diff --git a/03_recursion/01_countdown.js b/03_recursion/01_countdown.js
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+++ b/03_recursion/01_countdown.js
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+function countdown(i) {
+  console.log(i);
+  // base case
+  if (i <= 0) {
+    return;
+  } else {
+    countdown(i-1);
+  }
+}
+
+countdown(5);
diff --git a/03_recursion/02_greet.js b/03_recursion/02_greet.js
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+++ b/03_recursion/02_greet.js
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+function greet2(name) {
+  console.log('how are you, ' + name + '?');
+}
+
+function bye() {
+  console.log('ok bye!');
+}
+
+function greet(name) {
+  console.log('hello, ' + name + '!');
+  greet2(name);
+  console.log('getting ready to say bye...');
+  bye();
+}
+
+greet('adit');
diff --git a/03_recursion/03_factorial.js b/03_recursion/03_factorial.js
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+++ b/03_recursion/03_factorial.js
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+function fact(x) {
+  if (x === 1) {
+    return 1;
+  } else {
+    return x * fact(x-1);
+  }
+}
+
+console.log(fact(5));