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-rw-r--r-- | prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/en.py | 78 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/sl.py | 2 |
2 files changed, 78 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/en.py b/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/en.py index 201d8d6..64203f4 100644 --- a/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/en.py +++ b/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/en.py @@ -13,4 +13,80 @@ description = '''\ L = [3,2,1]. </pre>''' -hint = {} +plan = ['''\ +<p><img src="[%@resource plan.svg%]" /></p> +<p>Try recursively constructing one possibility, but leave prolog its freedom. It will then return +all the possibilities by itself.</p> +''', '''\ +<p>There are several options, one goes like this: if I take away the head, this reduces the problem and I can +leave it to recursion, and at the end I put the head back. Where do I put the head? I insert it in +<em>all</em> possible places, one solution at a time.</p> +''', '''\ +<p>If I assume the recursion permutes the tail <code>T</code> into the "permutated tail" +<code>PT</code> and then I insert head <code>H</code> somewhere into <code>PT</code>, then I will get +some permutation of the initial list <code>[H|T]</code>.</p> +'''] + +hint = { + 'eq_instead_of_equ': '''\ +<p>The operator <code>==</code> is "stricter" than operator <code>=</code> in the sense that +for the latter it is enough to be able to make the two operands equal (unification).</p> +<p>Of course, you can also solve the exercise without explicit use of either of these two operators, just +remember that unification is implicitly performed with the predicate's arguments (head of clause).</p> +''', + + 'eq_instead_of_equ_markup': '''\ +<p>Perhaps the operator for unification (=) would be better?</p> +''', + + 'base_case': '''\ +<p>Did you think of a base case? What's the most elementary case? What if the list is empty?</p> +''', + + 'base_case_arbitrary': '''\ +<p>How can the result of permutating a list be an arbitrary list or an unassigned variable?</p> +<p>If your base case is reminiscent of <code>permute([], _)</code>, rethink it! +What should be the result of permutating a list? +The base case <em>always</em> fully specifies the result, usually there are no unknowns (<code>_</code> +or variables without assigned values) in what is being returned as the result.</p> +''', + + 'unsuccessful_conc_use': '''\ +<p>Are you using <code>conc/3</code>? It's probably not so useful to solve this exercise, +but the solution to some other previous exercise might be what is required.</p> +''', + + 'forcing_result_onto_recursion': ''' +<p>Don't force the result onto recursion, don't tell it what it should return. Just let it be and +assume it will do its job. If this assumption is correct, then the rule will work for a larger case.</p> +<p>Is your recursive call of the form <code>permute(T, [H|...])</code>? This forces the recursive call to +also <em>return</em> the head <code>H</code> which it <em>doesn't know of</em> since you previously took it away. +Inserting the head into the result, returned by the recursive call, is your job. To put it shortly, +insert <code>H</code> outside of the recursive call.</p> +''', + + 'recursive_case': '''\ +<p>The base case is ok. However, what about the general recursive case?</p> +''', + + 'no_insert_or_delete': '''\ +<p>The base case is ok. However, what about the general recursive case? Perhaps it's a good idea +to reuse some previous exercise?</p> +''', + + 'predicate_always_false': '''\ +<p>It seems your predicate is <emph>always</emph> "false". Did you give it the correct name, +or is it perhaps misspelled?</p> +<p>If the name is correct, check whether something else is misspelled, perhaps there is a full stop instead of +a comma or vice versa, or maybe you typed a variable name in lowercase?</p> +<p>It is, of course, also possible that your conditions are too restrictive, or even impossible to satisfy +(as would be, for example, the condition that an empty list <code>[]</code> is equal to a list with +exactly three elements <code>[A,B,C]</code>, +or something similarly impossible).</p> +''', + + 'timeout': '''\ +<p>Is there an infinite recursion at work here? How will it ever stop?</p> +<p>Or perhaps is there a missing, faulty, or simply incompatible (with the general recursive case) base case?</p> +''', +} diff --git a/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/sl.py b/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/sl.py index 8cd11e9..ccf4cd7 100644 --- a/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/sl.py +++ b/prolog/problems/lists/permute_2/sl.py @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ rešena naloga.</p> <p>Ne vsiljuj rekurziji kaj naj vrne, prepusti se ji. To je tisti del, ko narediš predpostavko, če je ta izpolnjena, potem bo tvoje pravilo delovalo za večji primer.</p> <p>Je tvoj rekurzivni klic oblike <code>permute(T, [H|...])</code>? S tem vsiljuješ rekurziji -da mora <emph>vrniti</emph> tudi glavo, ki je sploh ne pozna, ker si jo ravnokar vzel stran! To moraš +da mora <em>vrniti</em> tudi glavo, ki je sploh ne pozna, ker si jo ravnokar vzel stran! To moraš narediti ti z rezultatom, ki ga rekurzija vrne. Skratka, element <code>H</code> dodaj izven rekurzivnega klica.</p> ''', |