4: Abstraction through Functions; Introduction to Recursion | Introduction to Computer Science and Programming | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare

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4: Abstraction through Functions; Introduction to Recursion

Topics covered: Decomposition and abstraction through functions; introduction to recursion

Instructor: Prof. Eric Grimson, Prof. John Guttag

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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

As Taught In

Fall 2008

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Engineering
- Computer Science
  - Programming Languages

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