Java Illuminated, 4th Edition

CHAPTER 13

Recursion

CHAPTER CONTENTS

Introduction

13.1 Simple Recursion: Identifying the General and Base Cases

13.2 Recursion with a Return Value

13.2.1 Computing the Factorial of a Number

13.2.2 Computing the Greatest Common Divisor

13.3 Recursion with Two Base Cases

13.4 Programming Activity 1: Checking for a Palindrome

13.5 Binary Search: A Recursive Solution

13.6 Programming Activity 2: The Towers of Hanoi

13.7 Recursion Versus Iteration

13.8 Chapter Summary

13.9 Exercises, Problems, and Projects

13.9.1 Multiple Choice Exercises

13.9.2 Reading and Understanding Code

13.9.3 Fill In the Code

13.9.4 Identifying Errors in Code

13.9.5 Debugging Area—Using Messages from the Java Compiler and Java JVM

13.9.6 Write a Short Program

13.9.7 Programming ...