“PL-3 Project Ideas”

1. Text Analyzer:
Objective: Build a program in F# to analyze text files and provide detailed insights.

Features

1. Input Handling:

o Allow users to input text directly via GUI directly or load a .txt file using F#
file-handling functions.

2. Text Analysis:

o Count the number of words, sentences, and paragraphs in the text.

o Calculate word frequency and display the most frequently used words.

o Measure text readability, such as average sentence length.

3. Output:

o Display results as you want.

4. Code Requirements:

o Use F# sequences and pattern matching to parse text.

o Use F# libraries like System.IO for file handling.

o …… .

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2. Simple Store Simulator (User-Only Interaction):
Objective: Create a virtual store management system using F#.

Build a simple store simulation where users can browse products, add them to a cart, and
calculate total costs.

Features

1. Product Catalog (Displayed to User):

o The store will have a list of available products, each with the following
details:

▪ Name

▪ Price

▪ Description

o The list of products will be stored in an F# collection (e.g., List or Map)

which will be initialized by you in the F# code.

2. User Interaction:

o Browse Products: The user will be able to view the products available in
the store.

o Add to Cart: Users can select items by name and add them to their cart.

o View Cart: The user can view the items in their cart at any time.

o Checkout: Once the user is done shopping, they can view the total price
of the items in their cart.

3. Cart Management:

o The cart will be represented as a list of product names.

o Users can add and remove products from their cart.

o At checkout, the program will calculate the total cost by summing the
prices of the items in the cart.

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3. Student Grades Management System:
Objective: Build a program in F# to manage and analyze student grades.

Features

1. Student Database:

o Store student data (ID, name, and grades) in F# Record or List structures.

o Support adding, editing, and removing student records.

2. Grade Management:

o Calculate individual student averages and class-wide statistics ( including

pass\fail rate ,….. ) .

o Identify the highest and lowest grades in the class.

3. User Roles:

o Admin: Full control over the database and grade editing.

o Viewer: Read-only access to grades and reports.

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4. Dictionary:
Objective: Build a digital dictionary using F# for managing and searching word
definitions.

Features

1. Word Management:

o Store words and their definitions in an F# Map.

o Allow adding, updating, and deleting entries.

2. Search Functionality:

o Enable case-insensitive searches by word or partial keyword.

3. Output:

o Save dictionary data to a file (e.g. → .json or .xml file , …. ) and reload it when
needed.

5. Cinema Seat Reservation System:

Objective: Build a cinema seat booking system using F#.

Features

1. Seat Layout:

o Represent the seating chart as a 2D array or a list of tuples.

o Display available and reserved seats in a basic GUI.

2. Booking System:

o Allow users to select seats by row and column indices.

o Mark seats as reserved and prevent double-booking.

3. Ticket Management:

o Generate a unique ticket ID for each booking.

o Save ticket details (e.g., seat, showtime, customer name) to a file.

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6. Library Management System
Idea: Develop a simple program to manage a library's books.
Tasks:
o Add a new book:
Allow users to add a new book with details like title, author, and genre.

o Search for a book:

Enable users to search for books by title.

o Borrow a book:
Let users borrow a book and record the borrow date.

o Return a book:
Allow users to return a borrowed book and update its status.

o Display available and borrowed books:

Show all the books in the library, with clear labels indicating whether they are
available or borrowed.

Data organization:

Use Record or Map to organize the books and their status (borrowed/available).

Accurate borrowing and returning:

Handle borrowing and returning books correctly to ensure a book is not borrowed twice at
the same time.

User Interface (UI):

Create a Windows Forms interface where users can interact with the system to add books,
search, and borrow/return books.

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7. Quiz Application:
Idea: Develop a quiz program where users can take a quiz, answer questions, and
get scores.

Tasks:
• Create quiz questions with multiple-choice answers and some questions are
written.
• Store correct answers for comparison.
• Track scores as users answer questions.
• Display results after the quiz is finished.

➢ Use Map or Record to store questions and answers.

➢ Implement functions to calculate the score based on correct answers.
➢ Create a Windows Forms UI to display the questions and collect user answers.

8. Contact Management System:

Idea: A program to manage a list of contacts, including adding, updating, and
deleting contacts.

Tasks:
• Add new contacts with details like name, phone number, and email.
• Search for contacts by name or phone number.
• Edit contact details.
• Delete contacts.

Evaluation:
• Use Map or Record to store contact information.
• Implement search and update functionality with functional programming
techniques.
• Create a Windows Forms UI for managing contacts.

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Notes:
The programming language you will use is F#, which is part of the .NET framework.
It’s powerful for solving problems using functional programming techniques (as you
know).

The UI (User Interface) will be created using Windows Forms in F#. This will allow
you to design windows where users can click buttons, enter text, and interact with
the system.

You will be using Functional Programming concepts such as:

• Immutable data: Data that cannot be changed once it's created.
• First-class functions: Functions that can be passed around like any other value.
• Pattern matching: A way to handle different types of data or cases easily.

You will also use GitHub to manage and store your code. GitHub helps you:
• Track changes to your code.
• Collaborate with others and share your work.
• Organize your projects and keep them safe.