purpose statements

collects/realm/chapter2/source.rkt

@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 #lang racket
 
-(require rackunit rackunit/text-ui)
+#|
+   The Guess My Number game, played at DrRacket's REPL
+   ---------------------------------------------------
+   
+   You pick a number. The program guesses the nunber, 
+   by asking you questions. Your responses are "too 
+   small" "too large" or "you uessed it". 
 
-;; Play a Guess my Number game at the REPL.
-;; Run program. 
-;; Pick a number X between <n> and <m>. 
-;; Evaluate 
-;;     (start <n> <m>)
-;; The program will respond with a number.
-;; Use
-;;     (bigger)
-;; and
-;;     (smaller)
-;; to let it know what you think of the guess.
-;; Watch how qiuckly the program guesses X. 
+   Play
+   ----
+
+   Click Run. Pick a number X between <n> and <m>. 
+   Evaluate 
+     (start <n> <m>)
+   The program will respond with a number.
+   Use
+     (bigger)
+   and
+     (smaller)
+    to let it know what you think of its guess.
+|#
 
 ;                                          
 ;                                          
@@ -102,6 +109,8 @@
 
 (module+ test 
   
+  (require rackunit rackunit/text-ui)
+  
   ;; basic guesses 
   
   (check-equal? (guess) 50)

collects/realm/chapter5/source.rkt

@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 #lang racket
 
-;;  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-;; Play a "Guess my Number" game with a GUI.
+#|
+   The Guess My Number game, with a simple graphical user interface (GUI)
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   
+   You pick a number. The program guesses the nunber, 
+   by asking you questions. Your responses are "too 
+   small" "too large" or "you uessed it". 
 
-(require rackunit rackunit/text-ui 2htdp/image 2htdp/universe)
+   Play
+   ----
 
-;; Play a Guess my Number game at the REPL.
-;; Run program. 
-;; Pick a number X between <n> and <m>. 
-;; Evaluate 
-;;     (start <n> <m>)
-;; This will pop up a window with instructions for interacting with the program. 
-;; Watch how qiuckly the program guesses X. 
+   Click Run. Pick a number X between <n> and <m>. 
+   Evaluate 
+     (start <n> <m>)
+   This will pop up a window with instructions for interacting with the program. 
+|#
+
+(require 2htdp/image 2htdp/universe)
 
 ;                              
 ;                              
@@ -190,6 +196,8 @@
 
 (module+ test
   
+  (require rackunit rackunit/text-ui)
+  
   ;; testing the 'model' functions for basic guesses 
   
   (check-true (single? (interval 50 50)))

collects/realm/chapter6/source.rkt

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #lang racket
 
 #|
+   The Snake game 
+   --------------
+
    The Snake game revolves around a room filled with pieces of radioactive goo
    and a snake that can remove this goo. 
 
@@ -13,13 +16,15 @@
    the four arrow keys. When the snake gets close to a piece of goo, it eats the 
    goo and grows a new segment. If the snake runs into itself or one of the four 
    walls, the game is over. The length of the snake is the player's score. 
-|#
 
-;; Play a Snake game. 
-;; Run program and evaluate 
-;;     (start-snake)
-;; This will pop up a window with instructions for interacting with the program. 
-;; Watch how qiuckly the program guesses X. 
+   Play
+   ----
+ 
+   Run and evaluate 
+     (start-snake)
+   This will pop up a window with instructions for interacting with the program. 
+   Watch how qiuckly the program guesses X. 
+|#
 
 ;
 ;

collects/realm/chapter8/source.rkt

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
    Finally, "n" starts a new game. 
 
 
-   Play a Orc game 
-   -----------------
+   Play
+   ----
  
-   Run program and evaluate 
+   Run and evaluate 
      (start-game)
    This will pop up a window that displays the player's vitals, the orcs and
    their basic state, and the game instructions.