Chapter

Solving Recurrences
2.1 Types of Recurrences
2.2 Finding Generating Functions
2.3 Partial Fractions
2.4 Characteristic Roots
2.5 Simultaneous Recursions
2.6 Fibonacci Number Identities
2.7 Non-Constant Coefficients
2.8 Divide-and-Conquer Relations

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.1 Types of Recurrences

2.1 TYPES OF RECURRENCES

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Some Linear Recursions

Recurrences without Fixed Degree

Section 2.1 Types of Recurrences

Variable Coefficients

Chapter 2

Fig 2.1.1

Table 2.1.1

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.1 Types of Recurrences

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Some Non-linear Recurrences

Section 2.2 Finding an OGF

2.2 FINDING AN OGF

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Section 2.2 Finding an OGF

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Section 2.2 Finding an OGF

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Section 2.3 Partial Fractions

2.3 PARTIAL FRACTIONS

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Section 2.3 Partial Fractions

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Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

2.4 CHARACTERISTIC ROOTS

Characteristic Equation

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

Alternative Initial Values

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Repeated Roots

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

Non-homogeneous Equations

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Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

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Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

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Complex Roots

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.4 Characteristic Roots

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2.5 SIMULTANEOUS RECURSIONS

Fig 2.5.1

Section 2.5 Simultaneous Recursions

Fibonacci Rabbits

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Ubiquitousness of the Fibonacci Seq

Fig 2.5.2

Section 2.5 Simultaneous Recursions

Fig 2.5.3

Solving the Fibonacci Recurrence

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.5 Simultaneous Recursions

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Chapter 2

Some Tiling Problems

Fig 2.5.4

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.5 Simultaneous Recursions

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2.6 FIBO NUMBER IDENTITIES

Forward-Shift and Subscript Multipliers

Section 2.6 Fibo Number Identities

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Cassinis Identity

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.6 Fibo Number Identities

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Fibonacci Number System

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.6 Fibo Number Identities

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Solving Recurrences

2.7 NON-CONSTANT COEFFICIENTS

A Reduction Strategy

Section 2.7 Non-Constant Coefficients

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.7 Non-Constant Coefficients

Sum in a Recurrence: Quicksort

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Chapter 2

Algorithm 2.7.1:

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.7 Non-Constant Coefficients

Analysis of the Time to Quicksort

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.7 Non-Constant Coefficients

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Chapter 2

Confirming Small Cases

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

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2.8 DIVIDE-&-CONQUER RELATIONS

Binary Search

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

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Algorithm 2.8.1:

Analysis of the Time for a Binary Search

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

Merging

Algorithm 2.8.2:

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Solving Recurrences

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

Iterative Mergesort

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Recursive Mergesort

Algorithm 2.8.3:

Analysis of the Time or a Mergesort

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

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Chapter 2

The Josephus Recurrence

Fig 2.8.1

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

Fig 2.8.2

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Fig 2.8.3

Chapter 2

Solving Recurrences

Section 2.8 Divide-&-Conquer Relations

Fig 2.8.4

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