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You are given a function f(n) that does the following: if n is odd, it returns 3n+1, otherwise n/2. What is the smallest value of n such that this function does not eventually give a value of 1 with repeated recursive calls of each output?
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Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

Interviewed at Belvedere Trading

4.2
Aug 22, 2024

You are given a function f(n) that does the following: if n is odd, it returns 3n+1, otherwise n/2. What is the smallest value of n such that this function does not eventually give a value of 1 with repeated recursive calls of each output?

From the very beginning, I was told I don't need to be an expert in finance for this internship as I did a CS degree. They just want me to be good in algorithms and coding. But after each interview stage, the amount of coding kept decreasing. And in the final stage they asked me really complicated finance-related questions. I knew my background, still, the way they were interviewing was humiliating. I have attended a lot of interviews in my life, and this is not how they treat a candidate.
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Quant Trading Intern

Interviewed at Tibra

3.3
Sep 2, 2019

From the very beginning, I was told I don't need to be an expert in finance for this internship as I did a CS degree. They just want me to be good in algorithms and coding. But after each interview stage, the amount of coding kept decreasing. And in the final stage they asked me really complicated finance-related questions. I knew my background, still, the way they were interviewing was humiliating. I have attended a lot of interviews in my life, and this is not how they treat a candidate.

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