From f90511022dfb68ea1dd4f71df0593e4e5e4675fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: spencerkrebs <krebsspencer@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:33:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] dp1

---
 coin-change.py  | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 house-robber.py |  38 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 150 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 coin-change.py
 create mode 100644 house-robber.py

diff --git a/coin-change.py b/coin-change.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..868ff03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coin-change.py
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+# convert to 1-d space optimized
+# time: O(n+m)
+# space(O(n))
+# overwrite previous row compared to 2d
+# for making amt 5 with coins [1,2,5] I require 1 coin
+class Solution:
+    def coinChange(self, coins: List[int], amount: int) -> int:
+
+        rows = [0]*(amount+1)
+        dp =[float('inf')]*(amount+1)
+        dp[0]=0
+
+        for col in range(1,len(dp)):
+            dp[col]=float('inf')
+        # i = row, j=col
+
+        for i in range(1,len(coins)+1):
+            for j in range(amount+1):
+                # this coin is larger than the current amount
+                if j < coins[i-1]:
+                    dp[j]=dp[j]
+                else:
+                    dp[j] = min(dp[j], 1+dp[j-coins[i-1]])
+ 
+        if dp[-1] == float('inf'):
+            return -1
+        return dp[-1]
+
+
+# recursive - time limit exceeded
+# greedy solution to this problem would always pick the largest coin that is less or equal to remaining amount. Fails for [1,3,4] target=6
+
+# exhaustive solution - try every possible combination of coins to see which one works best 
+# Approach build a tree and at each branch we choose or don't choose the coin at i
+# Repeated subproblem - using coins [t,r] make amount X with min number of coins
+# time: O(S^n) - exponential in the number of coins n, S is amount - every coin could have at most S/ci values 
+# space: O(n) - max depth of recursion is O(n)
+class Solution:
+	def coinChange(self,coins: List[int], amount: int):
+		re = self.helper(coins, 0, amount, 0)
+		memo = [[0] * (amount+1) for _ in range(len(coins)+1)]
+		if (re == float('inf')):
+			return -1 
+
+		return re 
+
+	def helper(self, coins, i, amount, coinsUsed):
+		# base case
+		# i == len(coins) - we've exceeded number of coins we can use without getting to amount 0
+		if amount < 0 or i == len(coins):
+			return float('inf')
+
+		if amount == 0:
+			return coinsUsed 
+
+		if(memo[i][amount] != 0):
+			return memo[i][amount]
+
+		# don't choose this coin, so increment i to next coin
+		case0 = self.helper(coins, i+1, amount, coinsUsed)
+		# choose this coin, so subtract coin at i from amount and increment coinsUsed
+		case1 = self.helper(coins, i, amount - coins[i], coinsUsed+1)
+		re = min(case0, case1)
+		memo[i][amount] = res 
+		return min(case0, case1)
+
+# dp 2d:
+# O(n+m) time, O(n+m) space
+class Solution:
+    def coinChange(self, coins: List[int], amount: int) -> int:
+
+        rows = [0]*(amount+1)
+        dp = []
+        dp =[[0]*(amount+1) for _ in range(len(coins)+1)]
+
+        for col in range(1,len(dp[0])):
+            dp[0][col]=float('inf')
+        # i = row, j=col
+
+        for i in range(1,len(dp)):
+            for j in range(len(dp[0])):
+            	# this coin is larger than the current amount
+                if j < coins[i-1]:
+                    dp[i][j]=dp[i-1][j]
+                else:
+                    dp[i][j] = min(dp[i-1][j], 1+dp[i][j-coins[i-1]])
+ 
+        posC = len(rows)-1
+        posR = len(coins)
+        if dp[posR][posC] == float('inf'):
+            return -1
+        return dp[posR][posC]
+
+
+### to find the coins used:
+# check if value came from row above;
+# Backtracking to find coins
+        # used_coins = []
+        # i, j = len(coins), amount
+        
+        # while i > 0 and j > 0:
+        #     # Check if the value came from the row above
+        #     if dp[i][j] == dp[i-1][j]:
+        #         i -= 1
+        #     else:
+        #         # This coin was used
+        #         used_coins.append(coins[i-1])
+        #         j -= coins[i-1]
+        
+        # print(f"Coins used: {used_coins}")
+
+
diff --git a/house-robber.py b/house-robber.py
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index 00000000..d9f23afd
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+++ b/house-robber.py
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+
+# greedy - take every other and add them up. or try taking max, then next max etc. both fail
+# we realize greedy fails so much go exhaustive
+
+# exhaustive - choose or not to choose to rob this house 
+
+class Solution:
+	def rob(self, nums: List[int]):
+		return helper()
+
+	def helper(self, nums, i):
+		# base
+		if (i >= len(nums)):
+			return 0 
+
+		if(memo[i] != -1):
+			return # fill in
+		# no choose
+		case1 = nums[i] + helper(nums, i+1)
+		# choose
+		case2 = nums[i] + helper(nums, i+2)
+
+		memo[i] = max(case1,case2)
+
+
+class Solution:
+	def rob(self, nums: List[int]):
+		n = len(nums)
+		dp = []
+		dp[0]=nums[0]
+		dp[1]=max(nums[0],nums[1])
+		for i in range(2, n):
+			dp[i] = max(dp[i-1], nums[i]+dp[i-2])
+
+		return dp[n-1]
+		# try with prev and cur pointers too 
+
+# also understand how to compute path 
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