Modelling Systems
Practical Tools and Techniques in Software Development
2nd Edition
Published on 11. June 2009
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-521-89911-6 (ISBN)
Description
How can we make sure that the software we build does what it is supposed to? This book provides an insight into established techniques which help developers to overcome the complexity of software development by constructing models of software systems in early design stages. It uses one of the leading formal methods, VDM (Vienna Development Method), and combines training in the formalism with industry-strength tool support and examples derived from real industrial applications. The principles taught here also apply to many of the current generation of formal methods. This second edition has been updated to include advanced online tool support for formal modelling as well as up-to-date reports on real commercial applications in areas as diverse as business information systems and firmware design.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an excellent first course in modeling, and is so well organized that even individual study is practical. The book was enjoyable to read, and well written. Points of complexity were explained well, and the wealth of examples provides a roadmap to understanding for both the student and practitioner."More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 20 Tables, unspecified; 14 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-89911-6 (9780521899116)
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Additional editions
John Fitzgerald | Peter Gorm Larsen
Modelling Systems
Practical Tools and Techniques in Software Development
E-Book
09/2009
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€73.99
Available for download
Persons
John Fitzgerald is a Reader in Computing Science at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Peter Gorm Larsen is a Professor of Computer Technology and Embedded Systems at the Engineering College of Aarhus (IHA), Denmark. He also works as an independent consultant.
Content
Foreword to the first edition; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Constructing a model; 3. VDMTools Lite; 4. Describing system properties using logical expressions; 5. The elements of a formal model; 6. Sets; 7. Sequences; 8. Mappings; 9. Recursive structures; 10. Validating models; 11. State-based modelling; 12. Large-scale modelling; 13. Using VDM in practice; A. Language guide; B. Solutions to exercises; Bibliography; Subject index; Definitions index.