Lecture
This lecture covers the concept of monads, starting with a historical background and their importance in functional programming languages like Haskell. It explains monads in Scala, the Option monad, and the laws that monads must satisfy. The lecture also delves into monadic translation, state monads, and the application of monads in handling exceptions. Examples and exercises are provided to illustrate the practical use of monads in composing computations and managing effects.