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1.8.1 - Algorithm Design by Jon Kleinberg and Eva Tardos

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of proving the correctness of an algorithm?

💡 Hint: Think about trust in the outcome.

Question 2

Easy

What does Big O notation indicate?

💡 Hint: How does input size affect performance?

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the primary goal of algorithm correctness?

  • Efficiency
  • Trust in output
  • Speed

💡 Hint: Think about reliability.

Question 2

Does a greedy algorithm make local or global decisions?

  • Local
  • Global

💡 Hint: Focus on immediate options.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Consider a scenario where a greedy algorithm seems to work, but testing shows it fails on specific inputs. Discuss why this could happen and what you would recommend.

💡 Hint: Reflect on real-world examples where local decisions lead to larger issues.

Question 2

Explain how you could leverage dynamic programming to optimize a solution to a problem that would traditionally use divide and conquer.

💡 Hint: Think about how Fibonacci involves recalculating the same values repeatedly.

Challenge and get performance evaluation