Technical Java: Applications for Science and Engineering
Technical Java: Applications for Science and Engineering
ISBN: 0131018159
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 281
Pages: 281
Authors: Grant Palmer
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- About the FTP Site
- Preface
- Why Is Java a Good Technical Programming Language?
- The Structure of This Book
- What This Book Is Not
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction To Java
- A Brief History of Java
- What Java is
- Installing Java on Your Machine
- Compiling and Running Java Programs
- Chapter 2. Moving from Fortran to Java
- Program Structure
- Basic Syntax
- Variables
- Subroutines, Functions, and Methods
- Arrays
- Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Pointers
- Exception Handling
- Libraries
- Built-in Math Functions
- InputOutput Capability
- GUIs and Web-Based Applications
- Chapter 3. Moving from C to Java
- Program Structure
- Basic Syntax
- Java Classes vs. C Structs
- Variables
- Pointers
- Functions and Methods
- Arrays
- Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Exception Handling
- C Libraries and the Java APIs
- Strings
- Built-in Math Functions
- Basic Printing
- InputOutput Capability
- GUIs and Web-Based Applications
- Chapter 4. Moving from C to Java
- Basic Syntax
- Preprocessor Directives
- Data Types
- Pointers
- Structures, Unions, Enumerations
- Inheritance and Interfaces
- Built-In Math Functions
- Standard IO
- Strings
- Memory Management
- Chapter 5. An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
- Objects
- Classes
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Chapter 6. Basic Syntax
- General Syntax and a Simple Java Program
- Comments
- Operators
- Loops and Other Flow of Control Structures
- Transfer of Control Statements
- Basic Printing and Keyboard IO
- Chapter 7. Classes
- Class Declaration Syntax
- Access Privileges
- Objects
- Declaring Fields
- Declaring Methods
- Constructors
- Static Initialization Blocks
- Making Copies of Objects
- Nested Classes
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- The super Keyword
- The this Keyword
- Abstract Classes
- Final Classes
- The Garbage Collector
- Chapter 8. Variables
- Primitive and Reference Type Variables
- Instance and Class Variables
- Creating Variables
- Naming Conventions and Restrictions
- Access Modifiers
- Accessing Variable Values
- Final Variables
- Transient and Volatile Variables
- Casting
- Variable Scope
- Chapter 9. Methods
- Declaring Methods
- Naming Conventions
- Access Modifiers
- Instance Methods
- Static Methods
- The main() Method
- Input Parameters
- Abstract Methods
- Final Methods
- The native and synchronized Keywords
- Method Chaining
- Method Overloading
- Method Overriding
- The return Statement
- Chapter 10. Interfaces
- Differences Between Interfaces and Abstract Classes
- Declaring an Interface
- Interface Members
- Implementing an Interface
- Interfaces and Inheritance
- Interface Instances as Input Parameters and Return Types
- Chapter 11. Packages and JAR Files
- Defining a Package
- import Declarations
- CLASSPATH Environment Variable
- Packages and Access Control
- JAR Files
- Chapter 12. Exception Handling
- The Exception Class Hierarchy
- try Statements
- The throw and throws Keywords
- Chapter 13. Arrays
- One-Dimensional Arrays
- Two-Dimensional Arrays
- Arrays of More Than Two Dimensions
- Initializing Array Elements
- Accessing Array Elements
- Arrays as Method Arguments and Return Types
- Array Length
- Collection Classes in the Java API
- Chapter 14. The Java Class Libraries
- Package Naming Conventions
- The Core J2SE Libraries
- The GUI Libraries
- Chapter 15. Primitive Variable Wrapper and String Classes
- Primitive Variable Wrapper Classes
- Creating Primitive Variable Wrapper Class Objects
- Converting a Wrapper Class Object to a Primitive Value
- The parse() Methods
- The String Class
- Obtaining String Objects
- Concatenating Strings
