HELLO EVERYONE,  I AM CURRENTLY STUDYING APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Bsc.  I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BECOME A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PRESENTLY, I HAVE THE CHANCE OF GOING TO SWEDEN IN SPRING SEMESTER, 2008 TO GET A DEGREE IN THE FIELD OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT. BEFORE THEN, I WANT TO KNOW THE MATERIALS TO STUDY WITH AS AN INTRODUCTORY TO PROGRAMMING. WELL I WILL BE TAKING A COURSE IN C++ THIS FALL SEMESTER HERE IN CYPRUS, I NEED AN ADVISE, I AM A NOVICE IN THE ASPECT OF PROGRAMMING.

just get a personal computer and install a software like visual basic 6.0 or visual c and c++, go to the internet and try
www.programmersheaven.com
www.about.com
or use google to search for tutorial on the programming lauguage u want!