ladderz/README.md
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# ladderz
The `ladderz` project is a collection of implementations of mathematical/technical concepts in code. A primary aim is to learn to implement these concepts, regardless of the efficiency of the implementations.
> If you're looking for a more efficient implementation of a concept (e.g., for use in your programs), other resources may be more useful.
- **[notebooks](notebooks)** - Jupyter notebooks with exercises and solutions in Python
- [**pre-algebra**](notebooks/pre-algebra) - Pre-algebra concepts
- **[ladderz](ladderz)** - A crate with implementations of concepts in a Rust library
- **[docs](https://rzmk.github.io/ladderz/)** - Documentation for the `ladderz` crate
## ladderz Crate
### Usage
Here's an example of using the `ladderz` crate to get the factors and factor pairs of a number in sorted order.
First let's create a new Rust project and change into the project directory:
```bash
cargo new my_ladderz_project
cd my_ladderz_project
```
Then let's add the following to `Cargo.toml` under the `[dependencies]` section:
```toml
ladderz = { git = "https://github.com/rzmk/ladderz", branch = "main" }
```
Now in `src/main.rs` let's replace the contents with the following code:
```rust
use ladderz::pre_algebra::unit1::{get_factor_pairs, get_factors};
use std::env;
fn main() {
// Get user input as a Vec
let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
// Check if input was provided
match args.get(1) {
Some(_) => {
match args[1].parse::<u32>() {
// Handle input that can be parsed as a u32
Ok(x) => {
// Convert the HashSet of factors of input x to a sorted Vec
let mut factors: Vec<u32> = get_factors(x).into_iter().collect::<Vec<u32>>();
factors.sort();
// Convert the HashSet of factor pairs of input x to a sorted Vec
let mut factor_pairs: Vec<(u32, u32)> =
get_factor_pairs(x).into_iter().collect::<Vec<(u32, u32)>>();
factor_pairs.sort();
// Print the results
println!("List of factors of {:?}: {:?}", x, factors);
println!("List of factor pairs of {:?}: {:?}", x, factor_pairs);
}
// Handle input that can't be parsed as a u32
Err(e) => println!("Error parsing input: {e}"),
}
}
None => println!("No input provided."),
}
}
```
Now let's build the project's binary file so we can run it from the command line:
```bash
cargo build --release
```
Our runnable binary file should be located at the local path `./target/release/my_ladders_project` (or `./target/release/my_ladders_project.exe` for Windows). Let's run it with the number `12` as input:
```bash
./target/release/my_ladderz_project 12
```
If you have a `.exe` file instead, you can run it with:
```bash
./target/release/my_ladderz_project.exe 12
```
The printed output should be:
```
List of factors of 12: [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12]
List of factor pairs of 12: [(1, 12), (2, 6), (3, 4)]
```
Great! We've successfully used the `ladderz` crate to get the factors and factor pairs of a number in sorted order.
## Ideas
Not currently implemented, but ideas that may be useful:
- Extend to:
- Algebra
- Precalculus
- Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Statistics
- Discrete Math
- Algorithms
- **py-ladderz** - A package for running implementations of mathematical concepts in Python
- **ladderz CLI** - A CLI tool for ladderz in Rust
- **ladderz App** - An interactive multi-platform (web, desktop, mobile) app potentially including visualizations, practice problems, & a course-like structure (potentially in Flutter or Tauri with Next.js & Rust)