Three Models * Class Model -describe the static structure of object & their relationships - nodes are classes, arcs are relationship * State Model - describe the aspects of an object that change over time -State diagrams are used to describe the behavior of a system. -State diagrams describe all of the possible states of an object as events occur. -Each diagram usually represents objects of a single class and track the different states of its objects through the system. * Interaction Model -describe how the objects in a system cooperate to achieve broader result -start with use case elaborate with sequence dia & activity dia.