Larry PaulsonCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 1/5/2010EAN 9780521565431, ISBN10: 052156543XPaperback, 500 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 2.9 cmLanguage: EnglishThe new edition of this successful and established textbook retains its two original intentions of explaining how to program in the ML language, and teaching the fundamentals of functional programming. The major change is the early and prominent coverage of modules, which are extensively used throughout. In addition, the first chapter has been totally rewritten to make the book more accessible to those without experience of programming languages. The main features of new Standard Library for the revised version of ML are described and many new examples are given, while references have also been updated. Dr Paulson has extensive practical experience of ML and has stressed its use as a tool for software engineering; the book contains many useful pieces of code, which are freely available (via the Internet) from the author. He shows how to use lists, trees, higher-order functions and infinite data structures. Many illustrative and practical examples are included.. Efficient functional implementations of arrays, queues, priority queues, etc. are described. Larger examples include a general top-down parser, a lambda-calculus reducer and a theorem prover. The combination of careful explanation and practical advice will ensure that this textbook continues to be the preferred text for many courses on ML.1. Standard ML2. Names, functions and types3. Lists4. Trees and concrete data5. Functions and infinite data6. Reasoning about functional programs7. Modules8. Imperative programming in ML9. Writing interpreters for the lambda-calculus10. A tactical theorem proverBibliography.
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