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Re: should there be a award for programming skill?

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Originally Posted by Adam Y. View Post
Yeah that isn't the problem. I can convey the facts rather simplistically to the point where anyone can understand what I'm trying to say. The problem is that without a solid background in math more advance than the high school level it becomes a matter of complete and utter confusion. So much so that an electrical engineer came up with the math first and then proceeded to ignore the mathematicians that pointed out that his math had no valid proof. The math involved converts a complex differential equation into an algebra equation. You can do it without the math but then you start going into the realm of never going to happen in a professional environment which is what my original point was.

That is the point. If it weren't for the fact that I've seen things that were programmed correctly but still managed to operate incorrectly invalidates the whole singular aspect programming being the most essential thing. Though I find it really odd that there isn't a single control systems engineer that hasn't peeked in on this discussion. Is there anyone here that does this for a living as opposed to myself who probably wants to be doing this for a living?

I am a just out of high school and into college student. I have been in first for 3 years going on 4. When I was in a FIRST team, I was able to perform mathematics at all levels required to do any programming and engineering tasks needed for any situation. My backgrounds in mathematics, physics, and engineering are at the high school level with AP Calculus, AP Physics, and Drafting as well as other engineering classes. I believe that high school students can perform this kind of mathematics and convey it clearly. I was also able to convey all that I needed to say about situations without extra effort. Many of the control theories can be performed without needed in the differential equations. I find it hard to understand that this is supposedly impossible for high school students to do this properly when in FIRST the students are the ones who design and create these systems. Which that proves my point of students having enough background in mathematics to produce profession quality by utilizing out of the box methods of interface with newer technology such as Wii-motes, glove interfaces and popular controllers like the Xbox 360 controllers.

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