A Theory Of Programming For Engineers

An elegant theory is simple in concept, yet wide in scope. For example, Kepler’s theory of elliptical planetary orbits is more elegant than the epicycle theory of the same orbits. A theory is more useful to engineers and scientists if it is expressed in terms of concepts that are already at least partly familiar from the day-to-day work of these engineers or scientists. For example, thermodynamic theory of molecular motions is much less effective in the derivation of the period of the pendulum than Newton’s Laws of Motion.