Functional Programming

McMaster University — CAS 743

Fall 2009

Instructor

Dr. Wolfram Kahl, ITB-245 , ext: 27042, kahl@mcmaster.ca.

The course outline is available as PostScript  and as PDF .

Schedule

• The first presentation topics are now available.
• Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30-13:00 in ITB-222

  Additional lectures: Fridays, Oct. 2, 9, 16,: from 14:00 to 15:30 in ITB-22

  No lectures from Nov. 2 to Nov. 9:

Lecture Notes

Assignments

Please submit source code electronically by e-mail, and documentation printed and/or as PDF.

• Assignment 1 (due Oct. 7)

  To get started with literate programming with lhs2TeX, you may look at the example file ExprParse.lhs (from COMP SCI 3EA3), with processed result:

• Assignment 2 (due Oct. 19): ,
• Assignment 3 (handed out Oct. 14, due at the end of term)

Links

• haskell.org

Selected Books and Tutorials

• Simon Thompson: The Craft of Functional Programming, Second Edition, Addison Wesley 1999
• Richard Bird: Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell, Prentice Hall Europe 1998
• Real World Haskell, book also available on-line.
• The Haskell Meta-tutorial points to tutorials
• The Haskell WikiBook
• Hal Daume III: Yet Another Haskell Tutorial

Academic Ethics

You are expected to exhibit honesty and use ethical behaviour in all aspects of the learning process. Academic credentials you earn are rooted in principles of honesty and academic integrity.

Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way that results or could result in unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

Discrimination

“The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Office or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible.”

Emergency Changes

The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.

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