TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee,Kent
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Programming Languages: An Active Learning Approach 
SN  - 9780387794228
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Springer US
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Logic design
KW  - Algebra
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation
KW  - Logics and Meanings of Programs
KW  - Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters
N1  - Introduction -- Specifying Syntax -- Object-Oriented Programming with C++ -- Object-Oriented Programming with Ruby -- Functional Programming in Standard ML -- Language Implementation in Standard ML -- Logic Programming -- Formal Semantics -- Appendix A: The C++ Scanner Class Implementation -- Appendix B: The Ruby Scanner Class Implementation -- Appendix C: Standard ML Basis Library -- Appendix D: SML Calculator Compiler -- Appendix E: The Factorial Program's Code -- Appendix F: Small Action Semantic Description
N2  - Programming Languages: An Active Learning Approach introduces students to three programming paradigms: object-oriented/imperative languages using C++ and Ruby, functional languages using Standard ML, and logic programming using Prolog. This interactive textbook is intended to be used in and outside of class. Each chapter follows a pattern of presenting a topic followed by a practice exercise or exercises that encourage students to try what they have just read. This textbook is best-suited for students with a 2-3 course introduction to imperative programming. Key Features: Accessible structure guides the student through various programming languages Seamlessly integrated practice exercises Classroom-tested Online support materials Advance Praise for Lee’s Programming Languages: An Active Learning Approach "The Programming Languages book market is overflowing with books, but none like this. In many ways, it is precisely the book I have been searching for to use in my own programming languages course. One of the main challenges I perpetually face is how to teach students to program in functional and logical languages, but also how to teach them about compilers. This book melds the two approaches very well." -- David Musicant, Carleton College
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79421-1
ER  -