Java Examples for Interactive Instruction in Bioengineering

Henry R. Bungay
Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY USA 12180-3590

ABSTRACT

Java language is well suited for a wide range of programs, but its learning curve is steep unless you are already versed in an advanced language such as C++. Far easier than learning Java is to modify existing programs that have features that accommodate your objectives. Three examples are included with their Java source code.
  1. Steady state concentrations in continuous culture. This features five slider bars in the Java applet. Java source code.
  2. Competition in a chemostat. The applet has slider bars and a crude integration scheme. Java source code.
  3. Particle migration in velocity fields. Slider bars and a check box. Java source code.