Systems Engineering Principles and Practice

By Sam Seymour, William N. Sweet, Steven M. Biemer, et al.

Book Overview

This classroom-tested approach is based on a successful course at Johns Hopkins University, originally developed to serve the needs of Westinghouse Co. * Provides an excellent entry-level approach to understanding how to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency in industry and business. * Each chapter will be accompanied by a set of problems to aid understanding.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471234435
• ISBN13: 9780471234432
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent introductory text

I am presently using this text in an introductory (graduate level) course in systems engineering. I have been a practicing systems engineer for over 15 years, and I still find this text useful as a reference. I highly recommend this book both as a beginning graduate level text and a practical reference for the working systems engineering professional.

Great book on Systems Engineering

Excellent book on Systems Engineering covering Development, Post-Development (Production, Operation and Support), Systems Engineering Management, Software Systems Engineering and Decision Tools on the same book. I believe it is coherent with its goal: "help students learn how to think like systems engineers". It is easy to read and has exercises at the end of each chapter. I recommend it for both students and practitioners.

Excellent resource!

This book is a great text for those interested in learning or expanding your knowledge of systems engineering. Well presented with sound explanations on the concepts. My company has multiple copies in use. Highly recommended.

Excellent SE text and reference

I have just completed the JHU program in Systems Engineering. This book is the foundation for the curriculum and is a very readable, solid overview of Systems Engineering. All phases of the system life-cycle are introduced and tied together to truly illustrate the process. The book focuses on processes, the tools used will change, but good Systems Engineering will stay the same. The process to derive good requirements that are able to be implemented and tested are the same regardless of technology or field.