NLX: building web pages with interactive calculations in minutes

Author

Kootsey, J. Mailen ; McAuley, Grant

Author_Institution

Biomed. Comput. Facility, Loma Linda Univ., CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

3505

Abstract

An object technology and procedure are described for the rapid development of Web pages containing interactive calculations for learning or research applications. NumberLinX (NLX) consists of a library of Java objects for interacting with model equations, also coded in Java. Functions of the NLX objects include control of the calculations, changing model parameters, and displaying calculated results. NLX objects are general and do not require Java code changes for different models and applications. HTML parameters are used to connect interactive objects together, for example linking input objects to model parameters and output display objects to calculated variables. HTML templates for the NLX objects simplify the construction of interactive Web pages containing the objects.

Keywords

Java; Web design; digital simulation; hypermedia markup languages; teaching; HTML templates; Java objects; NumberLinX; model equations; model parameters; object technology; research applications; web pages; Biomedical computing; Buildings; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Equations; HTML; Java; Mathematical model; Web pages; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7789-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280907

Filename

1280907