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Introduce Big-O using iteration rather than recursion to make this important concept easier for students to understand.

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  • Analyzing recursive code using Big-O requires more complex computations and is more difficult to do. This makes introducing Big-O using iteration a good starting point so students can prepare for more complicated analyses.

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  • Programming Concepts
  • Algorithms and Design
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