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Algorithm Efficiency. In this video, MIT professor of Computer Science and Engineering Charles Leiserson explains the importance of speed and space efficiency in programming.
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He guides students through different methods of computing the Fibonacci sequence and discusses the differences in efficiency of each version. Next, students are presented with several modern programming scenarios. Opportunities for pausing the video are provided so that students may independently consider and appreciate the different factors of efficiency in each example. (from ocw.mit.edu)
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