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Dojo

Date: October, 2024

Overview:

Today’s session was highly engaging and productive, focusing on enhancing my problem-solving skills through various LeetCode challenges. The primary goal was to solve and gain a thorough understanding of five distinct problems, with a particular emphasis on the complex "First N even whole numbers in c++.”

Detailed View:

Goals for the Day:

• Solve five LeetCode problems.
• Expand problem-solving techniques and adaptability.
• Ensure steady progress throughout the session.

Tasks Accomplished:

• Successfully solved five diverse LeetCode problems.
• Delved deeply into the complexities of the “Calculate the Perimeter and Area.” problem.

Challenges and Issues:

Optimization Difficulty:

• The “Calculate and print the sum of first two elements in an array.” problem posed challenges in finding an efficient solution that met the given constraints.

Solutions and Fixes:

• Spent considerable time tackling the “Check whether the character is vowel either it is uppercase or lowercase and check the first and last letter is vowel or not.” problem, which turned out to be easier than initially anticipated.

Knowledge and Skills Gained:

• Improved ability to solve complex problems.
• Enhanced efficiency in managing stack-based solutions.

Future Plans:

• Continue practicing difficult problems to sharpen focus and deepen understanding.
• Explore and implement different optimization techniques to improve solution efficiency.

Personal Reflections:

• This session was particularly rewarding, with the “Swap the elements.” problem being a key contributor to my progress.
• These challenges are significantly enhancing my time management skills and accelerating my advancement through the LeetCode Quest.