- Other Important String Class Methods
- Converting Primitive and Reference Types to Strings
- Converting Strings to Primitive Values
- Chapter 16. Built-in Math Functions
- Math and StrictMath Classes
- Mathematical Constants
- Absolute Value Methods
- Power and Square Root Methods
- Transcendental Math Functions
- Trigonometric Methods
- Conversion Methods
- Minimum and Maximum Methods
- Rounding and Remainder Methods
- Random Number Generator Methods
- The java.math Package
- Comparing the Built-in Math Capability of C, C, Fortran, and Java
- References
- Chapter 17. User-Defined Math Functions
- Basic Plan of Attack
- The Math2 Class
- Logarithm Methods
- Hyperbolic Trigonometric Methods
- The Gamma Function
- The Final Version of the Math2 Class
- Compiling the Math2 Class
- Using Math2 Class Methods
- Comparing Java, C, and Fortran Values
- References
- Chapter 18. Building Class Hierarchies
- Defining the State and Behavior of a Gas Mixture
- The General Class Hierarchy Structure
- AbstractGas Class
- PerfectGas Class
- Air Class
- Realgas Class
- Species Class
- N2 Class
- N Class
- NitrogenGas Class
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 19. Solving Systems of Equations
- General Considerations
- The EqnSolver Class
- Test Case
- Pivoting
- Gauss-Jordan Elimination
- Gaussian Elimination
- Lower-Upper Decomposition
- Matrix Inversion
- Testing the EqnSolver Class Methods
- Real Gas Viscosity Method
- Chapter 20. Solving Differential Equations
- Ordinary Differential Equations
- The ODE Class
- Initial Value Problems
- Runge-Kutta Schemes
- Example Problem: Damped Spring Motion
- Embedded Runge-Kutta Solvers
- Other ODE Solution Techniques
- Two-Point Boundary Problems
- Shooting Methods
- Example Problem: Compressible Boundary Layer
- Other Two-Point Boundary Solution Techniques
- Partial Differential Equations
- References
- Chapter 21. Integration of Functions
- General Comments
- Trapezoidal Algorithms
- Simpson s Rule
- Solving Improper Integrals
- Gaussian Quadrature Methods
- General Integral Types
- Example: Thin Airfoil Theory
- References
- Chapter 22. Fourier Transforms
- The Fourier Transform
- Discrete Fourier Transform
- Analyzing Composite Signals
- Sampling Theory
- Spectral Leakage
- Fast Fourier Transform
- Chapter 23. Generic Class Libraries
- Analyzing the Problem
- Example: Least Squares Fit
- Implementing the Generic Part
- Implementing the Problem-Specific Part
- Testing the Generic Class Library
- Chapter 24. Data Modeling and Curve Fits
- Least Squares Fit to a Polynomial Equation
- The DataModeling Class
- The Polynomial Class
- Example Problem: Curve Fitting Specific Heat Data
- Fitting to Nonpolynomial Equations
- The Power Class
- Other Data Modeling Techniques
- References
- Chapter 25. Java IO
- General Concepts
- Byte Input Streams
- Byte Output Streams
- Character Input Streams
- Character Output Streams
- Test Case: An Atmosphere Modeling Tool
- Getting Input from Command Line Arguments
- Using the Standard IO Streams
- Reading and Writing to a File
- Saving and Restoring Objects
- The java.nio Packages
- References
- Chapter 26. An Introduction to Java GUIs
- The Java GUI Libraries
- The AtmGUI Class
- Choosing a Container
- Selecting the GUI Components
- Adding the Components to the Container
- Event Handlers
- Other GUI elements
- The Final Form of the AtmGUI class
- Chapter 27. Creating Web-Based Applications Using Java Servlets
- Web-Based Application Basics
- Java Servlets
- Required Libraries and Tools
- Example: A Web-Based Atmosphere Modeling Tool
- HttpServlet Class
- General Form of an HttpServlet Subclass
- Extracting Input Parameters
- Running Server-Based Applications
- Sending Output Back to the Client Machine
- The AtmServlet Class
- Deploying the Web-Based Application
- Appendix Java Keywords
Technical Java: Applications for Science and Engineering
ISBN: 0131018159
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 281
Pages: 281
Authors: Grant Palmer