Simply Scheme Introducing Computer Science

Name: Simply Scheme Introducing Computer Science
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ISBN: 9780262082266

ISBN-10: 0262082268

ISBN-13: 9780262082266

Edition: 1994

Authors: Brian Harvey, Matthew Wright, Harold Abelson

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Book details

List price: $63.50
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: MIT Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 616
Size: 9.25" wide x 8.19" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English

Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a fellow of the IEEE. He is a founding director of Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and the Free Software Foundation. Additionally, he serves as co-chair for the MIT Council on Educational Technology.



Foreword


Preface


To the Instructor


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Functions


Showing Off Scheme


Functions


Composition of Functions


Expressions


Defining Your Own Procedures


Words and Sentences


True and False


Functions as Data


Higher-Order Functions


Lambda


Project: Scoring Bridge Hands


Example: Tic-Tac-Toe


Variables


Recursion


Introduction to Recursion


The Leap of Faith


How Recursion Works


Common Patterns in Recursive Procedures


Project: Spelling Names of Huge Numbers


Advanced Recursion


Project: Scoring Poker Hands


Example: Pattern Matcher


Abstraction


Lists


Trees


Implementing Higher-Order Functions


Sequential Programming


Input and Output


Example: The Functions Program


Files


Vectors


Example: A Spreadsheet Program


Implementing the Spreadsheet Program


Project: A Database Program


Conclusion: Computer Science


What's Next?


App. A Running Scheme


App. B Common Lisp


App. C Scheme Initialization File


App. D GNU General Public License


Credits


Alphabetical Table of Scheme Primitives


Glossary


Index of Defined Procedures


General Index