Ch 9
The Efficiency of Algorithms [17Sept07]
Code Samples
Growth Rates: O(1) < O (log log2n) < O (log2n) <
O(log2n) < O(n) < O (n log2n) < O(n2) <
O(n3) < O (2n) < O(n!)
In words, O(1) is constant growth, O(n) is linear growth, O(n2) is
quadratic growth, O(2n) is exponential growth