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Introduction to Combinators and (lambda) Calculus

Author : J. R. Hindley

Publisher : CUP Archive

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 12,66 MB

Release : 1986-05-29

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 9780521318396

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Combinatory logic and lambda-conversion were originally devised in the 1920s for investigating the foundations of mathematics using the basic concept of 'operation' instead of 'set'. They have now developed into linguistic tools, useful in several branches of logic and computer science, especially in the study of programming languages. These notes form a simple introduction to the two topics, suitable for a reader who has no previous knowledge of combinatory logic, but has taken an undergraduate course in predicate calculus and recursive functions. The key ideas and basic results are presented, as well as a number of more specialised topics, and man), exercises are included to provide manipulative practice.



Lambda-calculus, Combinators and Functional Programming

Author : G. E. Revesz

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 26,82 MB

Release : 2009-06-25

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9780521114295

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Originally published in 1988, this book presents an introduction to lambda-calculus and combinators without getting lost in the details of mathematical aspects of their theory. Lambda-calculus is treated here as a functional language and its relevance to computer science is clearly demonstrated. The main purpose of the book is to provide computer science students and researchers with a firm background in lambda-calculus and combinators and show the applicabillity of these theories to functional programming. The presentation of the material is self-contained. It can be used as a primary text for a course on functional programming. It can also be used as a supplementary text for courses on the structure and implementation of programming languages, theory of computing, or semantics of programming languages.



An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus

Author : Greg Michaelson

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 24,7 MB

Release : 2013-04-10

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 0486280292

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Well-respected text for computer science students provides an accessible introduction to functional programming. Cogent examples illuminate the central ideas, and numerous exercises offer reinforcement. Includes solutions. 1989 edition.



Lambda Calculus with Types

Author : Henk Barendregt

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 969 pages

File Size : 35,50 MB

Release : 2013-06-20

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 1107276349

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This handbook with exercises reveals in formalisms, hitherto mainly used for hardware and software design and verification, unexpected mathematical beauty. The lambda calculus forms a prototype universal programming language, which in its untyped version is related to Lisp, and was treated in the first author's classic The Lambda Calculus (1984). The formalism has since been extended with types and used in functional programming (Haskell, Clean) and proof assistants (Coq, Isabelle, HOL), used in designing and verifying IT products and mathematical proofs. In this book, the authors focus on three classes of typing for lambda terms: simple types, recursive types and intersection types. It is in these three formalisms of terms and types that the unexpected mathematical beauty is revealed. The treatment is authoritative and comprehensive, complemented by an exhaustive bibliography, and numerous exercises are provided to deepen the readers' understanding and increase their confidence using types.



Combinators

Author : Sören Stenlund

Publisher :

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 46,51 MB

Release : 1972

Category : Combinatory logic

ISBN :

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The Lambda Calculus

Author : H.P. Barendregt

Publisher : North Holland

Page : 648 pages

File Size : 43,63 MB

Release : 1984

Category : Mathematics

ISBN :

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The revised edition contains a new chapter which provides an elegant description of the semantics. The various classes of lambda calculus models are described in a uniform manner. Some didactical improvements have been made to this edition. An example of a simple model is given and then the general theory (of categorical models) is developed. Indications are given of those parts of the book which can be used to form a coherent course.



To Mock a Mockingbird

Author : Raymond M. Smullyan

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 49,97 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 0192801422

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The author of Forever Undecided, Raymond Smullyan continues to delight and astonish us with his gift for making available, in the thoroughly pleasurable form of puzzles, some of the most important mathematical thinking of our time.



Lambda-Calculus and Combinators

Author : J. Roger Hindley

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 346 pages

File Size : 43,30 MB

Release : 2008-07-24

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1139473247

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Combinatory logic and lambda-calculus, originally devised in the 1920s, have since developed into linguistic tools, especially useful in programming languages. The authors' previous book served as the main reference for introductory courses on lambda-calculus for over 20 years: this version is thoroughly revised and offers an account of the subject with the same authoritative exposition. The grammar and basic properties of both combinatory logic and lambda-calculus are discussed, followed by an introduction to type-theory. Typed and untyped versions of the systems, and their differences, are covered. Lambda-calculus models, which lie behind much of the semantics of programming languages, are also explained in depth. The treatment is as non-technical as possible, with the main ideas emphasized and illustrated by examples. Many exercises are included, from routine to advanced, with solutions to most at the end of the book.



A New Kind of Science

Author : Stephen Wolfram

Publisher :

Page : 1197 pages

File Size : 34,97 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Cellular automata

ISBN : 9780713991161

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This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.



Combinatory Logic

Author : Katalin Bimbo

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 46,2 MB

Release : 2011-07-27

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1439800014

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Combinatory logic is one of the most versatile areas within logic that is tied to parts of philosophical, mathematical, and computational logic. Functioning as a comprehensive source for current developments of combinatory logic, this book is the only one of its kind to cover results of the last four decades. Using a reader-friendly style, the auth