Practice Exploration of Graphs - 26.1.2 | 26. Shortest Paths in Weighted Graphs | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
Students

Academic Programs

AI-powered learning for grades 8-12, aligned with major curricula

Professional

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design

Games

Interactive Games

Fun games to boost memory, math, typing, and English skills

Exploration of Graphs

26.1.2 - Exploration of Graphs

Enroll to start learning

You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions

Question 1 Easy

What is a weighted graph?

💡 Hint: Think about how costs could represent real-world scenarios like distance or price.

Question 2 Easy

Can you explain what Dijkstra's algorithm does?

💡 Hint: Consider how you’d navigate from one point to many others while minimizing cost.

4 more questions available

Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What does a weighted graph have that an unweighted graph doesn't?

No edges
Associated costs with edges
More vertices

💡 Hint: Think about how costs represent additional information.

Question 2

True or False: Dijkstra's algorithm can be used for graphs with negative edge weights.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the properties required for Dijkstra's to work effectively.

Get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with advanced challenges

Challenge 1 Hard

Create a weighted graph based on a map of your city. Label the edge weights based on travel time. After that, calculate the shortest path using Dijkstra's algorithm and provide your results.

💡 Hint: Pay close attention to the edge weights during calculations to ensure accuracy.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a matrix representation of a weighted graph with several vertices, identify negative cycles and discuss the suitability of Dijkstra’s algorithm for this scenario.

💡 Hint: Review properties of negative cycles and their implications on graphs.

Get performance evaluation

Reference links

Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.