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| slug | title | author | order | prerequisites | ||
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| /silver/binary-search | Binary Search | Nathan Chen | 4 |
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Binary search can be used on monotonic functions for a logarithmic runtime.
The Basic Application
Find an element in a sorted array in O(log N) time.
Tutorial
Problems
Binary Searching on the Answer
Oftentimes used when you need to find the "minimum" or "maximum" of some quantity such that it satisfies some property.
Tutorial
Problems
- USACO Silver Cownvention
- USACO Silver Cow Dance
- USACO Silver Social Distancing
- USACO Silver Loan Repayment
- Also needs some math and "sqrt" analysis
- USACO Silver Angry Cows