Books in the Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series series

Teaches you to apply object-oriented methods using paradigms such as Java, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0, and .NET. This work gives an introduction to the new UML 2.0, from the notation's most fundamental and advanced elements with an emphasis on key changes. It also includes an appendix on object-oriented programming languages.

Unified Modeling Language (UML) has been the industry standard for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of a software-intensive system. Starting with an overview of the UML, this book explains the language gradually by introducing a few concepts and notations in each chapter.

Gets students thinking about efficient object-oriented software design using UML 2.0. The book describes the major UML 2.0 diagram types, what they are intended to do, and the basic notation involved in creating and deciphering them, with a concise format.