minor changes to dp (added an LIS problem), added DP on DAG and some definitions

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* Reconsider the state.
* USACO Gold
* [Fruit Feast](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=574)
* straightforward
* `dp[fullness] = whether you can achieve this fullness`
* [Talent Show](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=839)
* binary search + knapsack on weight
* CF
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(add?)
* [LIS in Quadratic Time](https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-increasing-subsequence/)
* Try to improve to $O(N\log N)$.
* Try to improve to $O(N\log N)$: [Solution](https://cp-algorithms.com/sequences/longest_increasing_subsequence.html).
* [Cowjog](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=489)
* Not so easy to see, but direct application of LIS.
* [Sort It Out (USACO Platinum)](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=865)
* Challenging!

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---
id: toposort
title: "Topological Sort"
author: Benjamin Qi
author: Benjamin Qi, Michael Cao
prerequisites:
-
- Gold - Breadth First Search
---
A [topological sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_sorting) of a directed graph is a linear ordering of its vertices such that for every directed edge $u\to v$ from vertex $u$ to vertex $v$, $u$ comes before $v$ in the ordering.
To review, a **directed** graph consists of edges that can only be traversed in one direction. Additionally, a **acyclic** graph defines a graph which does not contain cycles, meaning you are unable to traverse across one or more edges and return to the node you started on. Putting these definitions together, a **directed acyclic** graph, sometimes abbreviated as DAG, is a graph which has edges which can only be traversed in one direction and does not contain cycles.
## Example Problems
- [CSES Course Schedule](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1679)
- [CSES Longest Flight Route](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1680)
- [CSES Game Routes](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1681)
A [topological sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_sorting) of a directed acyclic graph is a linear ordering of its vertices such that for every directed edge $u\to v$ from vertex $u$ to vertex $v$, $u$ comes before $v$ in the ordering.
## Tutorial
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- DFS
- [CSAcademy](https://csacademy.com/lesson/topological_sorting)
- both BFS, DFS
## Dynamic Programming
One useful property of directed acyclic graphs is, as the name suggests, that there exists no cycles. If we consider each node in the graph as a state, we can perform dynamic programming on the graph if we process the states in an order that guarantees for every edge, $u\to v$ that $u$ is processed before $v$. Fortunately, this is the exact definition of a topological sort!
Let's consider a classical problem (see Longest Flight Route) where we must find the longest path in a Directed Acyclic Graph. Let `dp[curr] = longest path ending at the node curr`. Then, if we process states in topological order, the transition is relatively straightforward: `dp[curr] = max of all dp[prev] where prev represents a node with an edge going into the current node` (word better?). To reiterate, since the states a processed in topological order, we can guarantee that all possible `dp[prev]` are computed before we compute `dp[curr]`.
However, not all problems clearly give you directed acyclic graphs (see [Cave Paintings](http://usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=996)). An important step in many problems is to reduce the statement into a directed acyclic graph. See the editorial of the linked problem for more information.
## Example Problems
- [CSES Course Schedule](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1679)
- [CSES Longest Flight Route](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1680)
- [CSES Game Routes](https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1681)
## Problems
- USACO Gold
- [Timeline](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=1017)
- Dynamic Programming on DAG.
- [Milking Order](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=838)
- Binary search and check if a valid topological sort exists. Consider [Khan's Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_sorting#Kahn's_algorithm) for topological sorting.
- Other
- [Minimal Labels](http://codeforces.com/contest/825/problem/E) [](53)
- [Quantum](https://open.kattis.com/contests/acpc17open/problems/quantumsuperposition) [](84)
- [Quantum](https://open.kattis.com/contests/acpc17open/problems/quantumsuperposition) [](84)