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Chapter 2: Abstraction Barriers

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Learning objectives​

  • Explain the main ideas and vocabulary in Abstraction Barriers.
  • Work through the source examples for Abstraction Barriers without depending on raw chunk order.
  • Use Abstraction Barriers as selective reference when learner modules point back to Sicp.

Prerequisites​

  • Earlier prerequisite concepts leading into Chapter 2: Abstraction Barriers.

Module targets​

  • module-01-ood-foundations-and-smells
  • module-05-abstraction-interpretation

AI companion modes​

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Source-of-truth note​

This unit is anchored to Sicp and the source chapter "Chapter 2: Abstraction Barriers". Use external resources only to clarify, extend, or modernize details without replacing the chapter's conceptual spine.

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Source provenance​

  • Primary source: Sicp
  • Source chapter 02: Chapter 2: Abstraction Barriers
  • Raw source file: 033-2-1-2-abstraction-barriers.md
  • Raw source file: 034-2-1-2-abstraction-barriers-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 035-2-1-4-extended-exercise-interval-arithmetic.md
  • Raw source file: 036-2-1-4-extended-exercise-interval-arithmetic-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 037-2-2-hierarchical-data-and-the-closure-property.md
  • Raw source file: 038-2-2-1-representing-sequences.md
  • Raw source file: 039-2-2-1-representing-sequences-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 040-2-2-2-hierarchical-structures.md
  • Raw source file: 041-2-2-2-hierarchical-structures-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 042-2-2-3-sequences-as-conventional-interfaces.md
  • Raw source file: 043-2-2-3-sequences-as-conventional-interfaces-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 044-2-2-3-sequences-as-conventional-interfaces-part-3.md
  • Raw source file: 045-2-2-4-example-a-picture-language.md
  • Raw source file: 046-2-2-4-example-a-picture-language-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 047-2-2-4-example-a-picture-language-part-3.md
  • Raw source file: 048-2-2-4-example-a-picture-language-part-4.md
  • Raw source file: 049-2-3-symbolic-data.md
  • Raw source file: 050-2-3-2-example-symbolic-differentiation.md
  • Raw source file: 051-2-3-3-example-representing-sets.md
  • Raw source file: 052-2-3-3-example-representing-sets-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 053-2-3-3-example-representing-sets-part-3.md
  • Raw source file: 054-2-3-3-example-representing-sets-part-4.md
  • Raw source file: 055-2-3-4-example-huffman-encoding-trees.md
  • Raw source file: 056-2-3-4-example-huffman-encoding-trees-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 057-2-4-multiple-representations-for-abstract-data.md
  • Raw source file: 058-2-4-1-representations-for-complex-numbers.md
  • Raw source file: 059-2-4-3-data-directed-programming-and-additivity.md
  • Raw source file: 060-2-4-3-data-directed-programming-and-additivity-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 061-2-4-3-data-directed-programming-and-additivity-part-3.md
  • Raw source file: 062-2-5-systems-with-generic-operations.md
  • Raw source file: 063-2-5-2-combining-data-of-different-types.md
  • Raw source file: 064-2-5-2-combining-data-of-different-types-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 065-2-5-3-example-symbolic-algebra.md
  • Raw source file: 066-2-5-3-example-symbolic-algebra-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 067-2-5-3-example-symbolic-algebra-part-3.md
  • Raw source file: 068-2-5-3-example-symbolic-algebra-part-4.md

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