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Re: A recursion question/test...
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 12 May 1999 03:51:21 GMT
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Rich Clemens <clemens@wvwc./spamcake/edu>
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(define (sum num)
(if (zero? num)
0
(+ num(sum (- num 1)))))
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Richard Clemens
Associate Professor
Computer Science Department
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
clemens@wvwc.edu
304.473.8421
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 9:19 PM
Subject: A recursion question/test...
>
> Hi,
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> With all the discussion on understanding recursion and such for • programmers
> I thought I'd share a little problem I find enlightening....
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> Describe as simple a recursive algorithm as possible for summing the first • n
> numbers.
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