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Recursion for Coding Interviews in Java

# What is a Fibonacci Sequence?

The Fibonacci Sequence is one of the most famous formulas in mathematics. Each number in the sequence is the sum of the two numbers that precede it.

So, the sequence goes:

$ 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 ..... $ 

### Generic Mathematical Notation
Any number at position n in the series can be calculated using the following equation:

$F$n $=F$n-2$+F$n-1

By default, the first and second number in the sequence are 0 and 1

$F$1 $= 0$

$F$2 $= 1$

$F$3 $=F$1$+F$2
 $=1 + 0= 1$

$F$4 $=F$2$+F$3
 $=1 + 1= 2$

$F$5 $=F$3$+F$4
 $=1 + 2= 3$

$F$6 $=F$4$+F$5
 $=2 + 3= 5$

$F$7 $=F$5$+F$6
 $=3 + 5= 8$

$F$8 $=F$6$+F$7
 $=5 + 8= 13$


Below is a visualization for the computation of the first eight elements in the Fibonacci Sequence:

# What is a Fibonacci Sequence?

The Fibonacci Sequence is one of the most famous formulas in mathematics. Each number in the sequence is the sum of the two numbers that precede it.

So, the sequence goes:

$ 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 ..... $ 

## Generic Mathematical Notation
Any number at position n in the series can be calculated using the following equation:

$F$n $=F$n-2$+F$n-1

By default, the first and second number in the sequence are 0 and 1

$F$1 $= 0$

$F$2 $= 1$

$F$3 $=F$1$+F$2
 $=1 + 0= 1$

$F$4 $=F$2$+F$3
 $=1 + 1= 2$

$F$5 $=F$3$+F$4
 $=1 + 2= 3$

$F$6 $=F$4$+F$5
 $=2 + 3= 5$

$F$7 $=F$5$+F$6
 $=3 + 5= 8$

$F$8 $=F$6$+F$7
 $=5 + 8= 13$


Below is a visualization for the computation of the first eight elements in the Fibonacci Sequence:

In this lesson, we will learn how to compute the Fibonacci sequence using recursion.

Fundamentals of Recursion

Iteration to Recursion

Recursion with Numbers

Recursion with Strings

Recursion with Arrays

Recursion with Data Structures

Computing Fibonacci Sequence

What is a Fibonacci Sequence?

Generic Mathematical Notation