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COMP 3958

Functional Programming COMP 3958

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Course Overview

This course introduces functional programming techniques and data structures. The course looks at the features that a functional language provides that allow developers to write expressive and concise programs. Topics covered include higher-order functions, algebraic data types, data abstraction and the implementation of selected data structures.

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of first year CST and admission into the Programming Paradigms Option.

Credits

5.0

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Apply the functional paradigm to create extensible programs.
Analyze and explain the behaviour of programs involving functional design.
Apply functional decomposition to break a program into multiple functions.
Apply functional idioms and patterns.
Build data structures in a clean and efficient way.
Design and implement tests for functional programs.

Effective as of Winter 2020

Related Programs

Functional Programming (COMP 3958) is offered as a part of the following programs:

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Computer Systems Technology
Diploma Full-time

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