Tatwomey / fibonacci-series

algorithms and data structures

Day 3: Fibonacci Series

Learning Goals

• Practice algorithmic problem solving

Instructions

Find the nth element in the Fibonacci series. The Fibonacci sequence starts with a 0 followed by a 1. After that, every value is the sum of the two values preceding it. Here are the first seven values as an example: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8.

Input: 0
Output: 0

Input: 2
Output: 1

Input: 10
Output: 55

Note that we are using zero-indexing for the series.

Use the language of your choosing. We've included starter files for some languages where you can pseudocode, explain your solution and code.

Before you start coding

1. Rewrite the problem in your own words
2. Validate that you understand the problem
3. Write your own test cases
4. Pseudocode
5. Code!

And remember, don't run our tests until you've passed your own!

How to run your own tests

Ruby

1. cd into the ruby folder
2. ruby <filename>.rb

JavaScript

1. cd into the javascript folder
2. node <filename>.js

How to run our tests

Ruby

1. cd into the ruby folder
2. bundle install
3. rspec

JavaScript

1. cd into the javascript folder
2. npm i
3. npm test