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F# List Manipulation and Property-Based Testing

This document provides F# code examples demonstrating list manipulation techniques and property-based testing using FsCheck.

Setting up FsCheck

#r "FsCheck";;
open FsCheck;;

Tagged Value Exercises: Some and None

This section explores the use of tagged values (also known as discriminated unions) and the Some and None options in F#.

Defining a Shape Type

type figura =
| Rettangolo of float * float  // base * altezza
| Quadrato of float  // lato
| Triangolo of float * float ;; // base * altezza

Calculating Area with Option Type

let areaOpt fig =
 match fig with
 | Rettangolo (b,h) -> if b>0.0 && h>0.0 then Some (b*h) else None
 | Quadrato (l) -> if l>0.0 then Some (l*l) else None
 |

CHAPTER 13

1. Which represents the shift of power in the marketplace?

From a sellers' to a customers' market

2. Which are the two dimensions of quality?

Market-perceived quality and performance quality

3. What is a term used to identify concern with the environmental consequences of marketing activities?

Green marketing

4. What are the critical issues that affect product development in relation to the control of packaging waste and consumer demand for environmentally friendly products?

The control of the packaging component of solid waste and consumer demand for environmentally friendly products

5. What is the process by which innovation spreads?

Diffusion

6. What is the goal of the diffusion researcher and the marketer according to Everett Rogers?

To... Continue reading "Shift of Power in the Marketplace and Quality Dimensions" »

English Language Essentials: Grammar and Vocabulary

Core Vocabulary

Environmental and Modern Concepts

• Climate Change - cambio climático
• Cloning - clonar
• Flood - inundación
• Gas - gas
• Global Warming - calentamiento global
• GM Food (Genetically Modified Food) - comida genéticamente modificada
• Oil - petróleo
• Renewable Energy - energía renovable
• Solar Power - energía solar
• Wind Power - energía del viento

Verbs and Their Noun Forms

• Damage / Damage (noun) - dañar
• Demonstrate / Demonstration - demostrar
• Destroy / Destruction - destruir
• Develop / Development - explotar / desarrollar
• Improve / Improvement - mejorar
• Pollute / Pollution - poluir / contaminar
• Protect / Protection - proteger
• Recycle / Recycling - reciclar
• Survive / Survival - sobrevivir
• Waste (verb) / Waste

VOCABULARY: CITY LIFE

Slum (Barrio Bajo)

Urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

Low-Income (De Bajos Ingresos)

Of or belonging to people who earn low wages.

Juvenile Delinquency (Delincuencia Juvenil)

Criminal acts or offenses by a young person.

Homeless (Sin Hogar)

Person who doesn't have a place to live and sleep.

Gangs (Pandillas)

An organized group of criminals.

Crime Rate (Tasa de Criminalidad)

Number of crimes that are committed during a period of time in a particular place.

Residential Area (Area Residencial)

Is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.

Suburbs (Afuera)

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.

Commute (Viajar a Diario)

Travel some distance between one'... Continue reading "Vocabulary for City Life and Social Interaction" »

French-English Job Vocabulary

A

• Agent de voyage: Travel Agent
• Agent immobilier: Estate Agent
• Apprendre vite: Be a Fast Learner
• Arriver: Turn Up
• Assistant social: Social Worker
• A tout moment: At Any Time
• Avoir besoin de: Require
• Avoir de l'exp. en: Have Experience Of
• Avoir honte: Feel Ashamed
• Avoir l'idée de: Come Up With
• Avoir les compétences: Possess Skills
• Avoir une vue excellente: Have Excellent Eyesight

C

• Candidat approprié: Suitable Candidate
• Charpentier: Carpenter
• Chercher du travail: Look for a Job
• Commerce de détail: Retail
• Compétences personnelles: Personal Skills
• Comptable: Accountant
• Compter sur: Rely On
• Confus: Confused
• Courageux: Brave

D

• Dégoutant: Disgusting
• Dégouté: Disgusted
• Dég qqun de qqch: Put Somebody Off Something
• Démissionner: Resign From

Word Formation: Building Blocks of Language

Key Word Transformations

• Adapt / Adaptation
• Clone / Cloning
• Design / Designer
• Develop / Developer / Development
• Discover / Discoverer / Discovery
• Idea
• Inspiration / Inspire
• Invent / Invention / Inventor
• Observation / Observe / Observer
• Replace / Replacement
• Research / Researcher
• Revolution / Revolutionary / Revolutionize
• Test / Tester

Common Prefixes

• Anti-: Antibiotic, Anti-globalization, Anti-social, Anti-technology
• Bio-: Biotechnology, Bioterrorism
• Inter-: Interactive, Intergalactic, International
• Micro-: Microorganism, Microwave
• Mis-: Misunderstand
• Multi-: Multicolored, Multi-ethnic, Multinational, Multi-talented, Multi-purpose, Multi-story
• Over-: Overproduce, Overspend, Overeat
• Pro-: Pro-GM, Pro-democracy, Probiotic
• Re-

Conditional Sentences in English

• Zero Conditional: Present + Present
  • If you heat water, it boils.
• First Conditional: Present + Future
  • If we leave now, we will catch the bus.
• Second Conditional: Past Simple + Would + Base Verb
  • If you played well, you would win.
  • If you were on Venus, you would see the sun.
• Third Conditional: Past Perfect (Had + Past Participle) + Would Have + Past Participle
  • If I had seen you, I would have said hello.

Protecting Our Planet: Simple Steps for a Big Impact

We've heard it since we were young: the Earth is in trouble. Our planet's health is deteriorating. But how can one person make a difference? There are many ways to help, and many are tied to your daily life.

Everyday Actions for Environmental Care

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Fitness & Wellbeing Terminology

Slang:

Jerga

Cut off:

Se corta

Signed up:

Estar apuntado

Take part:

Participar

Wellbeing:

Bienestar

Drop out:

Abandonar

Sporty:

Deportista

Get through:

Llegar

Teammates:

Compañeros de equipo

Cheer:

Animar

Balanced:

Equilibrado

Set a goal:

Establecer una meta

Positive focus:

Enfoque positivo

Enrol:

Inscribirse

Get your heart rate up:

Acelerar tu ritmo cardíaco

Get in shape:

Ponerse en forma

Keep-fit:

Mantenerse en forma

Immunity:

Inmunidad

Take up:

Ocupar / Empezar

Sentence Structures

Green paint can be made by mixing...
My mother is said to sell books.
Books are sold by my mother.
Korea is known to have scored the last goal.
The last goal was scored by Correa.

You mustn't cheat in exams.
Someone must have seen Sabela yesterday.
Shall I help you with your...?
She can't be hungry because...

She shouldn't smoke because...
Angel was such a nice boy that he had many friends.
Would you like to have a coffee?
You'd better not do that.
I wish I had gone shopping...
If I had known it was you, I would have opened the door.
Shannon suggested going for a walk.
She is having her car repaired next week.
Although I worked hard, I didn't feel tired.
If only you didn't say nasty things.
The tall man, who she was working with, is my father.... Continue reading "English Grammar and Idiomatic Expressions" »