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Programming Appreciation Camp

Programming Appreciation Camp. Session 2: Recursion Steven Halim NUS School of Computing. Recap. In the first session, we have learnt/done some problem solving using algorithm: Algorithms have three control structures: Sequence Selection (branching) Repetition (loop) And Recursion.

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Programming Appreciation Camp

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  1. Programming Appreciation Camp Session 2: Recursion Steven Halim NUS School of Computing

  2. Recap • In the first session, we have learnt/done some problem solving using algorithm: • Algorithms have three control structures: • Sequence • Selection (branching) • Repetition (loop) • And Recursion [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  3. Recursion: Informal Definition • A “Definition” in an English-English dictionary • Recursion • If you still don't get it, See: “Recursion”. • Informally: • Repeat same thing until some conditions are met. • Seems like repetition/iteration/loop • But more than that! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  4. Non Computing Examples • Droste Effecthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droste_effect • Mathematical Definition • Example: even number • 2 is an even number • If n is an even number, then n+2 too • Russian Doll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll • Recursive Acronymshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym • GNU: GNU’s Not Unix • VISA: VISA International Service Association [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  5. Non Computing Examples: Fractal • Sierpinski Triangle • Koch Snowflake • Recursive Tree • More Fractals • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  6. Recursion in Comp Sci: Motivation (1) • Given this 9x9 2-D map • L is Land • W is Water • Q: “How many lakes in the map?” • Adjacent ‘W’s (N, E, S, W) belong to one lake. • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LL5L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL The answer for this scenario: 5 lakes! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  7. Recursion in Comp Sci: Motivation (2) • Hard to get answer using standard iteration! numOfW  0for each cell(i,j) in the map // (0,0) to (9,9) if (cell(i,j) is character ‘W’) numOfW  numOfW + 1printf numOfW // W = 18 in this case • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL12LL3LL • L45LLLLLL • L678L9ALL • LLLBCDLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLEFLLGL • LLHLILLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LL5L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL A=10, B=11, …, I = 18 So, how to answer: 5 lakes? Use recursion! This problem will be revisitedat the latter part of this session! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  8. Recursion: Basic Ideahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion_(computer_science) • Recursion is a programming paradigm! • Complements sequence, selection, repetition • Divide: break up a probleminto sub-problems of the same type! • Conquer: Solve the problem with a functionthat calls itself to solve each sub-problem • Somewhat similar to repetition, but not 100% • Terminating condition: one or more of these sub-problems are so simple that they can be solved directly without further calls to the function [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  9. Why use Recursion? • Many computer algorithms can be expressed naturally in recursive form • Trying to express these algorithms iterativelycan be actually confusing… • e.g. “finding lakes” example • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  10. Recursion: Implemented As Function • Function is simply defined as follow: • output function_name(inputs) process the inputs return output [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  11. Recursion: Basic Form • Template for most recursive function Recursive_Function_Name(Parameter_List) // you will always see “selection statement” (if, switch, etc) if (base_case) // problem is trivial, there can be more than one do_something_simple // produce the result directly else // recursive case // Simplify the problem and then call this same function again Recursive_Function_Name(Modified_Parameter_List) • Modified_Parameter_List must bring the recursive function closer to (one of) the base case! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  12. 