Elementary Standard ML

"In this new and authoritative textbook the essential features of SML are taught with the use of extensive practical examples and exercises. The book will be ideal for a first level course in functional programming, presenting the functional paradigm as a useful approach in its own right, as well as helping to develop an understanding of concepts that are more widely applicable, such as pattern matching, case structuring, recursion and list processing." "The book's major feature is its extensive use of worked examples to illustrate general techniques and concepts. This approach is regarded as particularly appropriate for a functional language, such as SML, where the student is encountering programming concepts that will be unfamiliar after the "imperative" introduction to programming that most universities adopt." "Elementary Standard ML is a practical and accessible introduction to the language that has been written for a first course in functional programming. Computer science students will find it ideal primer for learning and exploiting SML."--Résumé de l'éditeur "In this new and authoritative textbook the essential features of SML are taught with the use of extensive practical examples and exercises. The book will be ideal for a first level course in functional programming, presenting the functional paradigm as a useful approach in its own right, as well as helping to develop an understanding of concepts that are more widely applicable, such as pattern matching, case structuring, recursion and list processing." "The book's major feature is its extensive use of worked examples to illustrate general techniques and concepts. This approach is regarded as particularly appropriate for a functional language, such as SML, where the student is encountering programming concepts that will be unfamiliar after the "imperative" introduction to programming that most universities adopt." "Elementary Standard ML is a practical and accessible introduction to the language that has been written for a first course in functional programming. Computer science students will find it ideal primer for learning and exploiting SML."--Résumé de l'éditeur "In this new and authoritative textbook the essential features of SML are taught with the use of extensive practical examples and exercises. The book will be ideal for a first level course in functional programming, presenting the functional paradigm as a useful approach in its own right, as well as helping to develop an understanding of concepts that are more widely applicable, such as pattern matching, case structuring, recursion and list processing." "The book's major feature is its extensive use of worked examples to illustrate general techniques and concepts. This approach is regarded as particularly appropriate for a functional language, such as SML, where the student is encountering programming concepts that will be unfamiliar after the "imperative" introduction to programming that most universities adopt." "Elementary Standard ML is a practical and accessible introduction to the language that has been written for a first course in functional programming. Computer science students will find it ideal primer for learning and exploiting SML."--Jacket If we want to solve a problem then one approach is to make a model which captures important aspects of the circumstances of the problem.If the model is accurate and detailed enough then working with it should shed further light on the problem.Usually, a model means a simplified physical replica of something. For example, many childrensOCO toys are models of far more complexdevices. Models may be constructed at differing levels of closeness to the thing being modelled. For example, a basic toy car has four wheelsso that it can be pushed across a floor. A more complex model might have steerable wheels. An even more detailed model might have anelectric motor so that it does not need to be pushed. Finally, the model might have remote control so that its speed and direction can bechanged without direct contact." If we want to solve a problem then one approach is to make a model which captures important aspects of the circumstances of the problem. If the model is accurate and detailed enough then working with it should shed further light on the problem. Usually, a model means a simplified physical replica of something. For example, many childrens' toys are models of far more complexdevices. Models may be constructed at differing levels of closeness to the thing being modelled. For example, a basic toy car has four wheelsso that it can be pushed across a floor. A more complex model might have steerable wheels. An even more detailed model might have anelectric motor so that it does not need to be pushed. Finally, the model might have remote control so that its speed and direction can bechanged without direct contact Standard ML has become the principal teaching language for introducing functional programming. This textbook places emphasis on teaching the essential features of ML, with extensive practical examples, and is intended for undergraduates studying functional programming with Standard ML This book is concerned with programming in the language Standard ML (SML), that is using SML to make precise models for computer animation. It draws on the distinction between programming in the small and in the large, plumping exclusively for the former. Michaelson G. Elementary standard ML (UCL Press, 1995)(ISBN 1857283988)