Java: Recursion

Created by: Peggy Fisher

Produced in 2017

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Course Description

Recursion is used in programming when a solution requires performing an identical operation on a nested structure. For example, file directories often contain directories that contain directories. Navigating to the file at the innermost directory requires a recursive operation of opening a folder, then opening a folder, then opening a folder.

Programmers involved in mathematical computations, such as mathematical induction, are probably the biggest users of recursion. You probably know some of the most common recursive problems; finding the factorial of a number and the Fibonacci series are both examples of recursive processes. In this course, staff instructor and Java expert Peggy Fisher explores programming solutions involving both of these problems. She reviews the concept of recursion, discusses approaches to solving problems using recursion, and examines some recursive examples.

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Peggy Fisher

Peggy Fisher is a programmer and content manager at LinkedIn Learning.

Peggy's main focus is application programming in Java, Arduino, and C++. She has also worked on courses in COBOL and discrete ,athematics. Previously she was a faculty member at Penn State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology. She started out as a programmer working for a large insurance company, but after 18 years she left her job as a director of information technology to pursue her true passion teaching. She earned a master's degree in math education, and went on to teach high school math and computer science in Pennsylvania. In 2012, Peggy accepted a position as an instructional designer at Penn State, and shortly thereafter began teaching Intro to Application Programming with Java. She is a strong supporter of women in STEM. As one of the few female programming teachers, she serves as a mentor to incoming female freshmen who are considering a career in programming. She was also the K- "12 outreach coordinator for the college, where she scheduled, ran, and taught summer camps for middle school and high school students. In a PBS NewsHour interview, she expressed that all students should take at least one programming class either in high school or college. Peggy enjoys constantly learning and finding new and exciting ways to bring technology to life in and outside of the classroom, such as using Arduino microcontrollers or Lego Mindstorm

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