7 recursion examples to get you started Learning by example [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  13. Example 1: Countdown (1)http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/launch/countdown101.html • Problem Description: • We want to count down the space shuttle launch, e.g. 10, 9, 8, …, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!!! • Must use recursion! • Although this can be done iteratively. [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  14. Example 1: Countdown (2)http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/launch/countdown101.html • Recursive version: count_down(n) if (n <= 0) print “BLAST OFF!!!!” else print “Time = ” + ncount_down(n-1) Base Case occurs when n <= 0 If this happens, simply print “BLAST OFF!!!!” Recursive Case occurs when n > 0 If this happens, print the current time, and then call a simpler problem: count_down(n-1) Note that this recursive function returns nothing [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  15. Example 1: Countdown (3)http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/launch/countdown101.html • Recursive version: count_down(n) if (n <= 0) print “BLAST OFF!!!!” else print “Time = ” + ncount_down(n-1) • Sample calls: count_down(3) Time = 3Time = 2Time = 1BLAST OFF!!!! • Iterative version: count_down_itr(n) for (t=n to 0, decrement by 1) print “Time = ” + t print BLAST OFF!!!!”// actually the iterative// version is simpler// for this case • Sample calls: count_down_itr(3) Time = 3Time = 2Time = 1BLAST OFF!!!! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  16. Example 2: Factorial (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial • Problem Description: • fact(n), n!, product of 1 to n, is defined as: • fact(n) = n * (n-1) * (n-2) * ... * 2 * 1, and • fact(0) = 1 • fact(<0) is not defined • This is an iterative paradigm! • Using recursion, it can be defined as • fact(n) = 1 if (n = 0) // simple sub-problem • n * fact (n-1) if (n > 0) // calls itself [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  17. Example 2: Factorial (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial • Recursive version: fact(n) if (n = 0) return 1 else return n * fact(n-1) Base Case occurs when n = 0 If this happens, simply return 1, 0! = 1 Recursive Case occurs when n > 0 If this happens, return n * result of simpler problem of fact(n-1) • Recursive definition: • fact(n) = 1 if (n = 0) • n * fact (n-1) if (n > 0) Note that this recursive function returns a number, which is the result of fact(n) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  18. Example 2: Factorial (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial • Recursive version: fact(n) if (n = 0) return 1 else return n * fact(n-1) • Sample calls: fact(0) 1 (base case)fact(1)  1*fact(0) = 1*1 = 1fact(2)  2*fact(1) = 2*1 = 2fact(3)  3*fact(2) = 3*2 = 6fact(4)  4*fact(3) = 4*6 = 24fact(5)  5*fact(4) = 5*24 = 120…see visual explanation  [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  19. Example 2: Factorial (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial • Recursive version: fact(n) if (n = 0) return 1 else return n * fact(n-1) • Sample calls: fact(0) 1 (base case)fact(1)  1*fact(0) = 1*1 = 1fact(2)  2*fact(1) = 2*1 = 2fact(3)  3*fact(2) = 3*2 = 6fact(4)  4*fact(3) = 4*6 = 24fact(5)  5*fact(4) = 5*24 = 120… • Iterative version: fact_itr(n) { result  1 for (i=1 to n, increment by 1) result  result * i return result • Sample calls: fact_itr(0)  1fact_itr (1)  1fact_itr (2)  1*2 = 2fact_itr (3)  1*2*3 = 6fact_itr (4)  1*2*3*4 = 24fact_itr (5)  1*2*3*4*5 = 120… [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  20. Example 3: Fibonacci (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number • Problem Description: • Fibonacci numbers are defined recursively: • Fn = 0 if n = 0 • 1 if n = 1 • Fn-1 + Fn-2 if n > 1 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  21. Example 3: Fibonacci (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number • Recursive version: fib(n) if (n <= 1) // for 0 and 1 return n else return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2) Base Case occurs when n <= 1 (0 or 1 only) If this happens, simply return n (the value itself) Recursive Case occurs when n > 1 If this happens, return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2) we call the same function twice! • Recursive definition: • Fn = 0 if n = 0 • 1 if n = 1 • Fn-1 + Fn-2 if n > 1 Here, we observe that a recursive