[LtCommanderData]

So, my understanding of Currying is that it takes a function which takes two (or more) arguments, and returns a function that takes one argument.

So
add (x, y) = x + y
in curried form would be
(\y -> x + y)
Or more clearly as a new function addx
addx y = x + y

But in my lecture notes and the Haskell prelude according to this site http://bm380.user.srcf.net/cgi-bin/Prelude.txt
the definitions of curry and uncurry are

curry f x y = f (x,y)
uncurry f (x, y) = f x y

Which seems like the opposite of what currying is? This page seems to confirm my understanding of what 'currying' is, but the definition it gives seems to be at odds to the definition in the prelude:

f = curry g
g = uncurry f
f x y = g (x,y)

I think I have my head around the idea and reasoning behind currying (although feel free to point out any gaping misunderstandings), but I'd really appreciate an explanation of why the definitions of curry and uncurry seem so backwards. Am I just being stupid?

This describes it a bit more but it still seems backwards somehow.

curry's first argument must be a function which accepts a pair. It applies that function to its next two arguments. uncurry is the inverse of curry. Its first argument must be a function taking two values. uncurry then applies that function to the components of the pair which is the second argument.

EDIT: Well, I looked at it a bit more, and I think I understand it better now.

The exam it was for happened last week, anyway

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[Fallen]

(Original post by LtCommanderData)
So, my understanding of Currying is that it takes a function which takes two (or more) arguments, and returns a function that takes one argument.

So
add (x, y) = x + y
in curried form would be
(\y -> x + y)
Or more clearly as a new function addx
addx y = x + y

But in my lecture notes and the Haskell prelude according to this site http://bm380.user.srcf.net/cgi-bin/Prelude.txt
the definitions of curry and uncurry are

curry f x y = f (x,y)
uncurry f (x, y) = f x y

Which seems like the opposite of what currying is? This page seems to confirm my understanding of what 'currying' is, but the definition it gives seems to be at odds to the definition in the prelude:



I think I have my head around the idea and reasoning behind currying (although feel free to point out any gaping misunderstandings), but I'd really appreciate an explanation of why the definitions of curry and uncurry seem so backwards. Am I just being stupid?

This describes it a bit more but it still seems backwards somehow.




EDIT: Well, I looked at it a bit more, and I think I understand it better now.

The exam it was for happened last week, anyway

Just in case you haven't resolved it (and I hope the exam went well):



I find it helps getting your head around it if you bracket the function according to operator precedence (with functional application being the highest precedence, associating to the left).

curry f x y = f (x, y)

I suppose at first glace it may look like it is taking a curried function "f x y" and outputting an uncurried function "f (x,y)"

However what is actually happening:

(curry f) x y = f (x, y)

Meaning that you are passing x and y to "(curry f)", which as you should be familiar with is just the normal way of passing arguments to a curried function.

[LtCommanderData]

(Original post by Fallen)
Just in case you haven't resolved it (and I hope the exam went well):



I find it helps getting your head around it if you bracket the function according to operator precedence (with functional application being the highest precedence, associating to the left).

curry f x y = f (x, y)

I suppose at first glace it may look like it is taking a curried function "f x y" and outputting an uncurried function "f (x,y)"

However what is actually happening:

(curry f) x y = f (x, y)

Meaning that you are passing x and y to "(curry f)", which as you should be familiar with is just the normal way of passing arguments to a curried function.

Ah, yes, that is a useful way of looking at it, thanks!

I thought IP went better than DAA+FP, but that wasn't too bad, either. How did you find them?

[Fallen]

(Original post by LtCommanderData)
Ah, yes, that is a useful way of looking at it, thanks!

I thought IP went better than DAA+FP, but that wasn't too bad, either. How did you find them?

DAA+FP was ok, IP was ok, but the CS Linear Algebra was bad, and our DS+Logic was only ok.

The sad thing about our Linear Algebra is that it is pitifully easy, I couldn't know the theory better, I just kept getting the wrong numbers out of my matrix multiplies / finding Eigenvalues. I spent over an hour trying, still couldn't get it to work (silly arithmetic errors), and so in the end had to do different questions.
It still went well, but everyone else would have got 20/20 on the disgustingly easy number-manipulation questions...

It is so hard to say though. I was very much aiming for a 1st, and I haven't totally given up hope, but I guess a 2:1 is more likely (and if I haven't got a 2:1 well...).