Categories, Types, and Structures: An Introduction to Category Theory for the Working Computer Scientist

by Giuseppe Longo and Andrea Asperti

Category theory is a mathematical subject whose importance in several areas of computer science, most notably the semantics of programming languages and the design of programmes using abstract data types, is widely acknowledged. This book introduces category theory at a level appropriate for computer scientists and provides practical examples in the context of programming language design.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262011255
• ISBN13: 9780262011259
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.