function can call itself more than once! (branching recursion) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  22. Example 3: Fibonacci (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number • Recursive version: fib(n) if (n <= 1) // for 0 and 1 return n else return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2) • Sample calls: fib(0)  0 (base case)fib(1)  1 (base case) fib(2)  fib(0)+fib(1) = 0+1 = 1fib(3)  fib(1)+fib(2) = 1+1 = 2fib(4)  fib(2)+fib(3) = 1+2 = 3fib(5)  fib(3)+fib(4) = 2+3 = 5… • Iterative version: fib[0]  0fib[1]  1for (i=2 to n, increment by 1) fib[i]  fib[i-1] + fib[i-2] • Sample calls: fib[0] = 0fib[1] = 1fib[2] = 1fib[3] = 2fib[4] = 3fib[5] = 5… [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  23. Example 3: Fibonacci (4)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number • Recursive version: • Sample calls: On my machine fib(20) ~ 0.0 second fib(30) ~ 0.0 secondfib(35) ~ 1 secondfib(36) ~ 2 secondsfib(37) ~ 4 secondsfib(38) ~ 6 secondsfib(39) ~ 8 seconds fib(40) ~ 11 seconds • Iterative version: • Sample calls: On my machine fib(20) ~ 0.0 second fib(30) ~ 0.0 secondfib(35) ~ 0.0 second fib(36) ~ 0.0 second fib(37) ~ 0.0 second fib(38) ~ 0.0 second fib(39) ~ 0.0 second fib(40) ~ 0.0 second [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  24. Example 3: Fibonacci (5)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number • The Recursive Pattern of Fibonacci(5) • Many repetitions… • Slow! Fib 5 Fib 3 Fib 4 Fib 1 Fib2 Fib 2 Fib 3 1 Fib 1 Fib 0 Fib 0 Fib1 Fib 1 Fib 2 1 0 0 1 1 Fib 0 Fib1 0 1

  25. Example 4: Exponentiation, 2n (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation • Problem Description: • Exponentiation, written as an,where a is called as “base”and n is called “the exponent”. • When n >= 0, exponentiation is defined as: • an = a * a * …. * a (n times) • This is iterative definition • What is the recursive formulation? • an = _____________ _____________ _____________ [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  26. Example 4: Exponentiation, 2n (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation • Recursive version: pow2(n) if (n = 0) return 1 else if (n = 1) return 2 else return 2 * pow2(n-1) Base Case occurs when n = 0 or n = 1 there can be >= 1 base case(s) If this happens, return 1 for 20 or 2 for 21 Recursive Case occurs when n > 1 If this happens, return 2 * pow2(n-1) pow2(n-1) is a simplified problem Here, we observe that a recursive function can have more than one base cases (processed differently) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  27. Example 4: Exponentiation, 2n (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation • Recursive version: pow2(n) if (n = 0) return 1 else if (n = 1) return 2 else return 2 * pow2(n-1) • Sample calls: pow2(1)  2 (base case)pow2(2)  2*pow2(1) = 2*2 = 4pow2(3)  2*pow2(2) = 2*4 = 8 pow2(4)  2*pow2(3) = 2*8 = 16 … • Iterative version: pow2_itr(n) result  1 for (i=1 to n, increment by 1) result  result * 2 return result • Sample calls: pow2_itr(1)  1*2=2pow2_itr (2)  1*2*2=4pow2_itr (3)  1*2*2*2=8pow2_itr (4)  1*2*2*2*2=16 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  28. Example 5: Print Digits (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal • Problem Description: • Given a decimal number (base 10),as what we used in daily life… • Print its digit line by line. • e.g. 2008 is printed as:Answer (red lines):2008 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  29. Example 5: Print Digits (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal • Recursive version: digit(n) if (n > 0) digit(n / 10) print n % 10 Base Case occurs when n <= 0 If this happens, do nothing! Recursive Case occurs when n > 0 If this happens, call print_digit with simplified problem: one less ‘digit’ (n / 10) then, print n % 10. % is called themodulus (remainder) operator. Here, we observe that base case can be as simple as doing nothing and we can still do something after recursive calls! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  30. Example 5: Print Digits (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal • Recursive version: digit(n) if (n > 0) digit(n / 10) print n % 10 • Sample calls: digit(2008) 2 0 0 8 Details in the next slide! • Iterative version *: digit_itr(n) while (n > 0) print n % 10 n  n / 10 • Sample calls: digit_itr(2008) 8 0 0 2 * This is not what we want… * We need to reverse the answer! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  31. Example 5: Print Digits (4)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal • Recursive version: digit(n) if (n > 0) digit(n / 10) print n % 10 • Sample calls: digit(2008) 2 0 0 8 See diagram for clarity  [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  32. Recall - Task 2: Pascal’s Trianglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_triangle 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 Compute nCk or C(n,k) nCk = n! / (k! * (n – k)!) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008] 32

