Category Theory for Computer Science
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-632-02868-9 (ISBN)
Description
Category theory originated in pure mathematics, but its use has spread to most areas of mathematics and, in recent years, to computer science. This book presents an introduction to category theory for computer scientists. The fundamental role of category theory in computer science is to provide a unifying notion of what constitutes a type, or system of types. This book concentrates on the computational aspects of the theory by implementing the main constrictions within a computer language.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 256 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02868-9 (9780632028689)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Part 1 - Basic concepts: Categories and functors; Constructions; Equational specifications and algebras; Combining equational theories; Part 2 - Type systems: The lambda calculus and first-order types; The untyped lambda calculus; Categorical combinators; Higher order types and polymorphism.