Change-Making Problem (Change-Making Problem)

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Description

Given an unlimited amount of coins of denominations $c_1, \ldots, c_n$, and a desired sum $S$, find the minimum number of coins necessary to make $S$.

Parameters

$n$: number of coin denominations

$S$: sum to be made

Table of Algorithms

Name Year Time Space Approximation Factor Model Reference
Brute Force 1940 $O(S^n)$ $O(n)$ Exact Deterministic
Dynamic Programming 1953 $O(Sn)$ $O(Sn)$ Exact Deterministic Time
Probabilistic Convolution Tree 2014 $O(n \log n)$ $O(n log n)$ Deterministic Time & Space

Time Complexity Graph

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