Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Definitions
Part I: Information Modeling
1: Information and Communication
2: Models and Representations
3: The Modeling Process
4: A Worked Example
5: Modeling Principles
6: Integration and Specialization
7: Model Documentation
8: EXPRESS Information Base
Part II: The EXPRESS Language
9: Basic Elements
10: Datatypes
11: Declarations
12: References
13: Executable Statements
14: Expressions
15: Interfacing
16: EXPRESS Syntax
17: A Graphical Form of EXPRESS
18: Symbols
19: EXPRESS-G Models
20: Sample Models
21: The EXPRESS-I Language
22: Usage Notes
23: EXPRESS-I Syntax
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

"This book is an important contribution to information technology. It promotes intuitive, well-known constructs on a solid language level suitable for engineering use. All the material is valuable for designers of information systems, analysts and academics specializing in information technology." -- Computing Reviews
"This book is an important contribution to information technology. It promotes intuitive, well-known constructs on a solid language level suitable for engineering use. All the material is valuable for designers of information systems, analysts and academics specializing in information technology." -- Computing Reviews