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Show students recursive code when teaching induction to help them learn to reason about solving induction problems since this topic confuses many students.

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  • One common oversight students make is they don’t realize that the base case is the case that identifies when the work is done.
  • Ensuring students see recursive code can support their reasoning about induction and help them better understand the base case.

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