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Recursion Announcements Recursive Functions Recursive Functions 4 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Recursion Announcements Recursive Functions Recursive Functions 4 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Recursion Announcements Recursive Functions Recursive Functions 4 Recursive Functions Definition : A function is called recursive if the body of that function calls itself, either directly or indirectly 4 Recursive Functions Definition
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Recursive Functions
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Recursive Functions
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Recursive Functions
Definition: A function is called recursive if the body of that function calls itself, either directly or indirectly
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Recursive Functions
Definition: A function is called recursive if the body of that function calls itself, either directly or indirectly Implication: Executing the body of a recursive function may require applying that function
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Recursive Functions
Definition: A function is called recursive if the body of that function calls itself, either directly or indirectly Implication: Executing the body of a recursive function may require applying that function
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Recursive Functions
Definition: A function is called recursive if the body of that function calls itself, either directly or indirectly Implication: Executing the body of a recursive function may require applying that function
Drawing Hands, by M. C. Escher (lithograph, 1948)
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Digit Sums
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2+0+1+9 = 12
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Digit Sums
- If a number a is divisible by 9, then sum_digits(a) is also divisible by 9
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2+0+1+9 = 12
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Digit Sums
- If a number a is divisible by 9, then sum_digits(a) is also divisible by 9
- Useful for typo detection!
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2+0+1+9 = 12
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Digit Sums
- If a number a is divisible by 9, then sum_digits(a) is also divisible by 9
- Useful for typo detection!
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The Bank of 61A 1234 5678 9098 7658
OSKI THE BEAR
2+0+1+9 = 12
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Digit Sums
- If a number a is divisible by 9, then sum_digits(a) is also divisible by 9
- Useful for typo detection!
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The Bank of 61A 1234 5678 9098 7658
OSKI THE BEAR
A checksum digit is a function of all the other digits; It can be computed to detect typos 2+0+1+9 = 12
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Digit Sums
- If a number a is divisible by 9, then sum_digits(a) is also divisible by 9
- Useful for typo detection!
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The Bank of 61A 1234 5678 9098 7658
OSKI THE BEAR
A checksum digit is a function of all the other digits; It can be computed to detect typos
- Credit cards actually use the Luhn algorithm, which we'll implement after sum_digits
2+0+1+9 = 12
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The sum of the digits of 6 is 6. Likewise for any one-digit (non-negative) number (i.e., < 10). The sum of the digits of 2019 is
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Sum of these digits + This digit That is, we can break the problem of summing the digits of 2019 into a smaller instance of the same problem, plus some extra stuff. We call this recursion
The Problem Within the Problem
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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def split(n): """Split positive n into all but its last digit and its last digit.""" return n // 10, n % 10
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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def split(n): """Split positive n into all but its last digit and its last digit.""" return n // 10, n % 10 def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n."""
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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def split(n): """Split positive n into all but its last digit and its last digit.""" return n // 10, n % 10 def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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def split(n): """Split positive n into all but its last digit and its last digit.""" return n // 10, n % 10 def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n)
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Sum Digits Without a While Statement
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def split(n): """Split positive n into all but its last digit and its last digit.""" return n // 10, n % 10 def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
- Base cases are evaluated without recursive calls
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
- Base cases are evaluated without recursive calls
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
- Base cases are evaluated without recursive calls
- Recursive cases are evaluated with recursive calls
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
- Base cases are evaluated without recursive calls
- Recursive cases are evaluated with recursive calls
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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The Anatomy of a Recursive Function
- The def statement header is similar to other functions
- Conditional statements check for base cases
- Base cases are evaluated without recursive calls
- Recursive cases are evaluated with recursive calls
(Demo)
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
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http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
- Different frames keep track of the
different arguments in each call
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
- Different frames keep track of the
different arguments in each call
- What n evaluates to depends upon
the current environment
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
- Different frames keep track of the
different arguments in each call
- What n evaluates to depends upon
the current environment
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Recursion in Environment Diagrams
- The same function fact is called
multiple times
- Different frames keep track of the
different arguments in each call
- What n evaluates to depends upon
the current environment
- Each call to fact solves a simpler
problem than the last: smaller n
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(Demo)
http://pythontutor.com/composingprograms.html#code=def%20fact%28n%29%3A%0A%20%20%20%20if%20n%20%3D%3D%200%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%201%0A%20%20%20%20else%3A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20n%20*%20fact%28n%20-%201%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0Afact%283%29&cumulative=true&curInstr=0&mode=display&origin=composingprograms.js&py=3&rawInputLstJSON=%5B%5D
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Iteration vs Recursion
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Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion Using while:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total Using while:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total Using while: Using recursion:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion: Math:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24 n! =
n
Y
k=1
k
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion: Math:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24 n! =
n
Y
k=1
k n! = ( 1 if n = 0 n · (n − 1)!
