Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science, 2nd Edition (Brian Harvey, et al)

 
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Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science, 2nd Edition (Brian Harvey, et al)
Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science, 2nd Edition (Brian Harvey, et al)

The fairly complex notions of Scheme are made as approachable as possible by this book. This lesson has an emphasis on concise sections on major linguistic aspects, starting with fundamental functions and variables and moving on to recursion and other functional programming ideas.

Scheme programmers divide an issue into functions, whereas C++ and Java programmers employ objects to model data. Recursion and other design principles are used to solve problems in Scheme with art and beauty.

Should learning where to use the semicolon and goto in programming be the only requirement? Absolutely not, say Harvey and Wright. When you first begin programming, it's important to focus on the larger picture and learn to use your creativity instead of your language. The authors base their work on Scheme, a Lisp dialect. Lisp and Scheme are symbolic programming languages that allow you to write programs that write other programs. You may rapidly become up to speed and even have fun because of the exercises you do with Scheme throughout. You become familiar with functions in the first part of the book, which prepares you for tasks involving tic-tac-toe and bridge games. You deal with recursion, abstraction, files, and vectors in the second half. By the end of these chapters, you're ready to use Scheme to tackle databases and spreadsheets.

Programming may be approachable, as demonstrated by Simply Scheme, as long as it piques the imagination rather than stifles it. This book will give you a unique understanding of how computer programs operate inside and out.

Scheme and its cousin Common Lisp, which the book discusses in an appendix, are still preferred by computer scientists even if they are not frequently employed in commerce. One such application is the study of artificial intelligence. With the help of Simple Scheme, a challenging programming language is successfully made approachable and accessible. Any computer science student who is learning Scheme for the first time will find it to be a useful tool.

Ebook Details

About the Authors
  • Brian Harvey is a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley's Department of Computer Science. The Computer Science Logo Style is his writing (MIT Press 1997).
  • At the University of California, Berkeley's Center for New Music and Audio Technologies, Matthew Wright works as a musical applications programmer.
Publisher
Published
Published Date / Year
2nd edition (August 27, 1999)
License(s)
GNU General Public License
Hardcover
611 pages
eBook Format
HTML and PDF Files
Language
English
ISBN-10
0262082810
ISBN-13
978-0262082815

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