ps4 - Introduction to Algorithms Massachusetts Institute of...

Introduction to Algorithms Day 11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6.046J/18.410J
Singapore-MIT Alliance SMA5503
Professors Erik Demaine, Lee Wee Sun, and Charles E. Leiserson Handout 14
Problem Set 4
MIT students: This problem set is due in recitation on Day 13 .
Reading: Chapters 10 and 11
Both exercises and problems should be solved, but only the problems should be turned in.
Exercises are intended to help you master the course material. Even though you should not turn in
the exercise solutions, you are responsible for material covered by the exercises.
Mark the top of each sheet with your name, the course number, the problem number, your
recitation instructor and time, the date, and the names of any students with whom you collaborated.
MIT students: Each problem should be done on a separate sheet (or sheets) of three-hole punched
paper.
You will often be called upon to “give an algorithm” to solve a certain problem. Your write-up
should take the form of a short essay. A topic paragraph should summarize the problem you are
solving and what your results are. The body of your essay should provide the following:
1. A description of the algorithm in English and, if helpful, pseudocode.