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Recursion & Backtracking

Deepening the understanding of recursion and exploring backtracking as a powerful problem-solving technique.

2 weeks

Topics in this Chapter

1

Recursion Tree

Visualizing recursive calls to analyze time complexity and understand the flow of execution.

2

Tail vs Non-Tail Recursion

Understanding tail call optimization and its benefits for avoiding stack overflow.

3

Backtracking Problems

Introducing the general template for backtracking to explore all possible solutions to a problem.

4

N-Queens

Solving the classic N-Queens puzzle using a backtracking approach.

5

Sudoku Solver

Implementing a Sudoku puzzle solver using backtracking to fill the grid.

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