From 74149f64a2c684075745513abc97730f034a65d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Pryor Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:29:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] week1: fix markup processing? Signed-off-by: Jim Pryor --- week1.mdwn | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/week1.mdwn b/week1.mdwn index e6591956..2c686583 100644 --- a/week1.mdwn +++ b/week1.mdwn @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ We'll tend to write (λa M) as just `(\a M)`, so we don't hav Application: (M N) -Some authors reserve the term "term" for just variables and abstracts. We won't participate in that convention; we'll probably just say "term" and "expression" indiscriminately for expressions of any of these three forms. +Some *authors* reserve the term "term" for just variables and abstracts. We won't participate in that convention; we'll probably just say "term" and "expression" indiscriminately for expressions of any of these three forms. Examples of expressions: @@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Examples of expressions: (x (\x x)) ((\x (x x)) (\x (x x))) -

The lambda calculus has an associated proof theory. For now, we can regard the proof theory as having just one rule, called the rule of **beta-reduction** or "beta-contraction". Suppose you have some expression of the form: -- 2.11.0