JavaTech, an Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing with Java

Description

JavaTech is a practical introduction to the Java programming language with an emphasis on the features that benefit technical computing. After presenting the basics of object-oriented programming in Java, it examines introductory topics such as graphical interfaces and thread processes. It goes on to review network programming and develops Web client-server examples for tasks such as monitoring remote devices. The focus then shifts to distributed computing with RMI. Finally, it 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. An extensive web site supports the book with additional instructional materials. JavaTech demonstrates the ease with which Java can be used to create powerful network applications and distributed computing applications. It will be used as a textbook for programming courses, and by researchers who need to learn Java for a particular task.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction to Java

1. Introduction

2. Language basics

3. Classes and objects in Java

4. More about objects in Java

5. Organising Java files and other practicalities

6. Java graphics

7. Graphical user interfaces

8. Threads

9. Java input/output

10. Java utilities

11. Image handling and processing

12. More techniques and tips

 

Part II. Java and the Network

13. Java networking basics

14. A Java web server

15. Client/server with sockets

16. Distributed computing

17. Distributed computing - the client

18. Java remote method invocation (RMI)

19. Corba

20. Distributed computing - putting it all together

21. Introduction to web services and XML

 

Part III. Out of the Sandbox

22. The Java native interface (JNI)

23. Accessing the platform

24. Embedded Java

Appendices.