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num: "h13"
desc: "Perkovic 10.1 (Introduction to Recursion - up to Practice Problem 10.3)"
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assigned: 2018-04-03 15:30
due: 2018-04-17 15:30
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<b>READING ASSIGNMENT</b>

Please read {{page.desc}}.  Then complete these problems and turn in your completed homework in lecture on the due date.
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<li markdown="1" style="margin-bottom:6em;"> (10 pts) What is the significance of a "base case" in a recursive function?
</li>

<li markdown="1">  On page 332, the author talks about two important properties of recursive functions:<commit_msg>Update h13.md<commit_after>---
num: "h13"
desc: "Perkovic 10.1 (Introduction to Recursion - up to Practice Problem 10.3)"
ready: true
assigned: 2018-05-03 15:30
due: 2018-05-17 15:30
---

<b>READING ASSIGNMENT</b>

Please read {{page.desc}}.  Then complete these problems and turn in your completed homework in lecture on the due date.
<ol>

{% include hwk_li_name_10pts.html %}

<li markdown="1" style="margin-bottom:6em;"> (10 pts) What is the significance of a "base case" in a recursive function?
</li>

<li markdown="1">  On page 332, the author talks about two important properties of recursive functions:
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