sjbr@ut-emx.uucp (Sjaak Brinkkemper) (06/14/91)
I am looking for a book that covers the general theory of models and the modelling process. I am interested in definitions of the notion of model, the relation between the model and the system it is supposed to model, the uniqueness of a model, formalisation of models, etc. I actually found a book in Netherlands : Inleiding tot het modelbegrip (Introduction to the notion of model), De Haan, Bussum, 1969. This books gives an overview of the use of models in all branches of science: physics, mathematics, sociology, engineering; and proposes a unified view. It is pretty comprehensive, but unfortunately not translated in English. I need this for my work on models of information systems, that are used for generating software. Browsing through our library catalogue with the keyword 'model' gives me thousands of entries, that I cannot use. Please reply through e-mail. In case of interesting follow-up I will post a summary. Thanks, Sjaak Brinkkemper -- Sjaak Brinkkemper Organizational Computing Lab MSIS, CBA 5.202 University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA sjbr@emx.utexas.edu tel.: +1.512.471.8879 / +1.512.892.1423