Introduction to Combinators and (lamda) Calculus (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
Introduction to Combinators and (lamda) Calculus (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
ISBN: 9780521318396
出版社: Cambridge University Press
出版年: 1986-05-31
页数: 368
定价: USD 29.95
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
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.