The author's aim in this textbook is to provide students with a clear understanding of the relationship between the principles of object-oriented programming and software engineering. Professor Zeigler takes an approach based on state representation to formal specification. Consequently, this book is unique through its - emphasis on formulating primitives from which all other functionality can be built; - integral use of a semi-formal behaviour specification language based on state transition concepts; -differentiation between behaviour and implementation; -a reusable heterogeneous container class library; -ability to show the elegance and power of ensemble methods with non-trivial examples. As a result, students studying software engineering will find this a distinctive and valuable approach to programming and systems engineering.
Bernard P. Zeigler is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona, Tucson and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation (ACIMS). He is internationally known for his 1976 foundational text Theory of Modeling and Simulation, revised for a second edition (Academic Press, 2000). He has published numerous books and research publications on the Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and of the Society for Modeling and Simulation, International (SCS). He was inducted into the SCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame in 2009.
Zeigler is Chief Scientist for RTSync Corp., a spinoff of ACIMS devoted to transferring DEVS-based technology to general use. He is also on the staff of the C4I Center of George Mason University.
He enjoys collaborating with scientists and engineers, young and old, around the world.
