Development of Web Tools for NLX Simulation Software

<p>Valuable mathematical equations have developed within biology and other sciences (physics, chemistry, etc.) that model various processes, but the complexity of the equations are not easily understood by students, scientists, and those with limited knowledge of the subject area. Simulation software used to visually explain a model is normally proprietary to the specific model equations and cannot be easily adapted to new models by non-programmers. Simulation software needs to be modular and based upon web technologies so that the software can be run on multiple platforms. The NLX simulation software is a group of Java-based objects that can be combined with any model equations to create interactive HTML simulation pages rapidly. No simple interface exists to build simulation pages with the software. The goal of the project is to create a tool by which biologists or any scientist, instructor, or general user, could convert an abstract mathematical model into a visually comprehensible and interactive simulation using NLX. The project succeeds in providing a graphical user interface for the NLX software that opens the technology to users that have a limited coding background, as well as providing users with assistance in understanding the behavior of complex mathematical models.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biology

Year

2004

Author dc:creator

• Siriphongs, Daniel Chai

Contributors dc:contributor

• J. Mailen Kootsey
• Ronald L. Carter
• Ramon Gonzalez

• Biology
• Software Engineering
• Biology -- Mathematical models -- software; Biological models -- Data processing; Computer software -- Development; World Wide Web (Information retrieval system).

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/779

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1879