/** * File: climbing_stairs_dp.c * Created Time: 2023-09-19 * Author: huawuque404 (huawuque404@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.h" /* Climbing stairs: Dynamic programming */ int climbingStairsDP(int n) { if (n == 1 || n == 2) return n; // Initialize dp table, used to store subproblem solutions int *dp = (int *)malloc((n + 1) * sizeof(int)); // Initial state: preset the smallest subproblem solution dp[1] = 1; dp[2] = 2; // State transition: gradually solve larger subproblems from smaller ones for (int i = 3; i <= n; i++) { dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2]; } int result = dp[n]; free(dp); return result; } /* Climbing stairs: Space-optimized dynamic programming */ int climbingStairsDPComp(int n) { if (n == 1 || n == 2) return n; int a = 1, b = 2; for (int i = 3; i <= n; i++) { int tmp = b; b = a + b; a = tmp; } return b; } /* Driver Code */ int main() { int n = 9; int res = climbingStairsDP(n); printf("Climbing %d stairs has %d possible solutions\n", n, res); res = climbingStairsDPComp(n); printf("Climbing %d stairs has %d possible solutions\n", n, res); return 0; }