{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Challenge Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Determine the total number of unique ways to make n cents, given coins of denominations less than n cents.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)\n", "* [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "* Do the coins have to reach exactly n cents?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume we have an infinite number of coins to make n cents?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Do we need to report the combination(s) of coins that represent the minimum?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume the coin denominations are given in sorted order?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* coins: None or n: None -> Exception\n", "* coins: [] or n: 0 -> 0\n", "* coins: [1, 2, 3], n: 5 -> 5" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/recursion_dynamic/coin_change/coin_change_solution.ipynb). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class CoinChanger(object):\n", "\n", " def make_change(self, coins, total):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " return n" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test\n", "\n", "\n", "\n", "**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# %load test_coin_change.py\n", "from nose.tools import assert_equal\n", "\n", "\n", "class Challenge(object):\n", "\n", " def test_coin_change(self):\n", " coin_changer = CoinChanger()\n", " assert_equal(coin_changer.make_change([1, 2], 0), 0)\n", " assert_equal(coin_changer.make_change([1, 2, 3], 5), 5)\n", " assert_equal(coin_changer.make_change([1, 5, 25, 50], 10), 3)\n", " print('Success: test_coin_change')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = Challenge()\n", " test.test_coin_change()\n", "\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " main()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Solution Notebook\n", "\n", "Review the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/recursion_dynamic/coin_change/coin_change_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.5.0" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }