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Valid for year : 2010
 
TDDD08 Logic Programming, 6 ECTS credits.
/Logikprogrammering/

For:   C   CS   D   IT   MMAT  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
To provide foundations for logic programming and its relation to other areas of computer science. To convey a declarative view on programming and to practise this knowledge in the programming language Prolog.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Discrete mathematics, Logic, Programming, Computer languages

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Theoretical aspects are dealt with at lectures and problem solving sessions. Programming in Prolog at laboratory sessions.

Course contents:
Logic, logic programs, declarative and procedural semantics, negation, Prolog, cut, deductive databases, inductive definitions, metalogic, expert systems, grammars, search, parallelism and equational logic.

Course literature:
Nilsson, U., Maluszynski, J., Logic, Programming and Prolog, (2 ed), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1995.
Laboratory material.


Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Patrick Lambrix
Examiner: Ulf Nilsson

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 11/02/2010