop Search" -