Fibonacci Number

Posted by Bill on March 11, 2023

Fibonacci Number

The Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted F(n) form a sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, such that each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, starting from 0 and 1. That is,

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F(0) = 0,   F(1) = 1
F(N) = F(N - 1) + F(N - 2), for N > 1.
Given N, calculate F(N).
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Eample 1:

Input: 2
Output: 1
Explanation: F(2) = F(1) + F(0) = 1 + 0 = 1.
Example 2:

Input: 3
Output: 2
Explanation: F(3) = F(2) + F(1) = 1 + 1 = 2.
Example 3:

Input: 4
Output: 3
Explanation: F(4) = F(3) + F(2) = 2 + 1 = 3.

Java Solution:

recursion

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public int fib(int N) {
        if(N == 0){
            return 0;
        }
        else if(N == 1){
            return 1;
        }
        return fib(N-1) + fib(N-2);
    }

iteration

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public int fib(int N) {
    int fib_0 = 0;
    int fib_1 = 1;
    int ret = 0;
    if(N == 0) return fib_0;
    if(N == 1) return fib_1;
    for(int i = 1; i < N;i++){
        //fib(N) = fib(N-1) + fib(N-2)
        int left = fib_0;
        int right = fib_1;
        ret = left + right;
        fib_0 = right;
        fib_1 = ret;
    }
    return ret;
}