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August 30, 2012

Algorithm Analysis - Basics

This post is based on notes after attending Algorithms I classes at Coursera. Lecture on Analysis of Algorithms is very good. Couple of interesting snapshots/ questions captured during the course posted below


This can be computed to 1000000 / log (1000000) = 100000/6 = 1,66,6666. This should be the right answer I believe.

Another interesting slide - Order of Growth




  • Big-O is an upper bound.
  • Big-Theta is a tight bound, i.e. upper and lower bound.Link

Another Interesting Question

 
 
 
Happy Learning!!! 

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