Java applets for Biology 245?

20 Mar 98
Thinking about simulation and dynamic content leads directly to wondering once again about the possibilities of Java. A lot has happened since I last spent time on the subject. I learned yesterday (from Pam Vermeer) about Visual Café, which seems to be the 'construction kit' John Blackburn and I were wishing for yesterday.

Heres's a link to a JavaWorld article comparing several products in this realm.


The purpose: to build simulations that students can play with: adjust parameters and re-run to see consequences. I need some good clear examples, using real data.
The link above has a list of 'Previous Step by Step Columns' at the end --each of which is a walkthrough of a topic (like Java Beans from Aug '97)