monnier:
Last Spring my Functional Programming class implemented a Genetic Algorithm with Neural Networks that learned to play Nim. The students had a really good time--they also learned lots about Functional Programming with Haskell. Part of the final exam was a tournament.
This Fall in AI we'll be doing GA's again and Genetic Programming.
Is there a list or forum that talks about teaching our students about Haskell?
Indeed, I'd be interested as well. I'm actually looking for a good textbook for a "concepts of programming language" course. All the books I can find tend to emphasize OO or imperative programming too much for my taste.
You might want to look at : http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs3161/docs/references.php We use: Bob Harper's book, "Programming Languages: Theory and Practice" http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~rwh/plbook/ and "Types and Programming Languages", Benjamin Pierce Cheers, Don