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83 changes: 62 additions & 21 deletions lib/recursive-methods.rb
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# Authoring recursive algorithms. Add comments including time and space complexity for each method.

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number input
# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number input
def factorial(n)

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raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if n < 0
raise ArgumentError
elsif n == 0 || n == 1
return 1
else
return n * (factorial(n - 1))
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string

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This is actually O(n^2) for time and space due to the fact that s[1..-1] creates a new string with each recursive call.

# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
def reverse(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if s.length <= 1
return s
else
return rev_str = reverse(s[1..-1]) + s[0]
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def reverse_inplace(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"

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Think about making a helper which takes the string, a left index and right index. The base case is when left_index >= right_index Each recursive call you swap the characters at left_index or right_index and then make a recursive call with the string, and left_index + 1 and right_index -1.

raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
def bunny(n)

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raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if n == 0
return 0
elsif n == 1
return 2
else
return 2 + bunny(n - 1)
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
def nested(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if s.length == 1
return false
elsif s.length == 0
return true
# chris!! I realize this would fail if given an initial string like ")(" but i can't figure it out!

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Take a look at my notes for the reverse in place method and a similar solution can work here.

elsif (s[0] == "(" && s[-1] == ")") || (s[0] == ")" && s[-1] == "(")
return nested(s[1..-2])
else
return false
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the array

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This is O(n^2) due to the fact that you create a new array with each recursive call.

# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the array
def search(array, value)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if array.length == 0
return false
end

if array[0] == value
return true
end

return search(array[1..-1], value)
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number

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O(n^2) for time and space.

# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number
def is_palindrome(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if s.length == 1 || s.length == 0
return true
end

if s[0] != s[-1]
return false
end

return is_palindrome(s[1...-1])
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def digit_match(n, m)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end
78 changes: 38 additions & 40 deletions specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb
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require 'minitest/autorun'
require 'minitest/reporters'
require "minitest/autorun"
require "minitest/reporters"
require "minitest/skip_dsl"
require_relative '../lib/recursive-methods'
require_relative "../lib/recursive-methods"

describe "factorial" do
it "will find the factorial of 0" do
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answer = factorial(num)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 5*4*3*2*1

expect(answer).must_equal 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
end

it "will raise an ArgumentError if given a number not >= 0" do
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end
end

xdescribe "reverse" do
describe "reverse" do
it "will reverse 'cat'" do
# Arrange
string = "cat"
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end
end


xdescribe "reverse_in_place" do
it "will reverse 'cat'" do
# Arrange
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end
end

xdescribe "bunny" do
describe "bunny" do
it "returns 0 for 0 bunnies" do
# Arrange
count = 0
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end
end

xdescribe "nested" do
describe "nested" do
it "will return true for empystring" do
# Arrange
string = ""
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end
end

xdescribe "search" do
describe "search" do
it "will return false for empty array" do
# Arrange
item = "a"
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end

it "will return true when looking for something in the array" do
# Arrange
item = "a"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]
# Arrange
item = "a"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)
# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end

it "will return false when looking for something not in the array" do
# Arrange
item = "x"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal false
end

it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
# Arrange
item = "b"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]
# Act
answer = search(array, item)
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end
end

it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
# Arrange
item = "b"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end
end

xdescribe "is_palindrome" do
describe "is_palindrome" do
it "will return true for emptystring" do
# Arrange
string = ""
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 4
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 4
end

it "returns 0 for nonmatching numbers" do
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 0
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 0
end

it "returns 3 for 841 and 62530841" do
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 3
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 3
end
end
end