IB015 Non-Imperative Programming

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/1. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Barnat, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Martin Jonáš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Klára Barnatová (seminar tutor)
Bc. Filip Gregora (seminar tutor)
Bc. Ján Kapko (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Vít Musil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Karel Procházka (seminar tutor)
Karel Pýcha (seminar tutor)
Michal Rábek (seminar tutor)
Bc. Jan Ryzí (seminar tutor)
Bc. Tereza Siková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dávid Šutor (seminar tutor)
Pavol Trnavský (seminar tutor)
Andrea Večerková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Barnat, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiří Barnat, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 17. 9. to Wed 10. 12. Wed 8:00–9:50 Velký sál kina ART, Wed 10:00–11:50 Velký sál kina ART
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
IB015/01: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 10:00–11:50 S405, K. Barnatová
IB015/02: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 10:00–11:50 S405, K. Barnatová
IB015/03: Wed 24. 9. to Wed 17. 12. each odd Wednesday 12:00–13:50 C121, F. Gregora
IB015/04: Wed 1. 10. to Wed 10. 12. each even Wednesday 12:00–13:50 C121, F. Gregora
IB015/05: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 10:00–11:50 S405, M. Jonáš
IB015/06: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 10:00–11:50 S405, M. Jonáš
IB015/07: Wed 24. 9. to Wed 17. 12. each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:50 S405, K. Barnatová
IB015/08: Wed 1. 10. to Wed 10. 12. each even Wednesday 10:00–11:50 S405, T. Siková
IB015/09: Fri 26. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Friday 12:00–13:50 C121, J. Kapko
IB015/10: Fri 3. 10. to Fri 12. 12. each even Friday 12:00–13:50 C121, J. Kapko
IB015/11: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:50 C122, V. Musil
IB015/12: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 12:00–13:50 C122, V. Musil
IB015/13: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 16:00–17:50 C121, K. Procházka
IB015/14: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:50 C121, K. Procházka
IB015/15: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:50 C121, K. Pýcha
IB015/16: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:50 C121, K. Pýcha
IB015/17: Fri 26. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Friday 8:00–9:50 C121, M. Rábek
IB015/18: Fri 3. 10. to Fri 12. 12. each even Friday 8:00–9:50 C121, M. Rábek
IB015/19: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 16:00–17:50 S405, J. Ryzí
IB015/20: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:50 S405, J. Ryzí
IB015/21: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 12:00–13:50 C122, T. Siková
IB015/22: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 12:00–13:50 C122, T. Siková
IB015/23: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 18:00–19:50 C122, A. Večerková
IB015/24: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 18:00–19:50 C122, A. Večerková
IB015/25: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 18:00–19:50 S405, D. Šutor
IB015/26: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 18:00–19:50 S405, D. Šutor
Prerequisites
There are no special prerequisities apart from the basic math skills (on the secondary-school level), and certain aptitude for abstract reasoning.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
On successful completion of the course, students will understand functional and logic programming paradigms. Programming languages enforcing declarative way of description of an algorithm bring on programming habits that the students will be able to use in practice later on when implementing large applications using even imperative languages.
Learning outcomes
After graduation students will: - understand fundaments of functional programming, - be able to decompose computational problems to individual functions and apply this ability for design and implementation of programs even in imperative programming languages, - have basic knowledge of Haskell programming language - be able to design and implement recursive functions, - be able to work with recursively defined data structures.
Syllabus
  • Functional computational paradigm and Haskell
  •   Functions in programming;
  •   Lists, Types and Recursion
  •   Functions of higher rank, Lambda functions
  •   Accumulators, Type definitions, Input/Output
  •   Reduction strategy, Infinite lists
  •   Relation of recursion and induction, Recursive data types
  •   Time complexity of computation, Type classes, Modules
  •   Functional solutions od some problems
  • Logical computational paradigm and Prolog
  •   Non-imperative programming in Prologu
  •   Lists, Arithmetics, Tail rekursion in Prologu
  •   Cuts, Input-Output, All solutions
  •   An Introduction to Constraint Solving Programming
Literature
  • THOMPSON, Simon. Haskell :the craft of functional programming. Harlow: Addison-Wesley, 1996, xx, 500 s. ISBN 0-201-40357-9. info
  • LIPOVAČA, Miran. Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!: A Beginner's Guide. First Edition. San Francisco, CA, USA: No Starch Press, 2011, 400 pp. ISBN 978-1-59327-283-8. URL info
  • BLACKBURN, Patrick and Johan BOS. Learn Prolog Now! London: College Publications, 2016. Texts in Computing, volume 7. ISBN 1-904987-17-6. URL info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FI:IB015!
Teaching methods
The course is organized as a series of lectures and homeworks, plus a set of voluntary exercises, where the students get practice with solving various problems.
Assessment methods
The evaluation consists of a final written test that have two parts, obligatory and voluntary. To complete successfully with "E", the student have to pass the obligatory part of the final test and collect some minimal amount of points from the homeworks. The final grade can be further improved by additional points from the homeworks and selected exercises during practicals.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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