The Engineering Design of Systems

by Dennis M. Buede (George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia)

• ISBN13: 9780471282259
• ISBN10: 0471282251
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Systems engineering is the design of a complex interconnection of many elements to maximize performance. As such, the science relates to all fields of engineering. While systems engineering has always played an important role in industrial and military applications, advances in communications and computer technology have made this discipline especially relevant. This book introduces design methods and models used by systems engineers in the real world. It offer a comprehensive, integrated treatment that includes modeling, underlying design principles, and the process of optimization for peak performance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(11)
Introduction	11	(6)
Foreword	17	(4)
Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell
African American Methodist Churches	21	(22)
Baha'i	43	(18)
Christian and Missionary Alliance	61	(20)
The Christian Congregation	81	(16)
Church of the Brethren	97	(28)
Church of the Nazarene	125	(20)
Evangelical Free Church	145	(20)
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	165	(20)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	185	(22)
Mennonite/Amish	207	(26)
Native American/First Nations	233	(16)
Orthodox Churches	249	(28)
Pentecostal Church of God	277	(20)
Reformed Church in America/Canada	297	(22)
Sikh	319	(30)
Unitarian Universalist	349	(24)
Wesleyan	373	(20)
Glossary	393	(6)
Calendar of Religious Holidays and Festivals	399