Arithmetic Slices Ii Subsequence

To solve this coding challenge, we need to identify the total number of arithmetic subsequences in a given array of integers. An arithmetic subsequence is defined as having at least three elements with a constant difference between consecutive elements. This problem involves determining such subsequences efficiently using dynamic programming. Let us break down the approach methodically:
# Explanation
  1. Understanding the Arithmetic Subsequence :
    • A subsequence is arithmetic if it has at least three elements with a constant difference between any two consecutive elements.
    • The problem can be reduced to finding out how many valid subsequences exist for each difference.
  2. Dynamic Programming Approach :
    • Use a list of dictionaries where each dictionary stores counts of subsequences with specific differences ending at the corresponding index.
    • dp[i]
      will be a dictionary. For any specific difference
      d
      ,
      dp[i][d]
      holds the count of arithmetic subsequences ending at index
      i
      with difference
      d
      .
    • Initialize a result variable to keep track of the total number of valid subsequences.
  3. Iterating through the Array :
    • For each element
      nums[i]
      , compare it with every previous element
      nums[j]
      to calculate the difference
      d = nums[i] - nums[j]
      .
    • If there already exist arithmetic subsequences ending at
      j
      with difference
      d
      (tracked in
      dp[j][d]
      ), then these can be extended by including
      nums[i]
      .
  4. Updating Dynamic Programming State :
    • Update
      dp[i][d]
      by adding
      dp[j][d] + 1
      . Here
      1
      accounts for the new pair
      (nums[j], nums[i])
      , and
      dp[j][d]
      accounts for extending previous sequences.
    • Accumulate the count from
      dp[j][d]
      to the result because each sequence stored in
      dp[j][d]
      can be extended by
      nums[i]
      .
  5. Returning the Result :
    • Return the total count accumulated which represents the number of valid arithmetic subsequences.
    Detailed Steps in Pseudocode
    The pseudocode simplifies the explanation above into actionable steps without using specific programming syntax.
    Pseudocode with Comments
                                                
    # Initialize a list 'dp' where each element is a dictionary to count arithmetic subsequences with different differences.
    dp = list of dictionary of integer for each element in nums
    
    # Initialize the result to store the total count of valid subsequences
    total_arithmetic_subsequences = 0
    
    # Loop through each element nums[i] in the array
    for i from 0 to length of nums - 1:
    # Compare with every previous element nums[j]
    for j from 0 to i - 1:
    # Calculate the difference d
    difference = nums[i] - nums[j]
    
    # Check how many subsequences end at j with this difference
    count_with_difference = dp[j].get(difference, 0)
    
    # Update dp[i] for the current difference
    dp[i][difference] += count_with_difference + 1
    
    # Add the number of sequences that can be extended by nums[i]
    total_arithmetic_subsequences += count_with_difference
    
    # Return the total number of arithmetic subsequences
    return total_arithmetic_subsequences
    
                                            
    # Step-by-Step Explanation
  6. Initialization :
    • Create a list
      dp
      where
      dp[i]
      is a dictionary to store counts of sequences with specific differences ending at index
      i
      .
    • Initialize
      total_arithmetic_subsequences
      to zero.
  7. Nested Loop :
    • Iterate through each index
      i
      of the array and then each index
      j
      before
      i
      .
    • For each pair
      (i, j)
      , compute the difference
      difference = nums[i] - nums[j]
      .
  8. Count Retrieval and Update :
    • Retrieve the count of sequences ending at
      j
      with this difference
      dp[j].get(difference, 0)
      .
    • Update
      dp[i][difference]
      by adding
      count_with_difference + 1
      .
  9. Result Accumulation :
    • Add
      count_with_difference
      to
      total_arithmetic_subsequences
      to accumulate valid sequences count.
  10. Final Return Value :
    • Return the value of
      total_arithmetic_subsequences
      which represents the total count of arithmetic subsequences in the array.
This methodology and pseudocode together offer a coherent approach to solving the problem of identifying all arithmetic subsequences in a given array efficiently.