Supporting Materials for Concrete Abstractions

This web page provides materials for instructional use with Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme, by Max Hailperin, Barbara Kaiser, and Karl Knight. Because the last of these three co-authors is retiring May 31, 2016, this site will likely no longer be updated.

The code from the text, together with some additional supporting code
Information on using various Scheme implementations with the text
Java applets that provide instructional support, such as simulations
Manipulatives (i.e., physical materials to experiment with)
The language specification we use in the book is The Revised⁴ Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme, or R⁴RS. While the book was in press, a newer version of the specification, The Revised⁵ Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme, or R⁵RS, has been released. However, we have not been able to identify any differences that have any impact on the use of the book. The R⁴RS is available in a postscript version (550KB) and an HTML version. The R⁵RS is also available in a postscript version (850KB) and an HTML version, as well as a published PDF version that includes a few corrections and clarifications.
A list of errata
Tips for instructors

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Revision 1.6 as of 2016/02/12 15:46:49