Extra In-Class Handouts

Something "extra" that makes attending class worthwhile...
Its those little things that make attending class worthwhile...

Extra Handouts
(new additions are flagged in RED; all downloads open in a separate window)

Click here for archived notes on extra handouts posted from 08/25/03 - 10/01/03.
Notes on Object Oriented Thinking
- Several sample chapters from the book "An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming" by Timothy Budd (3rd edition, 2002) are available for download. This is an outstanding book that is time-tested and is a true delight to read.
  1. Chapter 1: Thinking Object Oriented
  2. Chapter 2: Abstraction
  3. Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Design
  4. Chapter 4: Classes and Methods
  5. Chapter 5: Messages and Initialization
  6. Chapter 6: Case Study: Eight Queens (A superb illusrtration of the power of OO thinking!!)
  7. Chapter 7: Case Study: Billiards
  8. Chapter 8: Inheritance and Substitution
  9. Chapter 9: Case Study - A Card Game
- I am also adding links to the Object-Oriented Design course web-page created by Dr. Blayne Mayfield (Oklahoma State University) - it has an oustanding collection of notes on OO concepts. Make sure that you check out the programming assignments to get a feel for how to specify a OO design.
  1. Link to the course web-page (check out the lecture notes)
  2. Link to the programming assignments (check out Prog. Assignment #4)
An interesting, very recent, paper on the use of UML and OO thinking for designing real systems.
- Bahill, T. and Daniels, J. (2003), "Using Object-Oriented and UML Tools for Hardware Design: A Case Study," Systems Engineering, 6 (1), pp. 28 - 48. Paper Download
- Click here for a link to Dr. Bahill's web-site with it own assorted set of unique material on systems engineering
An overview of the ANSI/EIA 632 Systems Engineering Standard - paper download
Sample Term Papers (courtesy Dr. Andrew P. Sage, Professor, School of SEOR, GMU)
1. A well-written term report outlining the SDD for a content management system - please read it carefully to see how well the author has outlined his report and motivated the system in such a short document - compare and contrast this with the (massive) SDD that CORE compiles - the zipped file contains both the report and the CORE database Download zipped file
2. The elevator case study from the Buede text, including its CORE database. Download zipped file
3. If time permits, read Chapter 3 of the Budd text - section 3.4 outlines an interesting system called the Intelligent Kitchen Helper.
(New) Petri Nets (Required Downloads for Homework 5)
1. (Reqd.) Agerwala, T. (1979), "Putting Petri Nets to Work", IEEE Computer. Download
2. (Optional) Sivaraman, E. (2003), "Petri Nets: A Primer." Download
3. (Reqd.) PESIM - software for Petri net modeling and simulation. Download zipped file
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