Re: defining a recursive function
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg54886] Re: [mg54870] defining a recursive function
- From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:34:30 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Lou, pr[R_] := R*(i + 1) - a f[n_] := Nest[pr, r, n] f[5] -a + (1 + i) (-a + (1 + i) (-a + (1 + i) (-a + (1 + i) (-a + (1 + i) r)))) You can't use N as a symbol because it has a defined meaning in Mathematica. If you are new to Mathematica and intend to make much use of it, you would do well to work through most of Part I in the book, typing in the commands and familiarizing yourself with the syntax and basic commands. David Park djmp at earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/ From: lou zion [mailto:illuzioner at adelphia.net] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net hi, i have a function pr[R_] := R*(i+1) -a and i need to define f as: f[N_] := pr[pr[pr[pr[R]]]] to N levels deep how can i do this? thanks! lou