What is an abstract and how do we do it?

• Intellectual Production of Engineers Table of Contents Digest A portion of the table of contents is cut out and given a new title (front cover).

• Chapter 1: How to Learn Something New 1

  • What is Abstract 29
    • abstract 30
    • Models & Models 31
    • Module 32
      • Limit interactions 32
      • Hide unimportant parts = extract important parts 33
    • Model View Controller 33
    • Finding Patterns 34
    • Design Patterns 35 - Column: Naming the Pattern 36
    • Why is abstraction necessary? 37
      • Generalization through pattern discovery 38
  • How to abstract 39
    • Compare and learn 39
      • Notice the space between “same” and “different. “39
      • Parable 40
      • Focus on the Difference 41
    • Learning from History 42
    • Learning from Pattern Books 43
  • Verification 44
    • Made and verified 45
      • Commentary is also a kind of making 46
    • Verified by testing 46
    • Areas of Difficulty in Verification 47
  • Summary 47 What is Abstract 29_2

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