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diff --git a/net/ricketyspace/sicp/one/sixteen.scm b/net/ricketyspace/sicp/one/sixteen.scm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bbd735 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/ricketyspace/sicp/one/sixteen.scm @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +;;;; Under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 +;;;; International. See +;;;; <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/>. + +;;; _____________________________________ +;;; < successive squaring 𝚯(log n) drivel > +;;; ------------------------------------- +;;; \ +;;; \ +;;; ^__^ / +;;; (oo)\_______/ _________ +;;; (__)\ )=( ____|_ \_____ +;;; ||----w | \ \ \_____ | +;;; || || || || +;;; + +(define-module (net ricketyspace sicp one sixteen) + #:export (fast-expt-iter)) + +(define (sqr x) (expt x 2)) + +(define (fast-expt-iter b n a) + "Excercise 1.16." + (cond ((= n 0) a) + ((even? n) (fast-expt-iter b (- n 2) (* a (sqr b)))) + (else (fast-expt-iter b (- n 1) (* a b))))) |