An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus
An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus

Author: Greg Michaelson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0486280292

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Well-respected text for computer science students provides an accessible introduction to functional programming. Cogent examples illuminate the central ideas, and numerous exercises offer reinforcement. Includes solutions. 1989 edition.

An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus
An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus

Author: Greg Michaelson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0486478831

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This well-respected text offers an accessible introduction to functional programming concepts and techniques for students of mathematics and computer science. The treatment is as nontechnical as possible, assuming no prior knowledge of mathematics or functional programming. Numerous exercises appear throughout the text, and all problems feature complete solutions. 1989 edition.

Lambda Calculus with Types
Lambda Calculus with Types

Author: Henk Barendregt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 969

ISBN-13: 1107276349

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This handbook with exercises reveals in formalisms, hitherto mainly used for hardware and software design and verification, unexpected mathematical beauty. The lambda calculus forms a prototype universal programming language, which in its untyped version is related to Lisp, and was treated in the first author's classic The Lambda Calculus (1984). The formalism has since been extended with types and used in functional programming (Haskell, Clean) and proof assistants (Coq, Isabelle, HOL), used in designing and verifying IT products and mathematical proofs. In this book, the authors focus on three classes of typing for lambda terms: simple types, recursive types and intersection types. It is in these three formalisms of terms and types that the unexpected mathematical beauty is revealed. The treatment is authoritative and comprehensive, complemented by an exhaustive bibliography, and numerous exercises are provided to deepen the readers' understanding and increase their confidence using types.

Introduction to Functional Programming Systems Using Haskell
Introduction to Functional Programming Systems Using Haskell

Author: Antony J. T. Davie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-06-18

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521277242

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Here is an introduction to functional programming and its associated systems. A unique feature is its use of the language Haskell for teaching both the rudiments and the finer points of the functional technique. Haskell is a new, internationally agreed and accepted functional language that is designed for teaching, research and applications, that has a complete formal description, that is freely available, and that is based on ideas that have a wide consensus. Thus it encapsulates some of the main thrusts of functional programming itself, which is a style of programming designed to confront the software crisis directly. Programs written in functional languages can be built up from smaller parts, and they can also be proved correct, important when software has to be reliable. Moreover, a certain amount of parallelism can be extracted from functional languages automatically. This book serves as an introduction both to functional programming and Haskell, and will be most useful to students, teachers and researchers in either of these areas. An especially valuable feature are the chapters on programming and implementation, along with a large number of exercises.

The Lambda Calculus
The Lambda Calculus

Author: H.P. Barendregt

Publisher: North Holland

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13:

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The revised edition contains a new chapter which provides an elegant description of the semantics. The various classes of lambda calculus models are described in a uniform manner. Some didactical improvements have been made to this edition. An example of a simple model is given and then the general theory (of categorical models) is developed. Indications are given of those parts of the book which can be used to form a coherent course.

Introduction to Combinators and (lambda) Calculus
Introduction to Combinators and (lambda) Calculus

Author: J. R. Hindley

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1986-05-29

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780521318396

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Combinatory logic and lambda-conversion were originally devised in the 1920s for investigating the foundations of mathematics using the basic concept of 'operation' instead of 'set'. They have now developed into linguistic tools, useful in several branches of logic and computer science, especially in the study of programming languages. These notes form a simple introduction to the two topics, suitable for a reader who has no previous knowledge of combinatory logic, but has taken an undergraduate course in predicate calculus and recursive functions. The key ideas and basic results are presented, as well as a number of more specialised topics, and man), exercises are included to provide manipulative practice.