UML Demystified

The fast and easy way to learn UMLGet started using UML in no time using this easy-to-follow guide. UML Demystified shows you how to visually plan, develop, and analyze software projects with this powerful modeling language. Step-by-step instructions with lots of examples help you learn quickly.You'll begin by learning the basics of UML. Then you'll get details on use cases, activity diagrams, interaction diagrams, class diagrams, statecharts, components, and deployment diagrams. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will have you programming in UML right away.Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, UML Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this powerful software modeling language.This one-of-a-kind, self-teaching text offers:An easy way to understand UMLA quiz at the end of each chapterA final exam at the end of the bookNo unnecessary technical jargonA time-saving approach

Explains how to read, model, and use UML to create well-structured, stable software products. This self-teaching guide includes key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. It is useful as an introductory text, or classroom supplement.

Chapter 1: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Lines of Code Chapter 2: Start at the Beginning with Use Cases Chapter 3: Diagramming Features as Processes Chapter 4: Discovering Behaviors with Interaction Diagrams Chapter 5: What Are the Things That Describe My Problem? Chapter 6: Showing How Classes Are Related Chapter 7: Using State Chart Diagrams Chapter 8: Modeling Components Chapter 9: Fit and Finish Chapter 10: Visualizing Your Deployment Topology APPENDIX A: FINAL EXAM SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX