HTML, JavaScript, and PHP are Web-based programming languages that can
be used to solve computational problems in an online environment.
This easy-to-read, informative guide/reference will enable readers to
quickly develop a working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and PHP - a
valuable skill for any scientist or engineer. Updating and expanding
upon the author's previous Springer titles, An Introduction to HTML and
JavaScript and An Introduction to PHP, the text emphasizes a hands-on
approach to learning and makes extensive use of examples throughout the
book. A detailed science, engineering, or mathematics background is not
required to understand the material, making the book ideally suitable
for self-study or an introductory course in programming.
Topics and features: describes the creation and use of HTML documents,
including tables, forms, lists, frames, and cascading style sheets;
presents fundamental concepts of client-side and server-side programming
languages and their application to scientific and engineering
calculations, using JavaScript and PHP; examines JavaScript and PHP
implementation of arrays, built-in and user-defined methods and
functions, math capabilities, and input processing with HTML forms; with
PHP, extends programming fundamentals to include reading and writing
server-based files, command-line interfaces, and an introduction to GD
graphics; appendices include lists of ASCII and HTML special characters,
and a brief introduction to using a "pseudocode" approach to organizing
solutions to computing problems; includes a Glossary and an extensive
set of programming exercises.
This highly useful guidebook supplies all the tools necessary to begin
programming in HTML, JavaScript and PHP for scientific and engineering
applications. Its clear writing style, with a focus on the importance of
learning by example, will appeal to both professionals and undergraduate
students in any technical field.
