Lecture
This lecture introduces the concepts of functional programming, focusing on the use of functions and immutable data structures. It covers the rationale behind functional programming, the history of functional programming languages, and the benefits of using functional programming. The lecture also delves into the implementation of functional programming concepts in Scala, such as higher-order functions, anonymous functions, and tail recursion. Additionally, it explores the importance of data abstraction in functional programming and the use of constructors and auxiliary constructors in Scala classes. The lecture concludes with a discussion on evaluation and operators in functional programming.