Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation (Paperback)

David S. Touretzky

ISBN 10: 0486498204 / ISBN 13: 9780486498201

Editore: Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2013

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Paperback. This highly accessible introduction to Lisp is suitable both for novices approaching their first programming language and experienced programmers interested in exploring a key tool for artificial intelligence research. The text offers clear, reader-friendly explanations of such essential concepts as cons cell structures, evaluation rules, programs as data, and recursive and applicative programming styles. The treatment incorporates several innovative instructional devices, such as the use of function boxes in the first two chapters to visually distinguish functions from data, use of evaltrace notation in later chapters to illustrate the operation of evaluation rules, and ""Dragon stories"" to explain recursion. The book contains nearly 400 diagrams and illustrations, and 77 pages of answers to exercises. Advanced topics and ""toolkit"" sections, and a variety of complete programs, extend readers' programming power. Highly accessible treatment covers cons cell structures, evaluation rules, programs as data, recursive and applicable programming styles. Nearly 400 illustrations, answers to exercises, "toolkit" sections, and a variety of complete programs. 1990 edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780486498201

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Titolo: Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to ...

Casa editrice: Dover Publications Inc., New York

Data di pubblicazione: 2013

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: new

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This highly accessible introduction to Lisp is suitable both for novices approaching their first programming language and experienced programmers interested in exploring a key tool for artificial intelligence research. The text offers clear, reader-friendly explanations of such essential concepts as cons cell structures, evaluation rules, programs as data, and recursive and applicative programming styles.
The treatment incorporates several innovative instructional devices, such as the use of function boxes in the first two chapters to visually distinguish functions from data, use of evaltrace notation in later chapters to illustrate the operation of evaluation rules, and "Dragon stories" to explain recursion. The book contains nearly 400 diagrams and illustrations, and 77 pages of answers to exercises. Advanced topics and "toolkit" sections, and a variety of complete programs, extend readers' programming power.

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This highly accessible treatment introduces the artificial intelligence
programming language known as Lisp. Geared toward both experienced
programmers and those unfamiliar with the language, the text features a
“toolkit” in each chapter. Reader-friendly explanations of common Lisp
programming and debugging tools include DESCRIBE, INSPECT, TRACE, and
STEP. Numerous examples, exercises, and diagrams.
Reprint of the Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, Redwood City,
California, 1990 edition