LESSON 57 / 75·2 min readIntermediate

Dynamic programming in C#

Should knowConcept lesson
01 Understand02 Recall03 Prepare

Problems to practice

  • Climbing Stairs
  • House Robber
  • Coin Change
  • Unique Paths
  • Longest Increasing Subsequence
  • Word Break
  • Partition Equal Subset Sum

Example: climbing stairs

csharp
public int ClimbStairs(int n) {
    if (n <= 1) return 1;
    int[] dp = new int[n + 1];
    dp[0] = 1;
    dp[1] = 1;

    for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
        dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2];
    }

    return dp[n];
}

PAUSE & RECALL

Can you explain it without the notes?

Dynamic programming in C#

Use your own words. Explain an example and one limitation before checking the explanation.

Check your explanation

Common questions

CONNECT IT TO YOUR INTERVIEW

Turn this concept into a clear answer.

Practice this concept
YOUR NEXT STEP

Keep connecting the ideas.

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Adapted from 17_DSA_DOTNET.md · “10. Dynamic programming in C#”. Examples are study fragments; framework behavior can depend on your version.