James. W. Stelly

Racket Programming the Fun Way (eBook, ePUB)

From Strings to Turing Machines

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An introduction to the Racket functional programming language and DrRacket development environment to explore topics in mathematics (mostly recreational) and computer science. Racket Programming the Fun Way couples the powerful Racket programming language with fun applications and examples that cover a wide range of computer science topics in order to demonstrate computational approaches to solving mathematical problems. You are introduced to a variety of programming paradigms, like iterative, functional, and logic programming as you become familiar with topics such as search algorithms, automata, the Turing machine, and statistics. You learn how to create statistical models, create interactive GUIs, write search algorithms, explore the Fibonacci sequence, use logic programming to solve several problems in recreational mathematics, and even generate a computer solution to the Sudoku puzzle.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: No Starch Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781718500839
• Artikelnr.: 58743566

Autorenporträt

James W. Stelly is a semiretired systems analyst and developer of several business-line applications utilizing backend databases. He has degrees in mathematics and computer science from the University of Houston, and this book is a result of his lifelong interest in those topics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Racket Basics
Chapter 2: Arithmetic and Other Numerical Paraphernalia
Chapter 3: Function Fundamentals
Chapter 4: Plotting, Drawing, and a Bit of Set Theory
Chapter 5: GUI: Getting Users Interested
Chapter 6: Data
Chapter 7: Searching for Answers
Chapter 8: Logic Programming
Chapter 9: Computing Machines
Chapter 10: TRAC: The Racket Algebraic Calculator
Appendix A: Number Bases
Appendix B: Special Symbols
Index

Rezensionen

"Very cool. The book takes you through a logical series of chapters that build on one another, passing from the needed introduction to lists and all the basics of handling data of various types to arithmetic, functions, conditionals, into realms where Racket gets super interesting. Creating plots and graphs, GUIs, and working with data are done in ways unique to Lisp and its dialects and I really like how this book explains how to do so. The last few chapters of the book are super fascinating as they delve into topics like logic programming, computing machines, and even writing an algebraic calculator in Racket."
Matthew Helmke

"The author does a great of highlighting the power of the language the concision, the flow, the ability to distil a problem. At time it's impressive just how much can be achieved in a few lines of Racket code. For those of us using more verbose languages the difference is striking. . . . this is a book that gets my vote. It's hard work in places, and you'll need to put some effort in if you are get anywhere, but then that's exactly the kind of fun that the book promises from the outset."
Pan Pantziarka, TechBookReport