A Mathematical Theory of Design: Foundations, Algorithms and Applications

by Dan Braha and Oded Maimon

Book Overview

Formal Design Theory (PDT) is a mathematical theory of design. The main goal of PDT is to develop a domain independent core model of the design process. The book focuses the reader's attention on the process by which ideas originate and are developed into workable products. In developing PDT, we have been striving toward what has been expressed by the distinguished scholar Simon (1969): that "the science of design is possible and some day we will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441947981
• ISBN13: 9781441947987
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 682 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"