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@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ and Caml, which are prominent *functional programming languages*. We'll explain
 what that means during the course.
 
 *      **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family
 what that means during the course.
 
 *      **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family

-of programming languages. The other dialect is called "Common Lisp." Scheme
+of programming languages. Scheme

 is the more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in
 academic circles.
 Scheme itself has umpteen different "implementations", which share most of
 is the more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in
 academic circles.
 Scheme itself has umpteen different "implementations", which share most of


@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ another Scheme implementation, though, there's no compelling reason to switch.)
        Racket stands to Scheme in something like the relation Firefox stands to HTML.
 
 *      **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large
        Racket stands to Scheme in something like the relation Firefox stands to HTML.
 
 *      **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large

-family of programming languages. The other dialect is called "SML" and has
-several implementations. But Caml has only one active implementation,
+family of programming languages. Caml has only one active implementation,

 OCaml, developed by the INRIA academic group in France.
 
 *      Those of you with some programming background may have encountered a third
 OCaml, developed by the INRIA academic group in France.
 
 *      Those of you with some programming background may have encountered a third


@@ -156,6 +155,8 @@ other.
 
 ## Recommended Books ##
 
 
 ## Recommended Books ##
 

+It's not necessary to purchase these for the class. But they are good ways to get a more thorough and solid understanding of some of the more basic conceptual tools we'll be using.
+

 *      *An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists*, by Chris
 Hankin, currently $17 on
 [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Lambda-Calculi-Computer-Scientists/dp/0954300653).
 *      *An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists*, by Chris
 Hankin, currently $17 on
 [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Lambda-Calculi-Computer-Scientists/dp/0954300653).