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Coin change problem
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import Control.Applicative | |
import Data.Maybe | |
import Data.Array | |
import Data.List | |
-- UK coin values in pence | |
coins :: [Int] | |
coins = [500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1] | |
-- Helper functions | |
sub :: (Num a, Ord a) => a -> a -> Maybe a | |
sub x y | |
| result < 0 = Nothing | |
| otherwise = Just result | |
where | |
result = x - y | |
minimum' :: Ord a => [Maybe a] -> Maybe a | |
minimum' xs = case catMaybes xs of | |
[] -> Nothing | |
xs' -> Just (minimum xs') | |
-- Recursive solution | |
change :: [Int] -> Int -> Maybe Int | |
change coins amount | |
| amount `elem` coins = Just 1 | |
| otherwise = succ <$> (minimum' $ map change' coins) | |
where | |
change' coin = sub amount coin >>= change coins | |
-- Dynamic programming | |
dchange :: [Int] -> Int -> Maybe Int | |
dchange coins initial = go initial | |
where | |
go :: Int -> Maybe Int | |
go 0 = Just 0 | |
go amount | |
| amount `elem` coins = Just 1 | |
| otherwise = succ <$> (minimum' $ map (dchange' amount) coins) | |
dchange' x coin = sub x coin >>= (!) table | |
table = listArray (0, initial) $ map go [0..initial] | |
-- Greedy algorithm - can give incorrect solutions | |
gchange :: [Int] -> Int -> Maybe Int | |
gchange | |
= gchange' . reverse . sort | |
where | |
gchange' [] _ = Nothing | |
gchange' _ 0 = Just 0 | |
gchange' (c : cs) amount | |
| amount >= c = succ <$> gchange' (c : cs) (amount - c) | |
| otherwise = gchange' cs amount |
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