- therwise
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion: Math:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24 n! =
n
Y
k=1
k n! = ( 1 if n = 0 n · (n − 1)!
- therwise
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion: Math: Names:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24 n! =
n
Y
k=1
k n! = ( 1 if n = 0 n · (n − 1)!
- therwise
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion:
n, total, k, fact_iter
Math: Names:
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4! = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 24 n! =
n
Y
k=1
k n! = ( 1 if n = 0 n · (n − 1)!
- therwise
Iteration vs Recursion
Iteration is a special case of recursion def fact_iter(n): total, k = 1, 1 while k <= n: total, k = total*k, k+1 return total def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1) Using while: Using recursion:
n, total, k, fact_iter
Math: Names:
n, fact
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Verifying Recursive Functions
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Is fact implemented correctly?
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Is fact implemented correctly? 1. Verify the base case
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Is fact implemented correctly? 1. Verify the base case 2. Treat fact as a functional abstraction!
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Is fact implemented correctly? 1. Verify the base case 2. Treat fact as a functional abstraction! 3. Assume that fact(n-1) is correct
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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The Recursive Leap of Faith
Is fact implemented correctly? 1. Verify the base case 2. Treat fact as a functional abstraction! 3. Assume that fact(n-1) is correct 4. Verify that fact(n) is correct
Photo by Kevin Lee, Preikestolen, Norway
def fact(n): if n == 0: return 1 else: return n * fact(n-1)
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Mutual Recursion
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The Luhn Algorithm
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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1 3 8 7 4 3
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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1 3 8 7 4 3 2 3 1+6=7 7 8 3
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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1 3 8 7 4 3 2 3 1+6=7 7 8 3 = 30
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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1 3 8 7 4 3 2 3 1+6=7 7 8 3 The Luhn sum of a valid credit card number is a multiple of 10 = 30
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The Luhn Algorithm
Used to verify credit card numbers From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
- First: From the rightmost digit, which is the check digit, moving left, double the value
- f every second digit; if product of this doubling operation is greater than 9 (e.g., 7 *
2 = 14), then sum the digits of the products (e.g., 10: 1 + 0 = 1, 14: 1 + 4 = 5)
- Second: Take the sum of all the digits
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1 3 8 7 4 3 2 3 1+6=7 7 8 3 The Luhn sum of a valid credit card number is a multiple of 10 = 30 (Demo)
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Recursion and Iteration
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Converting Recursion to Iteration
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Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion.
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Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: Figure out what state must be maintained by the iterative function.
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: Figure out what state must be maintained by the iterative function.
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: Figure out what state must be maintained by the iterative function.
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What's left to sum
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: Figure out what state must be maintained by the iterative function. A partial sum
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What's left to sum
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def sum_digits(n): """Return the sum of the digits of positive integer n.""" if n < 10: return n else: all_but_last, last = split(n) return sum_digits(all_but_last) + last
Converting Recursion to Iteration
Can be tricky: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: Figure out what state must be maintained by the iterative function. A partial sum
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(Demo) What's left to sum
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Converting Iteration to Recursion
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Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion.
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Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: The state of an iteration can be passed as arguments.
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Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: The state of an iteration can be passed as arguments. def sum_digits_iter(n): digit_sum = 0 while n > 0: n, last = split(n) digit_sum = digit_sum + last return digit_sum
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SLIDE 87
Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: The state of an iteration can be passed as arguments. def sum_digits_iter(n): digit_sum = 0 while n > 0: n, last = split(n) digit_sum = digit_sum + last return digit_sum def sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum): if n == 0: return digit_sum else: n, last = split(n) return sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum + last)
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SLIDE 88
Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: The state of an iteration can be passed as arguments. def sum_digits_iter(n): digit_sum = 0 while n > 0: n, last = split(n) digit_sum = digit_sum + last return digit_sum def sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum): if n == 0: return digit_sum else: n, last = split(n) return sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum + last) Updates via assignment become...
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SLIDE 89
Converting Iteration to Recursion
More formulaic: Iteration is a special case of recursion. Idea: The state of an iteration can be passed as arguments. def sum_digits_iter(n): digit_sum = 0 while n > 0: n, last = split(n) digit_sum = digit_sum + last return digit_sum def sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum): if n == 0: return digit_sum else: n, last = split(n) return sum_digits_rec(n, digit_sum + last) Updates via assignment become... ...arguments to a recursive call
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