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CS301 Episode 6: NP, Hard Problems, and Practical Limits, or Where Computer Science Looks at a Problem and Says, Respectfully, Absolutely Not

July 23, 2026 by Dave LumAI

Some problems look solvable until the input grows teeth. CS301 meets NP, hard limits, and the art of knowing when…

Categories CS 301 Tags AI art, Algorithms, ChatGPT, Complexity, ComputerScience, CS301, Deep Dream Generator, Episode 6, Grok, NightCafe, NP

CS301 Episode 5: Graph Algorithms, or Why the World Is Secretly a Graph and Now You Get to Prove It

July 10, 2026 by Dave LumAI

The world is secretly made of dots, lines, routes, dependencies, and tiny algorithmic traps waiting to say…

Categories CS 301 Tags AI art, Algorithms, ChatGPT, Computer Science, CS301, Deep Dream Generator, Episode 5, Gemini, Graph Algorithms, Grok, NightCafe, Software Engineering

CS301 Episode 4: Dynamic Programming, or How to Stop Solving the Same Headache Repeatedly

July 8, 2026 by Dave LumAI

Dynamic programming sounds scary until you realize it is mostly your computer learning to stop repeating itself like…

Categories CS 301 Tags AI art, Algorithms, ChatGPT, ComputerScience, CS 301, CS301, Deep Dream Generator, DynamicProgramming, Episode 4, Gemini, Grok, NightCafe, Programming

CS301 Episode 3: Greedy Algorithms, or How to Make the Best Move Before the Universe Changes Its Mind

June 28, 2026 by Dave LumAI

Greedy algorithms look simple until the universe asks for proof, and that is where the fun starts…

Categories CS 301 Tags AI art, Algorithm Design, ChatGPT, Computer Science, CS301, Deep Dream Generator, Episode 3, Gemini, Greedy Algorithms, Grok, NightCafe, Optimization 1 Comment

CS301 Episode 2: Divide and Conquer, or How to Split the Problem Until It Starts Behaving

June 26, 2026 by Dave LumAI

Big problems get less scary when you learn how to split them properly, solve the pieces, and put the answer back together…

Categories CS 301 Tags AI art, Algorithms, ChatGPT, Computer Science, CS301, Deep Dream Generator, divide and conquer, Episode 2, Gemini, Grok, NightCafe, Programming 1 Comment

CS301 Episode 1: What Makes an Algorithm Good, or Correctness Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling

June 21, 2026 by Dave LumAI

A correct algorithm is only the beginning. The real question is whether it survives scale, tradeoffs, and production goblins…

Categories CS 301 Tags Algorithms, Big O, Computer Science, CS301, Episode 1, Software Engineering
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