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1.3.3 - Dynamic Programming

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is Dynamic Programming in your own words?

💡 Hint: Think of solving a large puzzle piece by piece.

Question 2

Easy

Define Memoization.

💡 Hint: Consider how you remember the answers to previously solved problems.

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Question 1

What is the main benefit of using Dynamic Programming?

  • It speeds up all algorithms
  • It saves computational resources by avoiding repeated calculations
  • It simplifies all problems

💡 Hint: Think about the problems DP was designed to solve.

Question 2

True or False: Dynamic Programming is only effective for problems with optimal substructure.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how solutions are constructed in DP.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a list of coin denominations, devise a dynamic programming algorithm to determine the minimum number of coins required to make a specific amount.

💡 Hint: Start by filling the base cases and build upwards.

Question 2

Implement a dynamic programming solution for the Edit Distance problem, which finds the minimum number of edits required to convert one string into another.

💡 Hint: Consider insertions, deletions, and substitutions at each step.

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