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2. Overview
Fundamentals of Analysis of Algorithm Efficiency
Algorithmic Techniques
Divide-and-Conquer, Decrease-and-Conquer
Dynamic Programming
Greedy Technique
Data Structures
Heaps
Graphs– adjacency matrices & adjacency linked lists
Trees
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3. Fundamentals of Analysis of
Algorithm Efficiency
Basic operations
Worst-, Best-, and Average-case time
efficiencies
Orders of growth
Efficiency of non-recursive algorithms
Efficiency of recursive algorithms
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4. Worst-Case, Best-Case, and
Average-Case Efficiency
Worst case efficiency
Efficiency (# of times the basic operation will be executed) for the
worst case input of size n, for which
The algorithm runs the longest among all possible inputs of size n.
Best case
Efficiency (# of times the basic operation will be executed) for the
best case input of size n, for which
The algorithm runs the fastest among all possible inputs of size n.
Average case:
Efficiency (#of times the basic operation will be executed) for a
typical/random input
NOT the average of worst and best case
How to find the average case efficiency? 4
5. Orders of Growth
Three notations used to compare orders of
growth of algorithms
O(g(n)): class of functions f(n) that grow no
faster than g(n)
Θ (g(n)): class of functions f(n) that grow at
same rate as g(n)
Ω(g(n)): class of functions f(n) that grow at least
as fast as g(n)
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6. Theorem
If t1(n) ∈ O(g1(n)) and t2(n) ∈ O(g2(n)), then
t1(n) + t2(n) ∈ O(max{g1(n), g2(n)}).
The analogous assertions are true for the Ω-
notation and Θ-notation.
The algorithm’s overall efficiency will be
determined by the part with a larger order of
growth.
5n2 + 3n + 4
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7. Using Limits for Comparing Orders of
Growth
0 order of growth of T(n) < order of growth of g(n)
c>0 order of growth of T(n) = order of growth of g(n)
limn→∞ T(n)/g(n) =
∞ order of growth of T(n) > order of growth of g(n)
Examples:
• 10n vs. 2n2
• n(n+1)/2 vs. n2
• logb n vs. logc n
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8. Summary of How to Establish Orders of
Growth of an Algorithm
Method 1: Using limits.
Method 2: Using the theorem.
Method 3: Using the definitions of O-,
Ω-, and Θ-notation.
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9. Basic Efficiency classes
fast
1 constant High time efficiency
log n logarithmic
n linear
n log n n log n
n2 quadratic
n3 cubic
2n exponential
slow
n! factorial low time efficiency
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10. Time Efficiency Analysis of Nonrecursive
Algorithms
Steps in mathematical analysis of nonrecursive algorithms:
Decide on parameter n indicating input size
Identify algorithm’s basic operation
Determine worst, average, and best case for input of size n
Set up summation for C(n) reflecting the number of times the
algorithm’s basic operation is executed.
Simplify summation using standard formulas (see Appendix A)
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11. Time Efficiency Analysis of Recursive
Algorithms
Decide on parameter n indicating input size
Identify algorithm’s basic operation
Determine worst, average, and best case for input of size n
Set up a recurrence relation and initial condition(s) for C(n)-the
number of times the basic operation will be executed for an
input of size n (alternatively count recursive calls).
Solve the recurrence or estimate the order of magnitude of the
solution (see Appendix B)
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12. Master’s Theorem
T(n) = aT(n/b) + f (n) where f (n) ∈ Θ(nk)
1. a < bk T(n) ∈ Θ(nk)
2. a = bk T(n) ∈ Θ(nk lg n )
3. a > bk T(n) ∈ Θ(nlog b a)
Note: the same results hold with O instead of Θ.
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14. Three Steps of The Divide and
Conquer Approach
The most well known algorithm design strategy:
1. Divide the problem into two or more smaller
subproblems.
2. Conquer the subproblems by solving them
recursively(or recursively).
3. Combine the solutions to the subproblems
into the solutions for the original problem.
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15. Divide-and-Conquer Technique
a problem of size n
subproblem 1 subproblem 2
of size n/2 of size n/2
a solution to a solution to
subproblem 1 subproblem 2
a solution to
the original problem 15
16. Divide and Conquer Examples
Sorting algorithms
Mergesort
In-place?
