created 01/01/03

Exercise 1

Write a program that implements this definition of square numbers:

square(1) = 1
square(N) = square(N-1) + 2N -1

Make a complete program similar to TriangleTester.java given in the chapter.

Aside: where did this crazy definition of square come from?

Easy: this is just algebra:

(N-1)2 = N2 - 2N + 1

rearrange to get:

 N2    = (N-1)2 + 2N - 1

Square numbers are also mentioned in the quiz for this chapter.

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