Importance of Proper Classification

TSRK Prasad
Department of CSE
BITS, Pilani - KK Birla Goa Campus

Object Oriented Programming

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What is Classification?

Classification is the means by which we order knowledge.

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What is Classification?

Classification is the means by which we order knowledge.

Classification of Animals

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Why Classify?

To identify relationships among classes

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Why Classify?

To identify relationships among classes

Kinds of relationships,
Generalization
Specialization
Aggregation
Hierarchies

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Lecture Outline

1 Difficulty of Classification

2 Process of Classification

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Lecture Outline

1 Difficulty of Classification

2 Process of Classification

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A Motivating Example

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A Motivating Example

Where would you put the new animal??

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Insight

Classification is highly depenendent on the reason for

classification.

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Insight

Classification is highly depenendent on the reason for

classification.

Everything is obvious (once you know the answer).

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Boss Types

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Lecture Outline

1 Difficulty of Classification

2 Process of Classification

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Problem Solving Approach

adhoc to general solution

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Problem Solving Approach

adhoc to general solution

iterative

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Problem Solving Approach

adhoc to general solution

iterative
What does this inkblot resemble?

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Reading Material

Sec 4.1: The Importance of Proper Classification,

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, Grady
Booch, Robert A. Maksimchuk, Michael W. Engle, Bobbi J.
Young, and Jim Conallen, Pearson Education, 3rd Edition, 2007.

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Acknowledgements

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