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crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

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here is a video that i linked my non-maths friend to explain p and np
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX40hbAHx3s

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crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

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MALE SHOEGAZE posted:

donald trump thinks p is np

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

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LP0 ON FIRE posted:

i don't know if i like the video.. he mentions sorting. checking sorting can be done in polynomial time, but actually sorting - isn't that np?

Cheat sheet here, generally n log n.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

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nah, there's still tonnes of stuff to work on, it's just usually incremental instead of earthshattering stuff since PhDs students aren't wealthy bored dudes who can afford to spend 10 years on one thing anymore. mine and all my friend's were more about refinement of some tiny area instead of trying to cure cancer. postdocs might do more advanced poo poo, but everyone be chasin dat grant money.

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