UML and Object-Oriented Design

  1. Introduction to UML (Unified Modeling Language)
    1. Purpose and History of UML
      1. Origins of UML
        1. Three Amigos Contribution
          1. Standardization by OMG
            1. UML Versions and Evolution
              1. Role in Software Engineering
              2. Goals of Visual Modeling
                1. Communication Among Stakeholders
                  1. Documentation and Specification
                    1. Analysis and Design Support
                      1. Code Generation Support
                        1. Reverse Engineering
                        2. UML Building Blocks
                          1. Things
                            1. Structural Things
                              1. Classes
                                1. Interfaces
                                  1. Collaborations
                                    1. Use Cases
                                      1. Components
                                        1. Nodes
                                          1. Artifacts
                                          2. Behavioral Things
                                            1. Interactions
                                              1. State Machines
                                                1. Activities
                                                2. Grouping Things
                                                  1. Packages
                                                    1. Subsystems
                                                    2. Annotational Things
                                                      1. Notes
                                                        1. Comments
                                                          1. Constraints
                                                        2. Relationships
                                                          1. Dependency
                                                            1. Association
                                                              1. Generalization
                                                                1. Realization
                                                                2. Diagrams
                                                                  1. Definition of a Diagram
                                                                    1. Diagram Notation Conventions
                                                                      1. Diagram Views and Perspectives
                                                                    2. UML Diagram Categories
                                                                      1. Structural Diagrams
                                                                        1. Overview and Purpose
                                                                          1. Static View of System
                                                                          2. Behavioral Diagrams
                                                                            1. Overview and Purpose
                                                                              1. Dynamic View of System

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                                                                          3. Structural UML Diagrams