Worst-case efficiency?
Quicksort
In-place?
Worst-case , best-case and average-case efficiency?
Binary Tree algorithms
Definitions
What is a binary tree?
A node’s/tree’s height?
A node’s level?
Pre-order, post-order, and in-order traversal
Find the height
Find the total number of leaves.
…
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18. Decrease and Conquer
Exploring the relationship between a solution
to a given instance of a problem and a
solution to a smaller instance of the same
problem.
Use top down(recursive) or bottom up
(iterative) to solve the problem.
Example, an
A top down (recursive) solution
A bottom up (iterative) solution
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19. Examples of Decrease and Conquer
Decrease by one: the size of the problem is reduced by the same
constant on each iteration/recursion of the algorithm.
Insertion sort
In-place?
Worst-case , best-case and average-case efficiency?
Graph search algorithms:
DFS
BFS
Decrease by a constant factor: the size of the problem is reduced by
the same constant factor on each iteration/recursion of the algorithm.
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20. A Typical Decrease by One Technique
a problem of size n
subproblem
of size n-1
a solution to the
subproblem
a solution to
the original problem 20
21. A Typical Decrease by a Constant Factor
(half) Technique
a problem of size n
subproblem
of size n/2
a solution to the
subproblem
a solution to
the original problem 21
22. What’s the Difference?
Consider the problem of exponentiation:
Compute an
Divide and conquer:
an= an/2 * an/2
Decrease by one:
an= an-1* a (top down) an= a*a*a*a*...*a (bottom up)
Decrease by a constant factor:
an= (an/2)2
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23. Depth-First Search
The idea
traverse “deeper” whenever possible.
When reaching a dead end, the algorithm backs up one edge to the
parent and tries to continue visiting unvisited vertices from there.
Break the tie by the alphabetic order of the vertices
It’s convenient to use a stack to track the operation of depth-first
search.
DFS forest/tree and the two orderings of DFS
DFS can be implemented with graphs represented as:
Adjacency matrices: Θ(V2)
Adjacency linked lists: Θ(V+E)
Applications:
Topological sorting
checking connectivity, finding connected components
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24. Breadth-First Search
The idea
Traverse “wider” whenever possible.
Discover all vertices at distance k from s (on level k) before
discovering any vertices at distance k +1 (at level k+1)
Similar to level-by-level tree traversals
It’s convenient to use a queue to track the operation of
depth-first search.
BFS forest/tree and the one ordering of BFS
BFS has same efficiency as DFS and can be
implemented with graphs represented as:
Adjacency matrices: Θ(V2)
Adjacency linked lists: Θ(V+E)
Applications:
checking connectivity, finding connected components 24
26. Heaps
Definition
Representation
Properties
Heap algorithms
Heap construction
Top-down
Bottom-up
Root deletion
Heapsort
In-place?
Time efficiency?
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27. Examples of Dynamic Programming
Algorithms
Main idea:
solve several smaller (overlapping) subproblems
record solutions in a table so that each subproblem is only
solved once
final state of the table will be (or contain) solution
VS. Divide and Conquer
Computing binomial coefficients
Warshall’s algorithm for transitive closure
Floyd’s algorithms for all-pairs shortest paths
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29. Greedy algorithms
Constructs a solution through a sequence of steps, each expanding
a partially constructed solution obtained so far, until a complete
solution to the problem is reached. The choice made at each step
must be:
Feasible
Satisfy the problem’s constraints
locally optimal
Be the best local choice among all feasible choices
Irrevocable
Once made, the choice can’t be changed on subsequent
steps.
Greedy algorithms do not always yield optimal solutions.
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30. Examples of the Greedy Strategy
Minimum Spanning Tree (MST)
Definition of spanning tree and MST
Prim’s algorithm
Kruskal’s algorithm
Single-source shortest paths
Dijkstra’s algorithm
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31. P, NP, and NP-Complete Problems
Tractable and intractable problems
The class P
The class NP
The relationship between P and NP
NP-complete problems
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32. Backtracking and Branch-and-Bound
They guarantees solving the problem exactly
but doesn’t guarantee to find a solution in
polynomial time.
Similarity and difference between
backtracking and branch-and-bound
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