Practice Beyond Decidability: The Need For Efficiency (8.2.1.1) - Undecidability and Introduction to Complexity Theory
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Beyond Decidability: The Need for Efficiency

Practice - Beyond Decidability: The Need for Efficiency

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Question 1 Easy

Define time complexity.

💡 Hint: Think about the steps involved in running an algorithm.

Question 2 Easy

What does Big-O notation represent?

💡 Hint: Consider how we express limits on performance.

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Question 1

What does time complexity measure in an algorithm?

Number of inputs
Memory usage
Number of computational steps

💡 Hint: Focus on the steps taken rather than the variables.

Question 2

True or False: A problem might be decidable but take longer than the lifespan of the universe to solve.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider computational limits in a real-world context.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design an algorithm with O(n^2) time complexity and explain why it would be inefficient for large input sizes.

💡 Hint: Think about how many times it needs to iterate through the list.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a recursive algorithm and discuss its space complexity compared to an iterative approach.

💡 Hint: Reflect on memory utilization in each approach.

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