Sections 0101, 0102, 0103 and Honors, Fall 1995

Thursday October 5, 1995

Assigned Reading: 5.2 - 5.3

Handouts (available on-line): none

Topics Covered:

• A function that has a for loop inside and computes the factorial of the parameter. Program and sample run.

• A program uses a function which calls the factorial function to compute the combinations of "n choose k". Program and sample run.

• A program that illustrates the properties of local variables. Program and sample run.

• Practice tracing function calls using question from last semester's midterm exam. The problem is to write down the output of the following program. Sample solution.