Lambda Calculus Problems
- Define a Boolean OR function in lambda
calculus. (You can find this on the Wikipedia page, or you can
challenge yourself by figuring it out for yourself). Show rigorously
that for all four possible combinations of parameters (TRUE TRUE, TRUE
FALSE, FALSE TRUE, FALSE FALSE), your OR function returns the right
answer.
- Show through a careful detailed derivation that
(PLUS 4 3) yields 7.
- Show through a careful detailed derivation that
(MULT 2 3) yields 6.
- Find an alternative way to define the successor
(SUCC) function with Church numerals. Explain why your answer works,
and how you came up with it.