subset_sum_backup, a Python code which uses backtracking to seek solutions of the subset sum problem, in which it is desired to find a subset of integers which has a given sum.
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subset_sum is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.
change_diophantine, a Python code which sets up a Diophantine equation to solve the change making problem, which counts the number of ways a given sum can be formed using coins of various denominations.
change_dynamic, a Python code which uses dynamic programming to solve the change making problem, which counts the number of ways a given sum can be formed using coins of various denominations.
change_greedy, a Python code which uses the greedy method to seek a solution to the change making problem, which tries to match a given amount by selecting coins of various denominations.
change_polynomial, a Python code which uses a polynomial multiplication algorithm to count the ways of making various sums using a given number of coins.
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knapsack_greedy, a Python code which uses a greedy algorithm to estimate a solution of the knapsack problem;
mcnuggets, a Python code which counts M(N), the number of ways a given number N of Chicken McNuggets can be assembled, given that they are only available in packages of 6, 9, and 20.
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partition_brute, a Python code which uses a brute force method to find solutions of the partition problem, in which a set of integers must be split into two subsets with equal sum.
partition_greedy, a Python code which uses a greedy algorithm to seek a solution of the partition problem, in which a given set of integers is to be split into two groups whose sums are as close as possible.
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subset_sum, a Python code which solves the subset sum problem, to find a subset of a set of integers which has a given sum.
subset_sum_brute, a Python code which uses brute force to solve the subset sum problem, to find a subset of a set of integers which has a given sum.
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