Class 8 Objectives

At the end of today's class you should

KNOW:

That arbitrarily-sized data can be modeled in Racket with a list
The data definition for a list is self-referential
The template for a function on a list is recursive

BE ABLE TO:

Define a list of items using cons
Extract pieces of a list using first and rest
Use the list template to write a function over lists

Sample Exam Question:

Write a data definition for a list of numbers. Then write a function that consumes a list of numbers and produces the sum of the numbers. Go through all the steps in the design recipe in the development of your function.