{"product_id":"the-little-schemer-fourth-edition-9780262560993","title":"The Little Schemer, Fourth Edition","description":"The notion that \"thinking about computing is one of the most exciting things the human mind can do\" sets both \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer \u003c\/i\u003e(formerly known as \u003ci\u003eThe Little LISPer\u003c\/i\u003e) and its new companion volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e, apart from other books on LISP. The authors' enthusiasm for their subject is compelling as they present abstract concepts in a humorous and easy-to-grasp fashion. Together, these books will open new doors of thought to anyone who wants to find out what computing is really about. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e introduces computing as an extension of arithmetic and algebra; things that everyone studies in grade school and high school. It introduces programs as recursive functions and briefly discusses the limits of what computers can do. The authors use the programming language Scheme, and interesting foods to illustrate these abstract ideas. \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e informs the reader about additional dimensions of computing: functions as values, change of state, and exceptional cases. \u003ci\u003eThe Little LISPer\u003c\/i\u003e has been a popular introduction to LISP for many years. It had appeared in French and Japanese. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e are worthy successors and will prove equally popular as textbooks for Scheme courses as well as companion texts for any complete introductory course in Computer Science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel P. Friedman is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University and is the author of many books published by the MIT Press, including \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e (with Matthias Felleisen); \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prover \u003c\/i\u003e(with Carl Eastlund); and \u003ci\u003eThe Reasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e (with William E. Byrd, Oleg Kiselyov, and Jason Hemann). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatthias Felleisen is Trustee Professor in the College of Computer Science at Northeastern University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318753857810,"sku":"9780262560993","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_498e2872-c016-4e57-8c93-29bcb55ddab6.jpg?v=1727560575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-little-schemer-fourth-edition-9780262560993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}