5.1 - What is a Method?
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What is a method?
💡 Hint: Think about tasks completed in programming.
What do we call the values passed to methods?
💡 Hint: They are part of the method declaration.
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What is the primary purpose of a method?
💡 Hint: Consider what tasks methods are designed for.
True or False: Methods can return values in Java.
💡 Hint: Think about examples where outputs result from method calls.
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Design a method that calculates the factorial of a number. Explain how this method uses recursion.
💡 Hint: Consider how recursion helps break the problem into smaller instances.
Create a program that uses methods to find the maximum number in an array. Discuss how you would manage multiple method calls.
💡 Hint: Think about how you'll loop through an array to find the maximum value.
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