Spatial modeling in natural sciences and engineering : software development and implementation : with 86 tables The author introduces the reader to the creation and implementation of space related models by applying a learning by doing and problem oriented approach. The required procedural skills are rarely taught at universities and many scientists and engineers struggle to transfer a model into a computer program. The purpose of this book is to fill this gap. It moves from simple to more complex applications covering various important topics in the sequence: dynamic matrix processing 2D and 3D graphics databases Java applets and parallel computing. A file (SMOP.zip) with all examples can be downloaded free of chargefromthe Internet at http: de.geocities.com bsttc2 book. TOC:Object Oriented Methodoloy: Introduction; Overview of Different Object Oriented Approaches; Fundamentals of Object Oriented Models. Building Models with Objects and Patterns: Dynamic Matrix Processor in Visual Basic; 2D Dynamic Data Plotter in Visual Basic; 3D Data Visualizer in Visual Basic; Interactive Window Shell for Exe Files in Visual Basic; Image Digitizer with a Database in Visual Basic; City Map Java Applet with a Road Finder; Parallel Computing of Satellite Orbits using Java Threads. Bibliography. Glossary. Index