Algorithm Analysis and Optimization · Algorithms & Programming

Big O Notation and Efficiency

Evaluating the performance of algorithms as input size grows toward infinity.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is the worst case scenario often more important than the average case in software safety?
  2. 2How do we distinguish between an algorithm that is slow and one that is computationally intractable?
  3. 3What are the practical implications of moving from an O(n squared) to an O(n log n) solution?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Algorithm Analysis - Grade 12ON: Data Structures and Algorithms - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Computer Science
Unit: Algorithm Analysis and Optimization
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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