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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
INFO0054-1  Functional programming

Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd year5
Bachelor in computer sciences, 3rd year6
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Computer Sciences6
Master in Electrical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year5
Master of science in computer science and engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year5
Master en ingénieur civil électricien, à finalité spécialisée en technologies durables en automobile, 1st year5
Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year5
Master of science in computer science and engineering, professional focus in management, 1st year5
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st year10
Master in Mathematical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in management, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in computer science, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in computer science, 2nd year6
Master en sciences mathématiques, à finalité spécialisée en statistiques, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year8
Master in Mathematical Sciences8
Lecturer :  Pascal Gribomont
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
General introduction to functions and procedures. Function definition techniques. Data structures. Recursive definitions. Structural recursion. Program schemes. Functional programming vs imperative programming. Recursion vs interation. Procedural abstraction. First class object. Special techniques, continuation passing style. Programming exercises. The language Scheme is used.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Writing good functional programs, with adequate documentation. Using the functional programming paradigm to solve various problems.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Weekly exercise sessions.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
2nd quadrimester, Thursday at 8:30 (B28, local R7).
Recommended or required readings :  
P. Gribomont, Eléments de programmation en Scheme, Dunod, Paris, 2000.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Three written exams (30 %), homework (20 %), oral examination (50 %)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~gribomon/cours/cours.html
Contacts :  
Pascal Gribomont,
gribomont@montefiore.ulg.ac.be

Stéphane Lens,
lens@montefiore.ulg.ac.be
(pfontain@montefiore.ulg.ac.be)


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