Books
English language books by publishing date.
Introductions
Mastering Dyalog APL
By Bernard Legrand, 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9564638-0-7
An up-to-date introduction into Dyalog APL. Although the book was written when version 12.0 was current, most examples will work with older versions of Dyalog as well. A work-in-progress reworked version, including in the form of interactive Jupyter noteboks is available.
Available from Amazon
The book is available as a free downloadable PDF from the Dyalog website.
The companion files are available on GitHub.
A Practical Introduction to APL 1 & APL 2
By Graeme Robertson, 2008
ISBN-10: 0952416719
ISBN-13: 978-0952416715
Available from Amazon
A Practical Introduction to APL 3 & APL 4
By Graeme Robertson, 2008
ISBN-10: 0952416727
ISBN-13: 978-0952416722
Available from Amazon
APL2 at a Glance
By James A. Brown, Sandra Pakin, and Raymond P. Polivka, 1988
Available from Amazon
The book is available as a free downloadable PDF from the Internet Archive.
This book is an excellent introduction into APL2-like dialects: APL2, APL+Win, Dyalog.
ISBN-10: 0130386707
ISBN-13: 978-0130386700
Others
System Building with APL+WIN
By AjayAskoolum, 2006
Available from Amazon
ISBN-10: 0470030208
ISBN-13: 978-0470030202
APL2 in Depth
By Norman D. Thomson and Raymond P. Polivka, 1995
Available from Amazon
This book addresses the advanced programmer. Read this after APL2 at a glance, for example.
ISBN-10: 0387942130
ISBN-13: 978-0387942131
APL with a Mathematical Accent
By Reiter, C.A. and Jones, W.R, 1990
Discusses the fundamentals of APL and also provides examples from matrix algebra, Monte Carlo simulation and statistics.
ISBN-10: 0534128645
ISBN-13: 978-0534128647
Available from Amazon
APL ― An Interactive Approach
By Leonard Gilman and Allen J. Rose
One of the most influential and widely used introductions to APL and time-sharing. A nice introduction to APL driven by interactive examples.
OpenLibrary: OL5049907M
Available in print from Amazon or online from Computer History Museum's Software Preservation Group.
Introduction to College Mathematics with A Programming Language
LeCuyer, Edward J. Introduction to College Mathematics with A Programming Language. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1978. Print. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. ISBN 978-0-387-90280-7
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