Practice Week 5: Divide And Conquer And Heaps (1.6.5) - Design and Analysis of Algorithms

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Question 1.
What does divide and conquer mean?
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Think about problem-solving strategies.
Question 2.
Name a sorting algorithm that uses divide and conquer.
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Consider sorting methods.
3Question 3.
What does the divide and conquer strategy entail?
- Breaking down into overlapping problems
- Breaking down into smaller non-overlapping problems
- Randomly guessing
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Remember the essential method of this strategy.
4Question 4.
True or False: Heaps can be used to implement priority queues.
- True
- False
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Think about data structures that manage prioritization.
Question 5.
Design a divide and conquer algorithm to find the closest pair of points in a set of 2D points. Explain your steps.
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Think about how you would manage the space efficiently.
Question 6.
Propose modifications to heaps to accommodate dynamic data that rapidly changes. How would this impact performance?
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Consider how you would keep track of the heap’s structure.

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