Guide to HTML, JavaScript and PHP: For Scientists and Engineers [Paperback]

This book enables readers to quickly develop a working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and PHP. The text emphasizes a hands-on approach to learning and makes extensive use of examples. 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. Features: describes the creation and use of HTML documents; presents fundamental concepts of client-side and server-side programming languages; examines JavaScript and PHP implementation of arrays, built-in and user-defined methods and functions, math capabilities, and input processing with HTML forms; extends programming fundamentals to include reading and writing server-based files, command-line interfaces, and an introduction to GD graphics; appendices include 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 book enables readers to quickly develop a working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and PHP. It provides a hands-on approach to learning and makes extensive use of examples. Includes a glossary as well as?a range of?programming exercises.

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 authors 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 idlƒ5