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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      December 2009
      August 1992
      ISBN:
      9780511608872
      9780521419970
      9780521422260
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511608872
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.372kg, 180 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.27kg, 180 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics, Logic, Categories and Sets, Computer Science, Programming Languages and Applied Logic, Computing: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Computer Science Texts (28)
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    Subjects:
    Mathematics, Logic, Categories and Sets, Computer Science, Programming Languages and Applied Logic, Computing: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Computer Science Texts (28)
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    Category theory has become increasingly important and popular in computer science, and many universities now have introductions to category theory as part of their courses for undergraduate computer scientists. The author is a respected category theorist and has based this textbook on a course given over the last few years at the University of Sydney. The theory is developed in a straightforward way, and is enriched with many examples from computer science. Thus this book meets the needs of undergradute computer scientists, and yet retains a level of mathematical correctness that will broaden its appeal to include students of mathematics new to category theory.

    Reviews

    "Nice, crisp introduction to category theory, motivated by examples and use in computer science. Mathematical sophistication blends nicely with fundamental concepts and examples to make the connections (and usefulness) understandable to good undergraduates." The American Mathematical Monthly

    "Within the setting of distributive categories, nicely explained here, one sees data structure abstractions done properly. The example of queues is the most compelling in that all of the structure of distributive categories is used....strongly recommend[ed].David B. Benson, Computing Reviews

    "...probably the clearest introduction to category theory written to date." The Bulletin of Mathematics Books

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