TY - BOOK AU - Fitzgerald,John AU - Larsen,Peter Gorm TI - Modelling systems: practical tools and techniques in software development SN - 9780521899116 U1 - 005.1 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Computer software KW - Development N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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 -- Appendix A. Language guide -- Appendix B. Solutions to exercises N2 - 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 ER -