  33. Example 6: Ways to choose(n, k) (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinations • How many ways to choose k out of n items? • Enumerate the Base Cases • When k < 0, e.g. (k=-1) out of (n=3)? • 0, this problem is undefined for k < 0… • When k > n, e.g. (k=4) out of (n=3)? • 0, also undefined for k > n… • When k == n, e.g. (k=3) out of (n=3)? • 1, take all • When k == 0, e.g. (k=0) out of (n=3)? • 1, do not take anything [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  34. Example 6: Ways to choose(n, k) (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinations • How many ways to choose k out of n items? • Think about the General (recursive) Cases • When 0 < k < n, e.g. (k=2) out of (n=3)? • Consider the item one by one, e.g. item X! • choose(n,k) = • choose(n-1,k-1)The number of ways if I take X • The problem becomes simpler:choosing k-1 (k=1) out of n-1 (n=2) • plus choose(n-1,k)The number of ways if I do not take X • The problem becomes simpler:choosing k (k=2) out of n-1 (n=2) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  35. Example 6: Ways to choose(n, k) (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinations • How many ways to choose k out of n items? Recursive version only: choose(n, k) if (k = 0 or k = n) return 1 else return choose(n-1,k-1) + choose(n-1,k) [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  36. Example 6: Ways to choose(k, n) (4)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinations • How many ways to choose k out of n items? This problem is not intuitive to be solved iteratively! However, the recursive solution has many similar sub-problems (compare with Fibonacci) Special: Closed form:nCk = n!/(k!*(n-k)!) 6 in this case! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  37. Example 7: Binary Search (1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search • Searching in Sorted Array, e.g. array A = • Standard: • Scan item one by one from left to right • Can we do better? • Yes, using a technique called binary search • Idea: Narrow the search space by half (left/right side) successively until we find the item or until we are sure that the item is not in the sorted array. [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  38. Example 7: Binary Search (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search • Recursive version (iterative not shown): bsearch(arr, key, low, high) { if (high < low) return -1 // not found, base case 1 mid  (low + high) / 2 if (arr[mid] > key) return bsearch(arr, key, low, mid-1) // recursive case 1: left else if (arr[mid] < key) return bsearch(arr, key, mid+1, high) // recursive case 2: right else return mid // found, base case 2 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  39. Example 7: Binary Search (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search • Assume we have a sorted array A: • Sample calls: • bsearch(A, 7, 0, 9) // mid is 4, A[4] = 47, 7 < 47, go to left side bsearch(A, 7, 0, 3) // mid is 1, A[1] = 7, 7 == 7, found it return 1; // found in index 1 • bsearch(A, 47, 0, 9) // mid is 4, A[4] = 47, 47 == 47, found it return 4; // found in index 4 • bsearch(A, 82, 0, 9) // mid is 4, A[4] = 47, 82 > 47, go to right side bsearch(A, 82, 5, 9) // mid is 7, A[7] = 73 , 82 > 73, go to right side bsearch(A, 82, 8, 9) // mid is 8, A[8] = 81, 82 > 81, go to right side bsearch(A, 82, 9, 9) // mid is 9, A[9] = 99, 82 < 99, go to left side bsearch(A, 82, 9, 8) // base case, not found return -1; // not found [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  40. Recursion: Recap • A function that call itself • With simpler sub-problem • Can have one or more recursive cases • Has simple/trivial sub-problems: base cases • This is the terminating condition • Can be as simple as “doing nothing” • Can have one or more base cases • Can solve certain problems naturally • Can be slower than iterative counterparts • This can be optimized