Tail Calls and Iteration as Disguised Recursion
This generated surface maps a learner-facing curriculum unit to its canonical source routes.
Curriculum surface
- Open learner-facing unit
- Curriculum path:
content/curriculum/systems/semester-04-systems-programming/module-05-abstraction-interpretation/concepts/cluster-03-evaluation-models/09-tail-calls-and-iteration-as-disguised-recursion-primary.md - App:
systems - Semester:
semester-04-systems-programming - Module:
module-05-abstraction-interpretation - Unit kind:
concept - Curation level:
generated_default
Learning objectives
- Explain Tail Calls and Iteration as Disguised Recursion in the language of the current curriculum, not just the source book.
- Apply Tail Calls and Iteration as Disguised Recursion to one concrete learner task or example inside this semester.
- Use
sicpas a selective source of truth when the learner-facing explanation is not enough.
Prerequisites
- The earlier concept pages and practice tasks in the current module.
Source books
sicp
Source routes
Sicp
- /books/sicp/chapter-01-the-elements-of-programming via
SICP 1.2 Procedures and the processes they generate,SICP 1.2.2 Tree recursion - /books/sicp/chapter-05-designing-register-machines via
SICP 5.1.4 Using a stack to implement recursion,SICP 5.4.2 Sequence evaluation and tail recursion
Supporting curriculum routes
No supporting curriculum routes linked yet.
External enrichment
No curated enrichment resources yet.
AI companion modes
- Explain simply
- Socratic tutor
- Quiz me
- Challenge my understanding
- Diagnose my confusion
- Generate extra practice
- Revision mode
- Connect forward / backward
Source-of-truth note
This teaching unit is learner-facing guidance assembled from multiple canonical book routes. Use the listed source books as the primary conceptual spine for Tail Calls and Iteration as Disguised Recursion, and treat outside material as supporting enrichment only.