Functional programming

Fokker J.

Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
1. 1 Functional Languages……Page 7
1. 2 The Gofer- interpreter……Page 8
1.3 Standard functions……Page 11
1. 4 Function definitions……Page 15
1. 5 Typing……Page 20
Exercises……Page 24
2. 1 Operators……Page 27
2. 2 Currying……Page 29
2. 3 Functions as a parameter……Page 31
2. 4 Numerical functions……Page 34
Exercises……Page 40
3. 1 Lists……Page 43
3. 2 Special lists……Page 51
3. 3 Tuples……Page 58
3. 4 Trees……Page 63
Exercises……Page 69
4. 1 Combinatorial Functions……Page 73
4. 2 Matrix calculus……Page 77
4. 3 Polynomials……Page 85
Exercises……Page 89
5. 1 Efficiency……Page 91
5. 2 Laws……Page 98
Exercises……Page 116
A. 1 Complex numbers……Page 119
A. 2 Texts……Page 121
A. 3 Formula manipulation……Page 123
A. 4 Predicate logic……Page 125
A. 5 The class ‘Set’……Page 128
B – ISO/ ASCII table……Page 130
Options……Page 131
Files……Page 132
D – Gofer standard functions……Page 133
E – Literature……Page 138
F – Answers……Page 145