CS212
Exams
Spring
1999 -
Final
WARNING: You should seriously try to answer this question before looking at the solution -- it's just a good study skill. Also, some answers on this page may be more brief than you would want to put down in an actual exam. If you want any type of partial credit, you should write more than just the solution.
T(0) = O(1)
T(n) = T(n/2) + O(1) if
n>0 and even
T(n) = T(n-1) + O(1) if
n>0 and odd
power runs in O(lg n) time.