Recursion for Coding Interviews in JavaScript

Master recursion in JavaScript to solve problems and excel in coding interviews with practical exercises and visualizations.

Intermediate

58 Lessons

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Master recursion in JavaScript to solve problems and excel in coding interviews with practical exercises and visualizations.

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This course includes

37 Playgrounds

15 Challenges

6 Quizzes

This course includes

37 Playgrounds

15 Challenges

6 Quizzes

Course Overview

If you’ve ever struggled with solving problems using recursion, or if you have to brush up your skills for an interview, this course is for you. We'll start with the basics of what recursion is and why it’s important before diving into practicing solving actual questions. You’ll have access to detailed explanations and visualizations for each problem to help you along the way. By the time you have completed this course, you’ll be able to use all the concepts to solve complex real-world problems. We hope ...Show More

Course Content

Recursion Fundamentals

Who is this course for?

What is Recursion?

Recursion and Memory Visualization Direct vs. Indirect Recursion When to Use Recursion?Understanding a Recursive Problem Test Your Knowledge 1

Iteration Vs Recursion

Overview of Iterative Functions

Difference Between Iteration and Recursion Converting Iterative Code to Recursive Code

Count Vowels in a String Challenge 1: Compute the Square of a Number Solution Review: Compute the Square of a Number Challenge 2: Search the First Occurrence of a Number Solution Review: Search the First Occurrence of a Number Challenge 3: The nth Fibonacci Number Solution Review: Corresponding Fibonacci Number Test Your Knowledge 2

Recursion with Numbers

Power of a Number

Sum of Integers from 1 to n Modulus Challenge 1: Find the Greatest Common Divisor Solution Review: Find the Greatest Common Divisor Challenge 2: Pascal's Triangle Solution Review: Pascal's Triangle Challenge 3: Convert Decimal Number to Binary Number Solution Review: Convert Decimal Number to Binary Number Test Your Knowledge 3

Recursion with Strings

Remove Spaces and Tabs in a String

Remove all Adjacent Duplicates from a String Merge Two Sorted Strings Lexicographically Challenge 1: Length of a String Solution Review: Length of a String Challenge 2: Sum of Digits in a String Solution Review: Sum of Digits in a String Challenge 3: Check Palindrome Solution Review: Check Palindrome Test Your Knowledge 4

Recursion with Arrays

Count all Occurrences of a Number Reverse an Array Replace all Negative Numbers with Zero Challenge 1: Average of Numbers Solution Review: Average of Numbers Challenge 2: Balance Parenthesis Solution Review: Balance Parenthesis Challenge 3: Sort an Array Solution Review: Sort an Array Test Your Knowledge 5

Recursion with Data Structures

9 Lessons

Conclusion

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