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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
COMP.CS.130

Functional programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
COMP.CS.130
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Matti Rintala
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %

The function programming paradigm and its benefits. The use of interactive shell, Haskell function syntax, recursion, types and type classes, lazy vs eager evaluation, partial evaluation, input and output.

Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching requires submitting electronically the required exercises and taking the electronic exam. It also provides weekly discussion events where the course topics are discussed and broadened with the teacher, and questions are answered.

Participation in teaching

26.08.2024 08.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Completion option 2
Independent study requires submitting electronically the required exercises and taking the electronic exam.

Independent study

07.01.2025 31.05.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)