算法分析和设计基础第三版答案第一章.pdfVIP

This file contains the exercises, hints, and solutions for Chapter 1 of the book ”Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms,” 3rd edition, by A. Levitin. The problems that might be challenging for at least some students are marked by B; those that might be difficult for a majority of students are marked by I  Exercises 1.1 1. Do some research on al-Khorezmi (also al-Khwarizmi), the man from whose name the word “algorithm” is derived. In particular, you should learn what the origins of the words “algorithm” and “algebra” have in common. 2. Given that the official purpose of the U.S. patent system is the promo- tion of the “useful arts,” do you think algorithms are patentable in this country? Should they be? 3. a. Write down driving directions for going from your school to your home with the precision required from an algorithm’s description. b. Write down a recipe for cooking your favorite dish with the precision required by an algorithm. 4. Design an algorithm for computing b√c for any positive integer . Be- sides assignment and comparison, your algorithm may only use the four basic arithmetical operations. 5. Design an algorithm to find all the common elements in two sorted lists of numbers. For example, for the lists 2, 5, 5, 5 and 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, the output should be 2, 5, 5. What is the maximum number of comparisons your algorithm makes if the lengths of the two given lists are  and  respectively? 6. a. Find gcd(31415, 14142) by applying Euclid’s algorithm. b. Estimate how many times faster it will be to find gcd(31415, 14142) by Euclid’s algorithm compared with the algorithm based on checking consecutive integers fro