算法设计与分析第二版课后习题答案Alfred V. Aho Addison-Wesley.pdfVIP

This file contains the exercises, hints, and solutions for Chapter 1 of the book ”Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms,” 2nd edition, by A. Levitin. The problems that might be challenging for at least some students are marked by ; those that might be difficult for a majority of students are marked by . 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 by an algorithm. b. Write down a recipe for cooking your favorite dish with the precision required by an algorithm. 4. Design an algorithm for computing √n for any positive integer n. Be- sides assignment and comparison, your algorithm may only use the four basic arithmetical operations. 5. 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 from min{m, n} down to gcd(m, n). 6. Prove the equality gcd(m, n) = gcd(n, m mod n) for every pair of positive integers m and n. 7. What does Euclid’s algorithm do for a pair of numbers in which the first number is smaller than the second one? What is the largest number of times this can happen during the algorithm’s execution on such a