Given a set of identical balls, you need to discover how high you can climb and drop a ball without the ball breaking. This video describes the algorithm and associated program to solve this problem while minimizing the number of required drops.
Puzzle Description
Python Code
Assignment
- Do one or more of the exercises in the Please Do Break the Crystal puzzle.
Solution
Programming Constructs and Algorithmic Paradigms Covered in this Puzzle
- Break statements
- Radix representations