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  2. CS | 01 | Digital Logic and Circuits and Discrete Mathematical Structures: Digital Systems & Boolean Basics, Number System, Number Representation, Logic Gates & Hardware, Boolean Expression, Boolean Minimization, Combinational Circuit, Sequential Circuits, Set Theory, Relations, Functions, Graph Theory, Group Theory, Propositional and Predicate Logic, Permutation and Combination
  3. CS | 02 | Computer Organization and Architecture: Basics of COA, Cache Memory Organization, Input Output Organisation, Pipelining, Instr Formats & Modes, Control Unit Design, Multiprocessors
  4. CS | 03 | Data Structures and Algorithm: Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing, Algorithm Analysis, Time Complexity Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Greedy Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Minimum Spanning Trees, Shortest Path Algos, Complexity Theory, Advanced Algorithms
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  14. CS | 13 | Computer Graphics: Basics of Computer Graphics, 2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing, 3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations and Viewing
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This educational video demonstrates how to trace the execution of a recursive C function to determine its output. The instructor presents a code snippet containing a function named `print(int n)` which includes a base case check `if (n > 4000)`. The function prints the current value of `n`, calls itself recursively with `2*n`, and then prints `n` again. The `main` function initiates this process by calling `print(1000)`. The lecture focuses on manually stepping through the recursion stack to predict the sequence of numbers printed to the console.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The instructor begins by analyzing the provided C code, specifically the `print` function. He writes `print(1000)` on the whiteboard to represent the initial call from `main`. He evaluates the condition `if (n > 4000)` for `n=1000`, marking it as false. Consequently, the code proceeds to the first `printf("%d ", n)`, which outputs `1000`. He then identifies the next step as a recursive call `print(2*n)`, which becomes `print(2000)`. He starts drawing a tree diagram to visualize the call stack, placing `1000` as the root and `print(2000)` as the child node.

  2. 2:00 – 4:37 02:00-04:37

    Continuing the trace, the instructor evaluates `print(2000)`. The condition `2000 > 4000` is false, so it prints `2000` and calls `print(4000)`. Next, `print(4000)` is evaluated; `4000 > 4000` is false, so it prints `4000` and calls `print(8000)`. The instructor notes that `print(8000)` satisfies the base case `8000 > 4000`, causing the function to return immediately without printing. The execution then unwinds. The second `printf` in `print(4000)` executes, printing `4000`. Then the second `printf` in `print(2000)` executes, printing `2000`. Finally, the second `printf` in `print(1000)` executes, printing `1000`. The final sequence is `1000 2000 4000 4000 2000 1000`, corresponding to option (B).

The lesson effectively illustrates the two-phase nature of recursion: the forward pass where code executes before the recursive call, and the backward pass where code executes after the call returns. By tracing the specific values `1000`, `2000`, `4000`, and the base case `8000`, the instructor demonstrates how the first set of prints creates an ascending sequence while the return phase creates a descending sequence, resulting in a symmetric output pattern.

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