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Greedy Algorithms:

Review
Michael Levin
Higher School of Economics

Algorithmic Design and Techniques


Algorithms and Data Structures
Main Ingredients

Safe move
Prove safety
Solve subproblem
Estimate running time
Safe Moves

Put max digit first


Refill at the farthest reachable gas
station
Cover leftmost point
Use item with maximum value per unit
of weight
Optimization

Assume everything is somehow sorted


Which sort order is convenient?
Greedy move can be faster after sorting
General Strategy

Problem
General Strategy
greedy choice
Problem

Make a greedy choice


General Strategy
greedy choice
Problem Safe move

Make a greedy choice


Prove that it is a safe move
General Strategy
greedy choice
Problem Safe move

Subproblem
Make a greedy choice
Prove that it is a safe move
Reduce to a subproblem
General Strategy
greedy choice
Problem Safe move

Subproblem
Make a greedy choice
Prove that it is a safe move
Reduce to a subproblem
Solve the subproblem

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