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courses:cs211:winter2018:journals:nasona:chapter6 [2018/03/25 12:02] – [6.1 Weighted Interval Scheduling] nasonacourses:cs211:winter2018:journals:nasona:chapter6 [2018/03/25 12:15] (current) – [6.1 Weighted Interval Scheduling] nasona
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 =======6.1 Weighted Interval Scheduling======= =======6.1 Weighted Interval Scheduling=======
 ==Summary== ==Summary==
 +There is no known greedy solution for this problem. Using a straightforward algorithm, we would get an exponential algorithm. To decrease the runtime and redundancy of the computations, we can use memoization. Memoization is the technique of saving values that have already been computed. The runtime of M-Compute-Opt(n), the version of the algorithm that uses memoization, is O(n). However, we are not done. We need to also retroactively compute the components that make up the optimal solution (not just the value). Therefore, we need to define a second part to the algorithm that does that, which takes O(n) time.
  
 ==Designing a Recursive Algorithm== ==Designing a Recursive Algorithm==
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   * The fact that the algorithm as written take exponential time is due to the redundancy in the number of times it issues each of these calls   * The fact that the algorithm as written take exponential time is due to the redundancy in the number of times it issues each of these calls
   * Solution: store the value of Compute-Opt in a globally accessible place the first time we compute it and then simply use this precomputed value in place of all future recursive calls   * Solution: store the value of Compute-Opt in a globally accessible place the first time we compute it and then simply use this precomputed value in place of all future recursive calls
-  * Memorization: the technique of saving values that have already been computed+  * Memoization: the technique of saving values that have already been computed
   * Memorized Compute-Opt would make use of array M[0…n]; M[j] will start with the value “empty” but will hold the value of Compute-Opt(j) as soon as it is first determined   * Memorized Compute-Opt would make use of array M[0…n]; M[j] will start with the value “empty” but will hold the value of Compute-Opt(j) as soon as it is first determined
  
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 =======6.2 Principles of Dynamic Programming ======= =======6.2 Principles of Dynamic Programming =======
 ==Summary== ==Summary==
 +We can find the optimal solution to the Weighted Interval Scheduling problem by using an iterative algorithm instead of a recursive algorithm. This is helpful because they run in the same time, but in general, we would use the iterative version because typically the recursive version is more difficult to comprehend. Iterative-Compute-Opt runs in O(n) time. There are three basic principles of dynamic programming. They are there must be a polynomial number of subproblems, the solution to the original problem must be easily computed from the solution of the subproblems, and there is a natural order of the subprobelms from “smallest” to “largest” with an easy-to-compute recurrence that allows one to determine the solution to a subproblem from the solutions to some number of smaller subproblems.
  
 ==Designing the Algorithm== ==Designing the Algorithm==
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 =======6.3 Segmented Least Squares======= =======6.3 Segmented Least Squares=======
 ==Summary== ==Summary==
 +The problem can be defined as finding the partition of points as to minimize penalty. In other words, we want to minimize the function E+cL, were E is the error, c is the cost constant, and L is the number of lines. The value of the optimal solution is OPT(n) = ei,n+c+OPT(i-1). We have two parts of the algorithm to define: one to optimize the value and the other to retroactively compute the optimal solution. The overall runtime of the algorithm is O(n^2).
 ==The Problem== ==The Problem==
   * Suppose our data consists of a set P of n points in the plane denoted (x1, y1) … (xn, yn); suppose x1<x2<…<xn   * Suppose our data consists of a set P of n points in the plane denoted (x1, y1) … (xn, yn); suppose x1<x2<…<xn
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