# 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, # # F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1 # F(n) = F(n - 1) + F(n - 2), for n > 1 # # Given n, calculate F(n). # # Approach: Top-Down Approach using Memoization # # Complexity Analysis: # # Time complexity: O(n). Each number, starting at 2 up to and # including N, is visited, computed and then stored for O(1) access # later on. # # Space complexity: O(n). The size of the stack in memory is # proportionate to N. # def fibonacci(number, memo_hash = {}) return number if number <= 1 memo_hash[0] = 0 memo_hash[1] = 1 memoize(number, memo_hash) end def memoize(number, memo_hash) return memo_hash[number] if memo_hash.key? number memo_hash[number] = memoize(number - 1, memo_hash) + memoize(number - 2, memo_hash) memoize(number, memo_hash) end n = 2 fibonacci(n) # Output: 1 # Explanation: F(2) = F(1) + F(0) = 1 + 0 = 1. n = 3 fibonacci(n) # Output: 2 # Explanation: F(3) = F(2) + F(1) = 1 + 1 = 2. n = 4 fibonacci(n) # Output: 3 # Explanation: F(4) = F(3) + F(2) = 2 + 1 = 3.