JavaTech, an Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing with Java: Organizing Java files and other practicalities

JavaTech is a practical introduction to the Java programming language with an emphasis on the features that benefit technical computing, such as platform independence, extensive graphics capabilities, multi-threading, and tools to develop network and distributed computing software and embedded processor applications. The book is divided into three parts. The first presents the basics of object-oriented programming in Java and then examines topics such as graphical interfaces, thread processes, I/O, and image processing. The second part begins with a review of network programming and develops Web client-server examples for tasks such as monitoring of remote devices. The focus then shifts to distributed computing with RMI, which allows programs on different platforms to exchange objects and call each other’s methods. CORBA is also discussed and a survey of web services is presented. The final part examines how Java programs can access the local platform and interact with hardware. Topics include combining native code with Java, communication via serial lines, and programming embedded processors. JavaTech demonstrates the ease with which Java can be used to create powerful network applications and distributed computing applications. It can be used as a textbook for introductory or intermediate level programming courses, and for more advanced students and researchers who need to learn Java for a particular task. JavaTech is up to date with Java 5.0.