What to submit and when:
30 points.
Work in pairs.
Design and implement an algorithm for finding all combinations of
the first n integers.
Input: n.
Output: all possible combinations of numbers from 1 to n written one
combination per line without repetitions (in any order).
Example: input: n = 3. Output:
1 2 3
1 3 2
2 1 3
2 3 1
3 1 2
3 2 1
Time your program using Java time function (time in milliseconds):
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
gives you the current time in milliseconds. Measure it before and after printing the output, subtract the two numbers, and print the result.
If you are using another programming language, please time your
program with the time function provided by the language or by the
system time
command.
Make sure to test your program thoroughly, in particular make sure that all the combinations are printed. Figure out on paper how many lines you would have for n=4 and n=5, then check that you are getting the right number of lines (a counter may be useful here so that you don't need to count by hand). Make sure to submit your computation for the number of lines.
What is the efficiency of your algorithm in the number of printed lines? Give your answer as Big-O, explain how you computed it.
Based on your timing results and on the Big-O approximation please estimate how long your program would run for n = 15 and for n = 20. Show how you have computed the estimate.