Lecture

Recursion and Induction: Proving Algorithms Correctly

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Description

This lecture covers the concepts of recursion and induction, focusing on proving the correctness of recursive algorithms through mathematical induction. It explains the differences between recursion and iteration, illustrating with examples like the Fibonacci function and iterative algorithms for computing Fibonacci numbers.

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