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Q: Implement one part of a three-part problem - have a general idea of important algorithms and know how to use data structures! Work efficiently and start off getting something brute force and simple working, and then optimize later.
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Nov 2, 2015

Q: Implement one part of a three-part problem - have a general idea of important algorithms and know how to use data structures! Work efficiently and start off getting something brute force and simple working, and then optimize later.

you have 100 doors in a row that are all initially closed. you make 100 passes by the doors starting with the first door every time. the first time through you visit every door and toggle the door (if the door is closed, you open it, if its open, you close it). the second time you only visit every 2nd door (door #2, #4, #6). the third time, every 3rd door (door #3, #6, #9), etc, until you only visit the 100th door.
Sep 7, 2010

you have 100 doors in a row that are all initially closed. you make 100 passes by the doors starting with the first door every time. the first time through you visit every door and toggle the door (if the door is closed, you open it, if its open, you close it). the second time you only visit every 2nd door (door #2, #4, #6). the third time, every 3rd door (door #3, #6, #9), etc, until you only visit the 100th door.

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