=begin File: climbing_stairs_dp.rb Created Time: 2024-05-29 Author: Xuan Khoa Tu Nguyen (ngxktuzkai2000@gmail.com) =end ### Climbing stairs: dynamic programming ### def climbing_stairs_dp(n) return n if n == 1 || n == 2 # Initialize dp table, used to store solutions to subproblems dp = Array.new(n + 1, 0) # Initial state: preset the solution to the smallest subproblem dp[1], dp[2] = 1, 2 # State transition: gradually solve larger subproblems from smaller ones (3...(n + 1)).each { |i| dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2] } dp[n] end ### Climbing stairs: space-optimized DP ### def climbing_stairs_dp_comp(n) return n if n == 1 || n == 2 a, b = 1, 2 (3...(n + 1)).each { a, b = b, a + b } b end ### Driver Code ### if __FILE__ == $0 n = 9 res = climbing_stairs_dp(n) puts "Climbing #{n} stairs has #{res} solutions" res = climbing_stairs_dp_comp(n) puts "Climbing #{n} stairs has #{res} solutions" end