poj1651Multiplication Puzzle

Multiplication Puzzle

Time Limit: 1000MS		Memory Limit: 65536K
Total Submissions: 6465		Accepted: 3926

Description

The multiplication puzzle is played with a row of cards, each containing a single positive integer. During the move player takes one card out of the row and scores the number of points equal to the product of the number on the card taken and the numbers on the cards on the left and on the right of it. It is not allowed to take out the first and the last card in the row. After the final move, only two cards are left in the row. 

The goal is to take cards in such order as to minimize the total number of scored points. 

For example, if cards in the row contain numbers 10 1 50 20 5, player might take a card with 1, then 20 and 50, scoring 
10*1*50 + 50*20*5 + 10*50*5 = 500+5000+2500 = 8000
If he would take the cards in the opposite order, i.e. 50, then 20, then 1, the score would be 
1*50*20 + 1*20*5 + 10*1*5 = 1000+100+50 = 1150.

Input

The first line of the input contains the number of cards N (3 <= N <= 100). The second line contains N integers in the range from 1 to 100, separated by spaces.

Output

Output must contain a single integer - the minimal score.

Sample Input

6
10 1 50 50 20 5

Sample Output

3650

Source

Northeastern Europe 2001, Far-Eastern Subregion

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int n,a[110],dp[110][110];
    while(scanf("%d",&n)!=EOF){
        for(int i = 1 ; i <= n ; i++){
            scanf("%d",&a[i]);
        }
        for(int len = 2 ; len < n ; len ++){//每次dp的长度,从第二个数开始，最小长度为2（比如只有三个数时）
            for(int i = 1 ;  i+len <= n; i++){//dp起始位置
                int j = i + len ;//dp末尾位置
                dp[i][j]=100000000;
                for(int k = i + 1 ; k < j ; k++)//dp中间位置
                    dp[i][j]=min(dp[i][j],dp[i][k]+dp[k][j]+a[i]*a[k]*a[j]);
            }
        }
        printf("%d\n",dp[1][n]);
    }
    return 0;
}