=begin File: coin_change.rb Created Time: 2024-05-29 Author: Xuan Khoa Tu Nguyen (ngxktuzkai2000@gmail.com) =end ### Coin change: dynamic programming ### def coin_change_dp(coins, amt) n = coins.length _MAX = amt + 1 # Initialize dp table dp = Array.new(n + 1) { Array.new(amt + 1, 0) } # State transition: first row and first column (1...(amt + 1)).each { |a| dp[0][a] = _MAX } # State transition: rest of the rows and columns for i in 1...(n + 1) for a in 1...(amt + 1) if coins[i - 1] > a # If exceeds target amount, don't select coin i dp[i][a] = dp[i - 1][a] else # The smaller value between not selecting and selecting coin i dp[i][a] = [dp[i - 1][a], dp[i][a - coins[i - 1]] + 1].min end end end dp[n][amt] != _MAX ? dp[n][amt] : -1 end ### Coin change: space-optimized DP ### def coin_change_dp_comp(coins, amt) n = coins.length _MAX = amt + 1 # Initialize dp table dp = Array.new(amt + 1, _MAX) dp[0] = 0 # State transition for i in 1...(n + 1) # Traverse in forward order for a in 1...(amt + 1) if coins[i - 1] > a # If exceeds target amount, don't select coin i dp[a] = dp[a] else # The smaller value between not selecting and selecting coin i dp[a] = [dp[a], dp[a - coins[i - 1]] + 1].min end end end dp[amt] != _MAX ? dp[amt] : -1 end ### Driver Code ### if __FILE__ == $0 coins = [1, 2, 5] amt = 4 # Dynamic programming res = coin_change_dp(coins, amt) puts "Minimum coins needed to make target amount is #{res}" # Space-optimized dynamic programming res = coin_change_dp_comp(coins, amt) puts "Minimum coins needed to make target amount is #{res}" end