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diff --git a/src/recursion.clj b/src/recursion.clj
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-(ns recursion)
-
-(defn product [coll]
-  :-)
-
-(defn singleton? [coll]
-  :-)
-
-(defn my-last [coll]
-  :-)
-
-(defn max-element [a-seq]
-  :-)
-
-(defn seq-max [seq-1 seq-2]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn longest-sequence [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-filter [pred? a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn sequence-contains? [elem a-seq]
-  :-)
-
-(defn my-take-while [pred? a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-drop-while [pred? a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn seq= [a-seq b-seq]
-  :-)
-
-(defn my-map [f seq-1 seq-2]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn power [n k]
-  :-)
-
-(defn fib [n]
-  :-)
-
-(defn my-repeat [how-many-times what-to-repeat]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-range [up-to]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn tails [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn inits [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn rotations [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-frequencies-helper [freqs a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-frequencies [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn un-frequencies [a-map]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-take [n coll]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn my-drop [n coll]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn halve [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn seq-merge [a-seq b-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn merge-sort [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn split-into-monotonics [a-seq]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn permutations [a-set]
-  [:-])
-
-(defn powerset [a-set]
-  [:-])
-
+(ns recursion)
+
+(defn product [coll]
+  (if (empty? coll)
+    0
+    (* (first coll)
+       (product (rest coll)))))
+
+; The if acts as our base case, otherwise the function
+; will recursively call itself.
+
+(defn singleton? [coll]
+  (if (not (nil? (first coll))) (nil? (first (rest coll))) false) )
+
+;(singleton? [1])     ;=> true
+;(singleton? #{2})    ;=> true
+;(singleton? [])      ;=> false
+;(singleton? [1 2 3]) ;=> false
+
+(defn my-last [coll]
+  (if (not (nil? (first (rest coll)))) (my-last (rest coll)) (first coll)))
+
+;(my-last [])      ;=> nil
+;(my-last [1 2 3]) ;=> 3
+;(my-last [2 5])   ;=> 5
+
+(defn max-element [a-seq]
+(if (not (singleton? a-seq))
+  (if (< (first a-seq) (last a-seq)) ;truethsy for outer if
+    (max-element (rest a-seq))
+    (max-element (butlast a-seq)))
+  (if (empty? a-seq) nil (first a-seq)))) ;falsy for outer if
+
+;(max-element [2 4 1 4]) ;=> 4
+;(max-element [2])       ;=> 2
+;(max-element [])        ;=> nil
+
+(defn seq-max [seq-1 seq-2]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn longest-sequence [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-filter [pred? a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn sequence-contains? [elem a-seq]
+  :-)
+
+(defn my-take-while [pred? a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-drop-while [pred? a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn seq= [a-seq b-seq]
+  :-)
+
+(defn my-map [f seq-1 seq-2]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn power [n k]
+  :-)
+
+(defn fib [n]
+  :-)
+
+(defn my-repeat [how-many-times what-to-repeat]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-range [up-to]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn tails [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn inits [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn rotations [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-frequencies-helper [freqs a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-frequencies [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn un-frequencies [a-map]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-take [n coll]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn my-drop [n coll]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn halve [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn seq-merge [a-seq b-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn merge-sort [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn split-into-monotonics [a-seq]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn permutations [a-set]
+  [:-])
+
+(defn powerset [a-set]
+  [:-])
+
+
+
+
+
+