Week1-8Mathematical Model

Mathematical model for running time

Cost of basic operations

And there are many many other ops that can be calculated.

Example:

1-SUM

2-SUM

Maybe we should just count the ones that are most expensive!!!

Simplification

Cost model

Use some basic operations as proxy for running time.

Tilde notation

• Ignore the lower order terms
• Technical Definition: $f(N) \sim g(N)$ means $\lim\limits_{N \to \infty} \frac{f(N)}{g(N)} = 1$

How to estimate a discrete sum?

• 1 take discrete course!
• 2 replace the sum with an integral, and use calculus!