REQUIRED This book is a relatively easy introductory text. A no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic in tutorial style, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints.

This book can be purchased at the BC Bookstore or from Amazon for about $35.

Real World OCaml takes you through the concepts of the language at a brisk pace, and then helps you explore the tools and techniques that make OCaml an effective and practical tool.

This book can be purchased for about $37 through Amazon for about $37.

This is a draft book that Jason Hickey wrote several years ago while at CalTech. The organization of our course follows the outline of the book in broad outline but not in detail. You are responsible for keeping up with the reading in this text.