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Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Sarnath Ramnath

    1. Department of Computer Science, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, USA

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  2. Brahma Dathan

    1. Department of Information and Computer Science, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, USA

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  • Coverage of implementation issues.
  • Introduction to the art and craft of refactoring.
  • Provides a sound footing on object-oriented concepts such as classes, objects, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic linking.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Basic Object-Oriented Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 3-11

    3. Basics of Object-Oriented Programming

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 12-51

    4. Relationships between Classes

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 52-79

    5. Language Features for Object-Oriented Implementation

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 80-110

  3. Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, Implementation and Refactoring

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Elementary Design Patterns

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 113-133

    3. Analysing a System

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 134-166

    4. Design and Implementation

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 167-209

    5. How ‘Object-Oriented’ is Our Design?

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 210-230

  4. Advanced Concepts in Object-Oriented Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Exploring Inheritance

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 233-286

    3. Modelling with Finite State Machines

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 287-338

    4. Interactive Systems and the MVC Architecture

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 339-407

    5. Designing with Distributed Objects

      • Sarnath Ramnath, Brahma Dathan
      Pages 408-448

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 449-470
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About this book

Object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) has over the years, become a vast field, encompassing such diverse topics as design process and principles, documentation tools, refactoring, and design and architectural patterns. For most students the learning experience is incomplete without implementation. This new textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to OOAD. The salient points of its coverage are: • A sound footing on object-oriented concepts such as classes, objects, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic linking, etc. • A good introduction to the stage of requirements analysis. • Use of UML to document user requirements and design. • An extensive treatment of the design process. • Coverage of implementation issues. • Appropriate use of design and architectural patterns. • Introduction to the art and craft of refactoring. • Pointers to resources that further the reader’s knowledge. All the main case-studies used for this book have been implemented by the authors using Java. The text is liberally peppered with snippets of code, which are short and fairly self-explanatory and easy to read. Familiarity with a Java-like syntax and a broad understanding of the structure of Java would be helpful in using the book to its full potential.

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“The authors present a comprehensive, well-organized excursion through object-oriented analysis and design. The volume is organized into three parts, each containing four chapters. … The book also has an excellent appendix on the essentials of Java. … many undergraduate faculty members will consider it to be a comprehensive reference to the object-oriented elements that will be important for all future software developers. Summing Up: Recommended. Students of all levels, researchers/faculty, and professional software developers.” (J. Beidler, Choice, Vol. 49 (5), January, 2012)

“The book is clearly aimed at undergraduate students … it is useful for anyone wanting to learn OOAD, particularly practising or budding Java programmers. … Some useful examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the concepts … . There are also some very useful discussion, further reading and exercise sections at the end of each chapter. … A book on OOAD that is also an introductory text on Java, UML, design and architectural patterns and software architectures is a bargain not to be missed.” (Kawal Banga, BCS, February, 2012)

“Dathan and Ramnath’s book begins with an extensive introduction to object-oriented concepts … . This book is very well written and well manufactured. The discussion of design decisions and their resolution is especially good. … This book fills a niche in the range of texts covering object-oriented analysis and design: it is for a course teaching general object-oriented analysis and design techniques using Java that emphasizes patterns and is based on extensive case studies.” (Christopher Fox, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, USA

    Sarnath Ramnath

  • Department of Information and Computer Science, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, USA

    Brahma Dathan

About the editors

Brahma Dathan is an associate professor in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at Metropolitan State University, Minnesota. He obtained his BS in engineering with special focus on electronics and communication from the University of Kerala, MTech in computer science from IIT Madras and PhD in computer science from University of Pittsburgh. Sarnath Ramnath received his BTech and MTech degrees from IIT Delhi in 1984 and 1987 respectively, and his PhD in Computer Science from SUNY, Buffalo, in 1994. His areas of interest include algorithm analysis and design, data-structures, computational geometry and object-oriented software design. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Minnesota State University, St Cloud, Minnesota, USA.

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