Big Everything and Proofs Flashcards

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Put the following in order of size

  • 2n
  • n2logn
  • 1
  • n0.5
  • nlog2n
  • log(n)
  • n
  • n2
  • n3
  • nn
  • 3n
  • nlog(n)
  • n1.5
  • n!
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What are the 5 different types of asymptotic notation?

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Roughly speaks, f(n) E of the following means:

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When building the Big-Oh definition, what is step one?

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When building the Big-Oh definition, what is step two?

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What is the official definition of Big-Oh? Also explain it in plain language

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As we’ve learned in discrete math, the order of quantifiers matter.

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8
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Changing the definition only, what would be the format of the definition given the following to prove:

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What is the rough work for the following:

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10
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What is the actual proof of the following

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Provide the proof for the following

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How do you prove that something is NOT big oh? What needs to be done to the definition first?

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Express the statement in words as well

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14
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Show the proof for the following

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15
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What is the definitinon of Big-Omega and what is it in plain language?

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16
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In general what would a graph look like of Big-Omega?

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What is the theorem for the relationship between Big-Oh and Big-Omega?

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What is the official definition of Big-Theta and what does it mean in english?

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What is the theorem that is equivalent to the definition of Big-Theta?

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In general, how do you prove Big-Theta using the theorem?

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Prove the first step

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