If you’ve ever struggled with solving coding problems using recursion, or if you need to brush up your recursion skills for an interview, this course is for you! We will start with the basics of recursion before we practice solving actual coding problems. You’ll have access to detailed explanations and visualizations for each problem to help you along the way.
By the time you have completed this course, you’ll be able to use all the concepts of recursion to solve complex, real-world problems. We hope that this course will help you ace all the recursion related questions during interviews at top tech companies!
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Content
1.
Recursion Fundamentals
7 Lessons
Get familiar with recursion, memory usage, direct vs. indirect calls, and recursive problem-solving.
2.
Iteration Vs. Recursion
11 Lessons
Walk through iteration vs recursion, conversion techniques, and practical challenges in coding.
Overview of Iterative FunctionsDifferences Between Iterative and Recursive FunctionsConverting Iterative Code to Recursive CodeCount Vowels in a StringChallenge 1: Compute Square of a NumberSolution Review: Compute the Square of a NumberChallenge 2: Search First Occurrence of a NumberSolution Review: Search First Occurrence of a NumberChallenge 3: Corresponding Fibonacci NumberSolution Review: Corresponding Fibonacci NumberTest Your Knowledge 2
3.
Recursion with Numbers
10 Lessons
Break apart key recursion concepts, solving numbers and challenges like GCD, Pascal's Triangle, and conversions.
4.
Recursion with Strings
10 Lessons
Break down complex ideas using recursion to manipulate and analyze strings.
5.
Recursion with Arrays
10 Lessons
Take a closer look at recursive solutions for arrays in counting, inverting, replacing, and sorting tasks.
6.
Recursion with Data Structures
9 Lessons
Explore recursion in reversing linked lists, depth-first traversal, and stack and graph manipulations.
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