RHUL Department of Physics PH2150 Scientific Computing Skills Java Programmming
Next: Introduction Contents RHUL Department of Physics PH2150 Scientific Computing Skills Java Programmming S. George and C. V. Quarman Autumn Term 2011 Introduction Objectives Assessment 1 Programming Basics Computer programs and java Basic program structure Running a program on a lab PC Writing Saving Compilation Running Comments Variables -- declaring and assigning values Simple output Arithmetic operators 2 Input, mathematical functions and conditional branching Keyboard input Mathematical library The if statement and comparison operators Else and else if Logical operators 3 Iteration For loops While loops Flow control Scope 4 Arrays, nested loops and composite operators Creating an array Array manipulation and references Composite operators Multi-dimensional arrays and nested loops 5 More advanced input and output Formatting output Input from a file Output to a file 6 Multiple methods Basics of using another method Passing information between methods Other information about methods Method naming Class variables, method variables and scope Passing arrays to methods 7 Numerical problems and multiple classes Numerical integration Multiple classes 8 Object oriented programming Introduction to object orientation (OO) Creating an object Non-static methods Constructor methods Using private class variables Discussion of objects and static vs. non-static methods Closing remark 9 Statistics exercise using external software Random number generator Making histograms Drawing graphs Compiling and running with PtPlot Final exercise Bibliography Appendices A. How to use Java on the PC lab computers Instructions MSDOS tips Directories Screen size Editing on the command-line Cut and paste Redirecting program output to a file Installing Java Installing Jext B. Dealing with errors Compile-time errors Run-time errors C. Trapezium rule for integration Trapezium rule Extended trapezium rule Programming Pitfalls Code Method D. Histograms About this document RHUL Dept. of Physics
