The Application. The Body Mass Index is a reliable indicator of Body Fat. The index values fall within ranges, these ranges define categories of health risk. The program displays a scale like a speedometer with marks spaced relative to the categories. The coding required some simple Trigonometry to accurately position the arrow and find an appropriate place for the arrowhead as well as the position of the marks

Java Features Demonstrated. This program demonstrates the use of the Java Swing library, and the Java 2D API. Classes follow the Model View Controller pattern closely as possible. The program was developed using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE)