1.6.5 - Week 5: Divide and Conquer and Heaps
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Practice Questions
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What does divide and conquer mean?
💡 Hint: Think about problem-solving strategies.
Name a sorting algorithm that uses divide and conquer.
💡 Hint: Consider sorting methods.
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What does the divide and conquer strategy entail?
💡 Hint: Remember the essential method of this strategy.
True or False: Heaps can be used to implement priority queues.
💡 Hint: Think about data structures that manage prioritization.
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Design a divide and conquer algorithm to find the closest pair of points in a set of 2D points. Explain your steps.
💡 Hint: Think about how you would manage the space efficiently.
Propose modifications to heaps to accommodate dynamic data that rapidly changes. How would this impact performance?
💡 Hint: Consider how you would keep track of the heap’s structure.
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