Recursion Without Fear

V. Scott Gordon, California State University, Sacramento

Stevenson Hall 1300
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Do you live in mortal terror of recursion? Does the mere sound of the dreaded "R" word induce panic or run chills up and down your spine? Well, fear no more, you can understand recursion and use it with confidence. Whereas most books explain recursion using mathematical examples, or by describing how it is implemented, this unique lecture will instead show you how to visualize what recursion does when you put it in your code. You will also see recursion perform three magic tricks that will amaze your friends, and simplify your code. Add recursion to your bag of tricks!