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This particular entry is quite interesting, it gets at a distinction I'm not sure I had explicitly thought about before: http://mathmistakes.org/recursive-and-r
by Sniffnoy 11y ago
This particular entry is quite interesting, it gets at a distinction I'm not sure I had explicitly thought about before: http://mathmistakes.org/recursive-and-relational-thinking-and-the-feedback-each-deserves/ http://mathmistakes.org/recursive-and-relational-thinking-an...
- gizmo686 11y agoI think the author of that post undervalues the strength of the recursive approach. It is, in general, much easier to apply a recursive approach, and once you have done so you can often mechanically convert your solution into a relational one. Even if you cannot, you have still converted the question into a standard notation math problem, which is normally the hardest part of the problem.