6.001
<education> /siks dub*l oh wun/, /dub*l oh wun/ or rarely /siks dub*l oh
fun/ MIT's introductory computer class for majors, known for its intensity.
Developed by Gerald Sussman and Hal Abelson, the course is taught in Scheme and
introduces recursion, higher-order functions, object-oriented programming and
much more. Students who grasp the metacircular interpreter gain entry into the
Knights of the Lambda-Calculus. 6.001 has been exported to several other
colleges, sometimes successfully. The textbook, "Structure and Interpretation of
Computer Programs", written with Julie Sussman is a classic that can be found on
the shelves of many computer scientists, whether they took the course or not.
Legendary characters from the class, problem sets, and book include the wise
Alyssa P. Hacker, Ben Bitdiddle, Lem E. Tweakit and Eva Lu Ator, the careless
Louis Reasoner and Captain Abstraction.
(1994-11-22)
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