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Introducing computer science undergraduates to principles of programming through a functional language

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The paper discusses experience, over a three year period, at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus, in introducing undergraduate students in Computer Science to principles of programming (modularity, abstraction, genericity) through a functional language, and more specifically the language Miranda. The viability of this approach as well as the consequences for other courses in the curriculum, as evidenced in practice, are analysed.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, P.O.Box 537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

    E. T. Keravnou

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Pieter H. Hartel Rinus Plasmeijer

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Keravnou, E.T. (1995). Introducing computer science undergraduates to principles of programming through a functional language. In: Hartel, P.H., Plasmeijer, R. (eds) Funtional Programming Languages in Education. FPLE 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1022. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60675-0_36

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