IB015 Introduction to Functional Programming

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Libor Škarvada (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Mráková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lukáš Másilko (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Sklenák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Libor Škarvada
Supplier department: Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:50 D2
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
IB015/T01A: Tue 18. 9. to Fri 21. 12. Tue 12:00–13:55 Učebna S7 (18), E. Mráková
IB015/T01AA: Wed 19. 9. to Fri 21. 12. Wed 12:00–13:55 Učebna S3 (37), E. Mráková
IB015/01: each even Tuesday 12:00–13:50 B130, L. Škarvada
IB015/02: each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:50 B130, L. Škarvada
IB015/03: each even Wednesday 10:00–11:50 B130, L. Škarvada
IB015/04: each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:50 B130, L. Škarvada
Prerequisites
There are no special prerequisities apart from the basic math skills (on the secondary-school level), and certain aptitude for abstract reasoning.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The students get acquainted with functional programming paradigm. Haskell enforces purely functional programming style without side effects, which brings on programming habits, useful also in imperative languages.
Syllabus
  • Basic notions: term, value, evaluation step.
  • Lambda abstraction.
  • Higher-order functions, partial application, currying.
  • Simple types: ground types and type constructors, product types.
  • Polymorfic types, typing.
  • User defined type constructors, sum types, recursive types; definitions by patterns.
  • List constructors, list enumeration and list comprehension.
  • Evaluation order, strict vs. lazy reduction.
  • Infinite data structures.
  • Recursive functions, operations on lists and trees, time complexity.
Literature
  • THOMPSON, Simon. Haskell :the craft of functional programming. Harlow: Addison-Wesley, 1996, xx, 500 s. ISBN 0-201-40357-9. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FI:IB015!
Teaching methods
The course is organized as a series of lectures, plus a set of exercises, where the students get practice with solving various problems.
Assessment methods
The evaluation consists of one obligatory midterm written test (24%) and a final written exam (76%). The final grade can be further improved by additional "bonus points" which can be acquired for solving selected exercises.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
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