Exercise 1, Introduction

A:

Discuss whether the following are a phenomenon (object) or a concept (class). If it is a phenomenon then find the concept that covers the phenomenon.

• A bicycle

• The bicycle you wrote to the university this morning

• The book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

• Your own copy of the book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

• A teaching assistant

• Denmark

• 7

• The set of all integers

• The set of all students following this course

B:

Draw a generalization and specialization hierarchy for the different kinds of persons on a university, e.g., professors, teaching assistants, students, secretaries, and lab engineers. Describe the data and methods on the various concepts found.

C:

Find two or more examples on an aggregated concept.

Best regards,
Kristian Torp