Description
Problem 1: Fibonacci numbers (6+4+2+3=15 points)
(a) Implement all four methods to compute Fibonacci numbers that were discussed in class: (1) naive
recursive, (2) bottom up, (3) closed form, and (4) using a matrix representation.
(b) Sample and measure the running times of all four methods for increasing n. For each method, stop
the sampling when the running time exceeds 5 seconds. Create a table with your results (max. 1
page).
Tip: the “space” between samples should increase the larger n gets,
e.g. n ∈ {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, …}.
(c) For the same n, do all methods always return the same Fibonacci number? Justify your answer.
(d) Plot your results in a line plot, so that the four approaches can be easily compared. Briefly interpret
your results.
Tip: Use log scales for your plot.
Problem 2: Divide & Conquer and Solving Recurrences (2+4+1+3+1=11 points)
Consider the problem of multiplying large integers a and b with n bits each. You can assume that addition,
substraction, and bit shifting can be done in linear time, i.e., in Θ(n).
(a) Derive the asymptotic time complexity in the number of bits n for a brute-force implementation of the
multiplication.
(b) Derive a divide & conquer algorithm for the given problem by splitting the problem into two subproblems. For simplicity you can assume n to be a power of 2.
(c) Derive a recurrence for the time complexity of the divide & conquer algorithm in (b).
(d) Solve the recurrence in (c) using the recursion tree method.
(e) Validate the solution in (d) by using the master theorem to solve the recurrence.
Remarks
Solutions have to be handed in via Moodle by the due date. For late submissions you need to get in contact
with the TAs directly. You need to upload one zip-file that contains a PDF-file for the theoretical parts and
source files (no executables or object files) for the programming assignments. The source files need to
include a makefile. Programming assignments need to be handed in as C, C++, or Python code. Please
write your own code. It is ok to take snippets from online resources, but they need to be clearly marked.