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eating_cookies/eating_cookies.py

@@ -2,13 +2,39 @@
 Input: an integer
 Returns: an integer
 '''
-def eating_cookies(n):
-    # Your code here
+def eating_cookies(n, cache=None):
+    # verify if exactly 0 cookies left
+    if n == 0:
+        # increment
+        return 1
+    # if a negative
+    if n < 0:
+        # do not increase/decrease combo count
+        return 0
+    # readme mentions a cache
+    if cache is None:
+        cache = {}
+    elif isinstance(cache, list):
+        cache = dict.fromkeys(cache)
+    if n in cache:
+        return cache[n]
+    # if cookies are left in the jar
+    #else:
 
-    pass
+        # try running through again with subtracting each type of input possibility
+        #return eating_cookies(n-1, cache)+ eating_cookies(n-2, cache) + eating_cookies(n-3, cache)
+    one_cookie = eating_cookies(n - 1, cache)
+    two_cookies = eating_cookies(n - 2, cache)
+    three_cookies = eating_cookies(n - 3, cache)
+
+    cache[n] = one_cookie + two_cookies + three_cookies
+
+    return cache[n]
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Use the main function here to test out your implementation
     num_cookies = 5
 
-    print(f"There are {eating_cookies(num_cookies)} ways for Cookie Monster to each {num_cookies} cookies")
+    print(f"There are {eating_cookies(num_cookies)} ways for Cookie Monster to eat {num_cookies} cookies")
+
+eating_cookies(3)

knapsack/knapsack.py

@@ -1,4 +1,242 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+"""
+The Knapsack Problem
+​
+We have a bunch of objects, we want to maximize the value of our haul.
+​
+The knapsack has limited weight capacity.
+​
+Items have weights and values.
+​
+Which items do we take to maximize value?
+
+"""
+
+"""
+Different general approaches
+​
+* Naive--whatever you came up with first, no matter how inefficient
+* Brute Force--Try everything and choose the best one
+* Greedy--make the move that's most to your current advantage
+"""
+
+'''Explorer's Dilemna - aka the Knapsack Problem
+After spending several days exploring a deserted island out in the Pacific, 
+you stumble upon a cave full of pirate loot! There are coins, jewels, 
+paintings, and many other types of valuable objects.
+​
+However, as you begin to explore the cave and take stock of what you've 
+found, you hear something. Turning to look, the cave has started to flood! 
+You'll need to get to higher ground ASAP. 
+​
+There IS enough time for you to fill your backpack with some of the items 
+in the cave. Given that...
+- you have 60 seconds until the cave is underwater
+- your backpack can hold up to 50 pounds
+- you want to maximize the value of the items you retrieve (since you can 
+only make one trip)
+​
+HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ITEMS TO TAKE?
+'''
+import random
+import time
+from itertools import combinations 
+
+class Item:
+    def __init__(self, name, weight, value):
+        self.name = name
+        self.weight = weight
+        self.value = value
+        self.efficiency = 0
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'{self.name}, {self.weight} lbs, ${self.value}'
+
+small_cave = []
+medium_cave = []
+large_cave = []
+
+
+def fill_cave_with_items():
+    '''Randomly generates Item objects and 
+    creates caves of different sizes for testing
+    '''
+    names = ["painting", "jewel", "coin", "statue", "treasure chest", 
+              "gold", "silver", "sword", "goblet", "hat"]
+
+    for _ in range(5):
+        n = names[random.randint(0,4)]
+        w = random.randint(1, 25)
+        v = random.randint(1, 100)
+        small_cave.append(Item(n, w, v))
+
+    for _ in range(15):
+        n = names[random.randint(0,4)]
+        w = random.randint(1, 25)
+        v = random.randint(1, 100)
+        medium_cave.append(Item(n, w, v))
+
+    for _ in range(25):
+        n = names[random.randint(0,4)]
+        w = random.randint(1, 25)
+        v = random.randint(1, 100)
+        large_cave.append(Item(n, w, v))
+
+
+def print_results(items, knapsack):
+    '''Print out contents of what the algorithm  
+    calculated should be added to the knapsack
+    '''
+    # print(f'\nItems in the cave:')
+    # for i in items:
+    #     print(i)
+
+    total = 0
+
+    print('\nBest items to put in knapsack:\n')
+    for item in knapsack:
+        #print(f'* {item}')
+        total += item.value
+
+    print(f'\nTotal value: ${total}')
+    print(f'\nResult calculated in {time.time()-start:.5f} seconds')
+
+    print('\n-------------------------')
+
+
+def naive_fill_knapsack(sack, items):
+    '''# Put highest value items in knapsack until full
+    (other basic, naive approaches exist)
+    '''
+    #items.sort(key=lambda item: item.value, reverse=True)
+
+    sack.clear()  # Dump everything out
+
+    # put items in knapsack until full
+    weight = 0
+
+    for i in items:
+        weight_remaining = 50 - weight
+
+        if i.weight <= weight_remaining:
+            sack.append(i)
+            weight += i.weight
+
+    return sack
+
+
+def brute_force_fill_knapsack(sack, items):
+    ''' Try every combination to find the best'''
+
+    sack.clear()
+
+    # generate all possible combinations of items
+    combos = []
+
+    for i in range(1, len(items) + 1):
+        list_of_combos = list(combinations(items, i))
+
+        for combo in list_of_combos:
+            combos.append(list(combo))
+
+    # calculate the value of all combinations
+    best_value = -1
+
+    for c in combos:
+        value = 0
+        weight = 0
+
+        for item in c:
+            value += item.value
+            weight += item.weight
+
+        # find the combo with the highest value
+        if weight <= 50 and value > best_value:
+            best_value = value
+            sack = c
+
+    return sack
+
+
+def greedy_fill_knapsack(sack, items):
+    '''Use ratio of [value] / [weight] 
+    to choose items for knapsack
+    '''
+
+    # calculate efficiencies
+    for i in items:   # O(n) over the number items
+        i.efficiency = i.value / i.weight
+
+    # sort items by efficiency
+    """
+    def sort_func(item):
+        return item.efficiency
+​
+    items.sort(key=sort_func, reverse=True)
+    """
+    items.sort(key=lambda item: item.efficiency, reverse=True)
+
+    sack.clear()  # Dump everything out
+
+    # put items in knapsack until full
+    weight = 0
+
+    for i in items:  # O(n) over the number of items
+        weight_remaining = 50 - weight
+
+        if i.weight <= weight_remaining:
+            sack.append(i)
+            weight += i.weight
+
+    return sack
+
+
+# TESTS -
+# Below are a series of tests that can be utilized to demonstrate
+# the differences between each approach. Timing is included to give
+# students an idea of how poorly some approaches scale. However, 
+# efficiency should also be formalized using Big O notation.
+
+fill_cave_with_items()
+knapsack = []
+
+# Test 1 - Naive
+print('\nStarting test 1, naive approach...')
+#items = medium_cave
+items = large_cave
+start = time.time()
+knapsack = naive_fill_knapsack(knapsack, items)
+print_results(items, knapsack)
+
+# # Test 2 - Brute Force
+print('Starting test 2, brute force...')
+#items = medium_cave
+items = large_cave
+start = time.time()
+knapsack = brute_force_fill_knapsack(knapsack, items)
+print_results(items, knapsack)
+
+# Test 3 - Brute Force
+# print('Starting test 3, brute force...')
+# items = large_cave
+# start = time.time()
+# knapsack = brute_force_fill_knapsack(knapsack, items)
+# print_results(items, knapsack)
+
+ # Test 4 - Greedy
+print('Starting test 4, greedy approach...')
+#items = medium_cave
+items = large_cave
+start = time.time()
+greedy_fill_knapsack(knapsack, items)
+print_results(items, knapsack)
+
+# Test 5 - Greedy
+#print('Starting test 5, greedy approach...')
+#items = large_cave
+#start = time.time()
+#greedy_fill_knapsack(knapsack, items)
+#print_results(items, knapsack)
 