though… [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  41. Lake Question (Revisited) (1) • Given this 9x9 2-D map • L is Land • W is Water • Q: “How many lakes in the map?” • Adjacent ‘W’s (N, E, S, W) belong to one lake. • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LL5L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL The answer for this scenario: 5 lakes! [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  42. Lake Question (Revisited) (2) • How to connect adjacent (N, E, S, W) ‘W’s? • The idea: Analogy of real-life “water”! • If we pour water to coordinate (1,2), • The water will fill the area indicated with ‘1’s! • But how to do this? (flooding the lakes?) • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LLWLL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  43. Lake Question (Revisited) (3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_fill • Flood Fill Recursive Algorithm floodfill(r, c, ID) if (r < 0 or r > 9 or c < 0 or r > 9) return // base case 1: exceeding boundary if (cell(r,c) is not character ‘W’) return // base case 2: not water cell(r,c)  ID // simplify the problem W to ID: 1 ‘W’ less// recursively fill the 4 directions floodfill(r , c+1 , ID) // east floodfill(r-1 , c , ID) // north floodfill(r , c-1 , ID) // west floodfill(r+1 , c , ID) // south • Sample calls: floodfill(1,2,‘1’) // fill lake starting from (1,2) with ‘1’ • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LLWLL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  44. Lake Question (Revisited) (4) • Now, Use floodfillto flood each lake,then increment the lake counter! lake  0for each cell(i,j) in the map if (cell(i,j) is character ‘W’)floodfill(i, j, ‘1’+lake) lake  lake + 1printf lake // 5 in this case • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LLWLL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LLWL • LLWL3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LLWL3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LL5L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  45. Final Say: Recursion is Powerful • It is a programming paradigm: • Divide and Conquer • Many data structures are recursively defined • Linked List, Tree or Heap: these data structures and their operations are naturally recursive, etc • Many algorithms are naturally recursive • Sorting: Merge sort and Quick sort are recursive • Top-Down Dynamic Programming, etc • We do not discuss them now,but you may explore on your own [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  46. 7 more recursion examples that we will discuss together Learning by DOING [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  47. Hands-On Tasks (1) • Modify recursive function floodfill(r,c,ID)so that it is able to go to 8 directions(N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW)! • Given the same map,there will be just 4 lakes this time:look at lake number 3! • LLLLLLLLL • LLWWLLWLL • LWWLLLLLL • LWWWLWWLL • LLLWWWLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LLWLL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLWWLLWL • LLWLWLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LLWL • LL3L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLLLLLLLL • LL11LL2LL • L11LLLLLL • L111L11LL • LLL111LLL • LLLLLLLLL • LLL33LL4L • LL3L3LLLL • LLLLLLLLL [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  48. Hands-On Tasks (2) • Create pow(a,n) to compute an! • Hint: modify pow2(n) a bit • Sample calls: • pow(3,3) = 27 • pow(4,2) = 16 • pow(5,3) = 125 • pow(7,3) = 343 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  49. Hands-On Tasks (3) • Create fast_pow(a,n) to compute anwith a better recursive formulation: • Insight: a8 a8 = a4*a4; a4 = a2*a2; and a2 = a*a • Only 3 multiplications to compute a8! • Logarithmic growth: log2 8 = 3 • Special case: Odd exponent: a7=a*a6 • Sample calls: • fast_pow(3,3) = 27 • fast_pow(4,2) = 16 • fast_pow(5,3) = 125 • fast_pow(7,3) = 343 [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

  50. Recap - Euclidean Algorithm • First documented algorithm by Greek mathematician Euclid in 300 B.C. • To compute the GCD (greatest common divisor) of 2 integers. • Let A and B be integers with A > B ≥ 0. • If B = 0, then the GCD is A and algorithm ends. • Otherwise, find q and r such that • A = q.B + r where 0 ≤ r < B • Note that we have 0 ≤ r < B < A and GCD(A,B) = GCD(B,r). • Replace A by B, and B by r. Go to step 2. [Programming Appreciation Camp November 2008]

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