Free online course 

Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding Online distance learning

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Get an introduction to Haskell, the increasingly popular functional programming language, with this University of Glasgow course.

  • Length: 6 weeks; 4 hours per week
  • Start date: anytime
  • Introductory; leads to further study opportunities

Why this course

Intended learning outcomes

  • Develop simple programs involving basic Haskell techniques, including pure function definitions
  • Produce definitions of algebraic data types and apply recursion to define functions that traverse such types
  • Interpret data structures and function interfaces using types
  • Apply formal methods to prove properties of functional programs
  • Develop, modify, and explore code using standard Haskell platform tools
  • Justify why a program uses common standard monads (including IO and Maybe)
  • Explore standard combinators for operating on lists

How to register

The course is hosted on an external learning platform, Futurelearn.

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Registration for this course is free, with free time-limited access to content: charges may apply for additional features and extended study.

Further online study options

Microcredentials

  • Data Mining and Machine Learning I - Supervised and Unsupervised Learning
  • Data Mining and Machine Learning II - Big and Unstructured Data
  • Advanced Predictive Models
  • Large-Scale Computing for Data Analytics

Postgraduate