Quiz for:
Dynamic Programming Lecture 3: Frog Jump

Question 1

What homework exercise was given to optimize the solution?

Question 2

What formula is used to calculate the energy for a jump from step i to j?

Question 3

Which data structure is used to store heights of stairs?

Question 4

How does the function `func` handle the calculation for jump from one step to the next?

Question 5

How is the space optimized in the optimized iterative approach?

Question 6

What is the problem focus in Lecture 3 of Dynamic Programming?

Question 7

In the optimized iterative approach, what values are tracked at each step?

Question 8

What is the base case for the recursive solution?

Question 9

What does the recurrence relation `f(idx) = min(f(idx-1) + |a[idx] - a[idx-1]|, f(idx-2) + |a[idx] - a[idx-2]|)` represent?

Question 10

What does the iterative DP (tabulation) approach aim to do?

Question 11

What method is used to ensure the optimized solution remains valid for larger k-step jumps?

Question 12

If a frog starts at the 0th step, how far can it jump in one move?

Question 13

Why is memoization required in the recursive approach?

Question 14

Why is a greedy approach not suitable for this problem?

Question 15

In the tabulation approach, what is the initial value of `dp[0]`?