(define true (lambda (t) (lambda (f) t)))
(define false (lambda (t) (lambda (f) f)))
-8. [8] Define a "neg" operator that negates "true" and "false".
+* Define a "neg" operator that negates "true" and "false".
Expected behavior:
(((neg true) 10) 20)
evaluates to 10.
-9. [9] Define an "and" operator.
+* Define an "and" operator.
-10. [10] Define an "xor" operator. (If you haven't seen this term before, here's a truth table:
+* Define an "xor" operator.
+(If you haven't seen this term before, here's a truth table:
- true xor true = false
- true xor false = true
- false xor true = true
- false xor false = false
+ true xor true = false
+ true xor false = true
+ false xor true = true
+ false xor false = false
)
-* 11. Inspired by our definition of boolean values, propose a data structure
-capable of representing one of the two values "black" or "white". If we have
+* Inspired by our definition of boolean values, propose a data structure
+capable of representing one of the two values "black" or "white".
+If we have
one of those values, call it a black-or-white-value, we should be able to
write:
a definition for each of "black" and "white". (Do it in both lambda calculus
and also in Racket.)
-12. Now propose a data structure capable of representing one of the three values
+* Now propose a data structure capable of representing one of the three values
"red" "green" or "blue," based on the same model. (Do it in both lambda
calculus and also in Racket.)