Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Video Lectures) by Harold Abelson; Gerald Jay Sussman - 1986

Cambridge: MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, nd. DVDs. As New. 20 one-hour lectures on ten DVDs. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs was MIT's introductory computer science course from 1980 to 2008. It emphasized the role of computer languages as vehicles for expressing knowledge and it presented basic principles of abstraction and modularity, together with essential techniques for designing and implementing computer languages. The course had a worldwide impact on computer science curricula. The accompanying textbook by Hal Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, and Julie Sussman is available for purchase from the MIT Press, which also provides a freely available on-line version of the complete textbook. These twenty hour-long video lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman are a complete presentation of the course, given in July 1986 for Hewlett-Packard employees, and professionally produced by Hewlett-Packard Television. Note: These lectures follow the first edition (1985) of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Many of the programs discussed were rewritten for the second edition (1996) of the book, and new material was added. These video lectures will still be useful for students using the second edition, since the overall themes of the course and order of presentation are unchanged.

Contents:
1A: Overview and Introduction to Lisp
1B: Procedures and Processes; Substitution Model
2A: Higher-order Procedures
2B: Compound Data
3A: Henderson Escher Example
3B: Symbolic Differentiation; Quotation
4A: Pattern Matching and Rule-based Substitution
4B: Generic Operators
5A: Assignment, State, and Side-effects
5B: Computational Objects
6A: Streams, Part 1
6B: Streams, Part 2
7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1
7B: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 2
8A: Logic Programming, Part 1
8B: Logic Programming, Part 2
9A: Register Machines
9B: Explicit-control Evaluator
10A: Compilation
10B: Storage Allocation and Garbage Collection