Lecture3: Problem types and problem frames

• Lecture 3: Problem Types and Problem Frames .
• Attaching Things .
• Fully-general tools? .
• Reprise: Definition: What is "Engineering"? .
• Characteristics of Engineering Practice .
• Designs are not all Alike .
• Engineering Design to Decisions .
• Engineering Judgment Requires Understanding .
• Polya: How to Solve It .
• Choosing a Design .
• Problems vs Solutions .
• Reprise: Elements of a Software System .
• Problem Frames and their Diagrams .
• Properties of Domains .
• Solution based on Problem Frame .
• Workpiece Problem Frame .
• Workpieces Frame .
• Simple IS Problem Frame .
• Simple IS Frame .
• Connection Problem Frame .
• Connection Frame .
• Simple Control Problem Frame .
• Simple Control Frame .
• Frames and Methods .
• What If No Frame Fits? .
• Design Approaches for Architecture .
• Main Points
• Back of the Envelope .
• Common Component Configurations .
• JSD Problem Frame .
• Environment-Effect Problem Frame .

Heather L. Marko

Modified: 5/13/98