WORK IN PROGRESS, IT MAY STILL BE A BUMPY ROAD TO READ THIS

This document assumes you know the basic list-based structure of Lisp, as well as the basic arithmetic and list operators (i.e. +, -, *, car, cdr, cons, list, append), and also the conditional operator (cond). It attempts to illustrate two things: the methodology of functional programming using lisp and how to approach simple AI problems using Lisp. Rather than just have a long list of code for you to stare at, I've chosen to show only a few functions, and to annotate thoroughly how they work and why they are relevant. Additionally, they try to show you one reasonable prgramming style for your assignments. Note that every function has a header, and that the indentation and bracketing of the code is laid out to make it as readable as possible.

Lisp is a functional programming language. This means that every Lisp function returns a value, and the ideal way to program in Lisp is to take advantage of functionality, rather than relying on side-effects, as you would in a procedural programming language.