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Name: Abstraction
ID: m11785
Language: English (en)
Summary: Programming is managing complexity. The computer scientist uses abstraction as a tool for managing complexity.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: abstraction layers, behavioral abstraction, data abstraction, procedural abstraction
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.21 (history)
First publication date: Dec 19, 2003 4:12 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Jul 12, 2007 9:41 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m11785_1.21.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.21 Jul 12, 2007 9:41 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Removed reference to "Lab 1".
Version: 1.20 Jan 29, 2005 11:41 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Fixed a few typos spotted by Peter Casey (pcasey at cocc dot edu).  Thanks Peter! DXN
Version: 1.19 Jan 21, 2004 1:11 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Add explanation to code.
Version: 1.18 Jan 20, 2004 1:35 pm US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added Person.java to module
Version: 1.17 Jan 20, 2004 11:19 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Add class Person.
Version: 1.16 Jan 16, 2004 8:35 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs
Version: 1.15 Jan 15, 2004 12:04 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs
Version: 1.14 Jan 14, 2004 2:55 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
fix glossary.
Version: 1.13 Jan 14, 2004 9:59 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
add class.
Version: 1.12 Jan 14, 2004 1:50 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
fix typos; edit the glossary; promote the first two paragraphs in the Type Abstraction section to the outer level.
Version: 1.11 Jan 12, 2004 10:50 am US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
augmenented glossary
Version: 1.10 Jan 12, 2004 9:50 am US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added more content
Version: 1.9 Jan 12, 2004 2:06 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs.
Version: 1.8 Jan 12, 2004 1:27 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs.
Version: 1.7 Jan 12, 2004 1:13 am US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs.
Version: 1.6 Jan 11, 2004 11:53 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
fix typos.
Version: 1.5 Jan 11, 2004 5:21 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
more stuffs.
Version: 1.4 Jan 11, 2004 3:37 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Fix up the format.
Version: 1.3 Jan 11, 2004 3:16 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Add intro and section on data abstraction.
Version: 1.2 Jan 11, 2004 2:42 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
add introduction.
Version: 1.1 Dec 19, 2003 4:42 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
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