/** * @file * @brief [Factorial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial) calculation using recursion and [memoization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoization) * @details * This program computes the factorial of a non-negative integer using recursion * with memoization (top-down dynamic programming). It stores intermediate results * to avoid redundant calculations for improved efficiency. * * Memoization is a form of caching where the result to an expensive function call * is stored and returned. * Example: * Input: n = 5 * Output: 120 * * Explanation: 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120 * * The program uses a recursive function fact_recursion which caches computed * results in a memo array to avoid recalculating factorials for the same numbers. * * Time Complexity: O(n) * Space Complexity: O(n) * @author [Vedant Mukhedkar](https://github.com/git5v) */ #include // for std::cout #include // For test cases #include // For std::array #include // For uint64_t /// Array to store computed factorials for memoization std::array memo{0}; /** * @namespace math * @brief Math algorithms */ namespace math { /** * @brief Computes the factorial of a non-negative integer using recursion and memoization. * @param n The integer whose factorial is to be computed * @returns The factorial of n */ uint64_t fact_recursion(uint64_t n) { if (n == 0) return 1; // Base case: 0! = 1 if (memo[n] != 0) return memo[n]; // Return already computed value memo[n] = n * fact_recursion(n - 1); // Store and return the computed value return memo[n]; } } // namespace math /** * @brief Self-test implementations for the fact_recursion function. * @returns void */ void test_fact_recursion() { // Test cases for factorial computation assert(math::fact_recursion(0) == 1); assert(math::fact_recursion(1) == 1); assert(math::fact_recursion(5) == 120); assert(math::fact_recursion(10) == 3628800); std::cout << "All test cases passed!\n"; } /** * @brief Main function to run test cases and interact with the user. * @returns 0 on program success */ int main() { // Run test cases test_fact_recursion(); return 0; }