algorithm - Difference between Divide and Conquer Algo and Dynamic ...
Nov 24, 2012 · What is the difference between Divide and Conquer Algorithms and Dynamic Programming Algorithms? How are the two terms different? I do not understand the difference …
Why is Binary Search a divide and conquer algorithm?
Jan 13, 2012 · A proper divide and conquer algorithm will require both parts to be processed. Therefore, many people will not call binary-search a divide and conquer algorithm, it does divide the problem, …
divide and conquer and recursion - Stack Overflow
Feb 12, 2010 · 1 Examining merge sort algorithm will be enough for this question. After understanding implementation of merge sort algorithm with divide and conquer (also recursion) you will see how …
Divide and Conquer Matrix Multiplication - Stack Overflow
Sep 21, 2012 · I am having trouble getting divide and conquer matrix multiplication to work. From what I understand, you split the matrices of size nxn into quadrants (each quadrant is n/2) and then you do: …
Divide and conquer algorithms to find the maximum element of an array
The main idea is that if we divide the array in 2 subarrays, then the maximum must be in the left or in the right part of the array; there's no other possibility. So we find the maximum in the left part, we find the …
algorithm - Divide and conquer - why does it work? - Stack Overflow
Mar 27, 2013 · Divide and conquer algorithms work faster because they end up doing less work. Consider the classic divide-and-conquer algorithm of binary search: rather than looking at N items to …
performance - algorithms: how do divide-and-conquer and time …
In my Algorithms and Data Structures class a first divide-and-conquer algorithm namely merge sort was introduced. While implementing an algorithm for an assignment a few questions came to my mind.
Divide-and-conquer algorithm for finding the majority element?
Mar 10, 2015 · 2 A simpler divide and conquer algorithm works for the case that there exists more than 1/2 elements which are the same and there are n = 2^k elements for some integer k.
Divide and conquer, dynamic programming and greedy algorithms!
Some greedy algorithms are optimal. Consider Dijkstra's shortest paths algorithm or the maximum subarray sum problem. Greedy algorithms tend not to branch on different possibilities, where as …
Divide and conquer algorithm for finding the smallest value in the ...
Mar 12, 2016 · Divide-and-conquer is an algorithmic technique that solves a problem by splitting the problem into smaller pieces, solving the problem in each piece, and combining the results together to …