Analyzing Algorithm Efficiency: Step Counting
Understanding how to estimate the efficiency of algorithms by counting the number of operations or steps they perform, without formal Big O notation.
Key Questions
- Explain how counting steps helps us understand an algorithm's efficiency.
- Compare the number of steps taken by linear search versus binary search for a given dataset size.
- Predict how the number of steps in a simple algorithm changes as the input size increases.
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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