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From: Trygve Laugstøl <trygvis@inamo.no>
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+# More syntax
+
+A function is identified by its name (`foo`) and the number of arguments it has. A function can be declared multiple times while pattern matching on it's arguments:
+
+```
+fac(1) ->
+    1;
+fac(N) ->
+    N * fac(N - 1).
+```
+
+Notice the semi-colon between the declarations.
+
+Try out [tut1](./tut1.erl):
+
+```
+1> c(tut1).
+{ok,tut1}
+2> tut1:fac(1).
+1
+3> tut1:fac(10).
+3628800
+```
+
+# Atoms
+
+An atom is data type that starts with a lower-case letter. In the previous examples `ok` and `tut1` are atoms. They are kinda like unmodifyable strings, but are used as identifiers.
+
+[tut2](./tut2.erl) is another example of overloading, but with atoms:
+
+```
+1> c(tut2).
+{ok,tut2}
+2> tut2:convert(23, centimeter).
+58.42
+```
+
+# More pattern matching
+
+Tuples are dentonated as: `{a, b, c}`. They can be used when pattern matching as seen in [tut3](./tut3.erl).
+
+```
+1> c(tut3).
+{ok,tut3}
+2> tut3:convert_length({inch, 23}).
+{centimeter,58.42}
+```
+
+# Lists
+
+Lists are dentonated as: `[a, b, c]`, for example:
+
+```erlang
+Temps = [
+    {moscow, {c, -10}},
+    {cape_town, {f, 70}},
+    {stockholm, {c, -4}},
+    {paris, {f, 28}},
+    {london, {f, 36}}
+].
+```
+
+Lists are, as they commonly are in functional languages, linked lists and it is common to work on the head of the list:
+
+```
+1> [First | Rest] = Temps.
+[{moscow,{c,-10}},
+ {cape_town,{f,70}},
+ {stockholm,{c,-4}},
+ {paris,{f,28}},
+ {london,{f,36}}]
+2> First.
+{moscow,{c,-10}}
+3> Rest.
+[{cape_town,{f,70}},
+ {stockholm,{c,-4}},
+ {paris,{f,28}},
+ {london,{f,36}}]
+```
+
+```
+1> [First, Second | Rest] = Temps.
+[{moscow,{c,-10}},
+ {cape_town,{f,70}},
+ {stockholm,{c,-4}},
+ {paris,{f,28}},
+ {london,{f,36}}]
+2> First.
+{moscow,{c,-10}}
+3> Second.
+{cape_town,{f,70}}
+4> Rest.
+[{stockholm,{c,-4}},{paris,{f,28}},{london,{f,36}}]
+```
+
+# Maps
+
+Maps are dentonated as `#{foo => bar}`
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