comp.software-eng archive file "blurb/schach2e" last changed 28 Apr 1993 This file contains information on the following subjects. Numbers in column 1 count distinct messages with the corresponding subject. 1 Second edition of Schach's Software Eng. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 15:44:56 -0500 From: "Howard Aksen" To: aksen@ee.Princeton.EDU, dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca Subject: Second edition of Schach's Software Eng. Hi David: I was not sure if you are aware we had recently published Schach's second edition. If you would like a copy please let me know. It is quite different from the first edition and being very positively accepted so far, Here is some information about the 2e: Overview The second edition of Software Engineering stresses and carefully considers each phase of the software process. The text is arranged in a format that closely reflects the process orientation of modern software engineering. The strengths of the book are its breadth of coverage, excellent examples, depth of material, outstanding illustrations, and extensive list of current references. The book is intended for a senior or first-year graduate-level course. Highly relevant, easy to read, and the appropriate length for a one-semester course, this new edition is an important learning tool for your students. The Right Coverage and Themes Modern topics are covered, including the object-oriented approach, the Spiral Model, and the Capability Maturity Model(CMM). The text emphasizes the importance of maintenance, testing, documentation, reuse, analysis and comparison of competing techniques, and how the results of experiments in software engineering can assist in selecting the appropriate technique. Largely language independent, the text makes use of C/C++ where appropriate. Current and Balanced Topics Emphasized throughout the text are CASE tools, reuse, and software metrics. New topics in this edition include the Spiral Model, Joint Application Design (JAD), the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), and the formal specification language Z. Features 1. Logical ordering of material 2. Appropriate for an undergraduate or graduate course 3. Use of C/C++ 4. Can be taught in its entirety in a one-semester course 5. Use of metrics 6. Emphasis on testing 7. A chapter on Ada 8. Satisfies SE1 through SE5 of the ACM/IEEE curriculum 9. Over 200 classroom-tested problems of different types 10. Classroom-tested term project (included in each chapter) performed in teams 11. A For Further Reading section in each chapter, with many references 12. Extensive bibliography with over 450 references listing the chapter in which each reference is cited I hope you can mention it in your next FAQ. The ISBN is 0-256-12998-3 Co-published by Irwin and Aksen Associates Regards. Howard S. Aksen