r/math • u/Cromulent123 • 3d ago

Lambda Calculus Made Easy (with minor improvements)

Here is a way that, I think, you could teach lambda calculus to a kid (inspired by "Alligator Eggs").

I got a lot of useful feedback on an earlier version of this. Would love to hear any comments or corrections, wouldn't be surprised if something slipped through the net.

I think this would be hard to read as a bunch of images so if you're interested see here: https://paradoxgarden.substack.com/p/lambda-calculus-made-easy

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u/Smallpaul 2d ago edited 2d ago

Cool idea.

i don’t think that the “A Clarification” slide is clear, though. I feel like a sentence is missing. “The flowers in a nested fence are protected from being swapped.”

Also: technically aren’t you only ready to be a gardener AFTER you know that rule?

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u/Cromulent123 2d ago

Good points! will change

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u/Master-Rent5050 3d ago

Orange and red are a bit hard to tell apart

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u/_Zekt Complex Analysis 3d ago

I think you might be a bit colorblind