Java as a Programming Language
Description
The emphasis of this new OSC workshop will be on presenting Java as a high-level
programming language capable of solving scientific problems; graphical animation
of the results; and run-time program control through a window-based interface.
A case study of a specific problem will combine all three of these Java programming
abilities together into an example code.
The Java programming library and runtime environment provide a true "write
once, run anywhere" capability due to its incorporation within Internet
browsers. Thus, using Java for programming problem solutions ensures widespread
portability.
The table of contents for this workshop reads like the first pages of a typical
programming language textbook with concepts familiar to programmers who use
other languages, but with Java syntax and capabilities.
Such concepts include:
- Data structures & variables
- Operators & expressions
- Looping statements
- Flow-control statements
- Functions
- Input / Output
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Java library routines (Extensive)
- Visualization Classes
- Windowing Classes (from high-level to window details)
If time permits, the important topic of catching errors within your own code
and responding appropriately will be covered. This error-handling material
will be included as well as a self-contained tutorial on Java graphical capabilities.
Prerequisites
Programming experience
Target Audience
Programmers who want to write widely portable code which runs over
the Internet
Method of Delivery
Lecture and hands-on laboratory
Handouts
February 2004, Dr. David Ennis (PDF)
December 1999 (HTML
wrapped JPEGs with Frames or PDF), by David
Heisterberg
February 1999 (HTML
wrapped GIFs with Frames), by David Heisterberg
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