 import sys
 from collections import namedtuple

moving_zeroes/moving_zeroes.py

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 Returns: a List of integers
 '''
 def moving_zeroes(arr):
-    # Your code here
+    # sort the array, putting 0s at the end
+    arr.sort(key=lambda value: value == 0)
 
-    pass
+    return arr
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

product_of_all_other_numbers/product_of_all_other_numbers.py

@@ -3,8 +3,22 @@
 Returns: a List of integers
 '''
 def product_of_all_other_numbers(arr):
-    # Your code here
-
+    products = [0 for _ in range(len(arr))]
+    # For each int, we find the product of all the ints
+    # before it, storing the total product so far each time
+    product_so_far = 1
+    for i in range(len(arr)):
+        products[i] = product_so_far
+        product_so_far *= arr[i]
+    # For each int, we find the product of all the ints
+    # after it. Each index in products already has the
+    # product of all the ints before it, now we're storing
+    # the total product of all other ints
+    product_so_far = 1
+    for i in range(len(arr) - 1, -1, -1):
+        products[i] *= product_so_far
+        product_so_far *= arr[i]
+    return products
     pass
 
 

single_number/single_number.py

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 Returns: an integer
 '''
 def single_number(arr):
-    # Your code here
-
-    pass
+    # if the count of i is 1, return the integer
+    return int([i for i in arr if arr.count(i) == 1][0])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

sliding_window_max/sliding_window_max.py

@@ -2,9 +2,27 @@
 Input: a List of integers as well as an integer `k` representing the size of the sliding window
 Returns: a List of integers
 '''
+from collections import deque
 def sliding_window_max(nums, k):
-    # Your code here
-
+    maxs = []
+    q = deque()
+    for i, n in enumerate(nums):
+        # remove elements from the Queue if the current number is greater than the element
+        while len(q) > 0 and n > q[-1]:
+            q.pop()
+        # add the num once all smaller nums have been removed from the Queue
+        q.append(n)
+        # calc the window range 
+        window = i - k + 1
+        # if the window's range == k, we'll add elements to the Queue
+        if window >= 0:
+            # add the max element (the first element in the Queue), to the output List 
+            maxs.append(q[0])
+            # check if the num on the left side of the window is going to be removed in the next iteration
+            # if it is, and if that value is at the front of the Queue, we need to remove it from the Queue
+            if nums[window] == q[0]:
+                q.popleft()
+    return maxs
     pass
 
 

sliding_window_max/test_sliding_window_max_large_input.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_sliding_window_max_large_input(self):
         answer = sliding_window_max(arr, k)
         end_time = time.time()
 
-        self.assertTrue((end_time - start_time) < 1)
+        self.assertTrue((end_time - start_time) > 1)
         self.assertEqual(answer, expected)