Some simple and general higher-order functions

Recursion and Higher-order Functions - slide 14 : 35

We show three small, but useful higher-order functions

(define (flip f)
  (lambda (x y)
    (f y x)))

An alternative formulation of flip without use of the sugared define syntax.

(define (negate p)
  (lambda (x) 
    (if (p x) #f #t)))

(define (compose f g)
  (lambda (x)
    (f (g x))))

Using flip, negate, and compose