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+class Solution:
+    """
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    0/1 Knapsack Problem
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    We are given:
+      - val[i] : value of the i-th item
+      - wt[i]  : weight of the i-th item
+      - W      : total capacity of knapsack
+
+    Goal:
+      Pick items such that:
+        - total weight ≤ W
+        - total value is maximized
+        - each item can be picked 0 or 1 time (0/1 property)
+    
+    Approaches:
+      1. Recursion (Brute Force) : O(2^n)
+      2. Recursion + Memoization : O(n*W)
+      3. Bottom-Up DP (2D) : O(n*W) Space O(n*W)
+      4. Bottom-Up DP (Optimized 1D) : O(n*W) Space O(W)  ← Optimal
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    """
+
+    def knapsack(self, val, wt, W):
+        n = len(val)
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        1. RECURSION (Brute Force) : Exponential Time
+
+        def solve_rec(i, W):
+            if i == 0:
+                return val[0] if wt[0] <= W else 0
+
+            not_take = solve_rec(i - 1, W)
+
+            take = 0
+            if wt[i] <= W:
+                take = val[i] + solve_rec(i - 1, W - wt[i])
+
+            return max(take, not_take)
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        2. RECURSION + MEMOIZATION : Top-Down DP
+
+        dp = [[-1] * (W + 1) for _ in range(n)]
+
+        def solve_memo(i, W):
+            if i == 0:
+                return val[0] if wt[0] <= W else 0
+
+            if dp[i][W] != -1:
+                return dp[i][W]
+
+            not_take = solve_memo(i - 1, W)
+            take = 0
+            if wt[i] <= W:
+                take = val[i] + solve_memo(i - 1, W - wt[i])
+
+            dp[i][W] = max(take, not_take)
+            return dp[i][W]
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        3. BOTTOM-UP DP (2D Array)
+
+        dp = [[0] * (W + 1) for _ in range(n)]
+
+        for w in range(wt[0], W + 1):
+            dp[0][w] = val[0]
+
+        for i in range(1, n):
+            for w in range(W + 1):
+                not_take = dp[i - 1][w]
+                take = 0
+                if wt[i] <= w:
+                    take = val[i] + dp[i - 1][w - wt[i]]
+                dp[i][w] = max(take, not_take)
+
+        return dp[n - 1][W]
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        4. BOTTOM-UP DP (Optimized 1D Array)  ✅ Optimal Solution
+           - Only need previous row → compress to 1D
+           - Iterate weights backwards to avoid overwriting
+           - Time:  O(n * W)
+           - Space: O(W)
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+        dp = [0] * (W + 1)
+
+        # Initialize using the first item
+        for w in range(wt[0], W + 1):
+            dp[w] = val[0]
+
+        # Process remaining items
+        for i in range(1, n):
+            for w in range(W, wt[i] - 1, -1):
+                dp[w] = max(dp[w], val[i] + dp[w - wt[i]])
+
+        return dp[W]
diff --git a/two_sum.py b/two_sum.py
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+class Solution:
+    """
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    Two Sum Problem
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    Given:
+      - nums[] : array of integers
+      - target : integer value
+    
+    Goal:
+      Return indices [i, j] such that:
+          nums[i] + nums[j] == target
+      Only one valid answer exists and you cannot reuse an element.
+      Order of indices does not matter.
+
+    Approaches:
+      1. Brute Force – O(n^2)
+      2. Sorting + Two Pointers – O(n log n)
+           (Not valid here because sorting destroys original indices)
+      3. Hash Map (Store value → index) – O(n)  ✔ Optimal
+    ------------------------------------------------------------
+    """
+
+    def twoSum(self, nums, target):
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        1. BRUTE FORCE – Check all pairs (i, j)
+           Time: O(n^2), Space: O(1)
+        
+        for i in range(len(nums)):
+            for j in range(i + 1, len(nums)):
+                if nums[i] + nums[j] == target:
+                    return [i, j]
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        2. SORTING + TWO POINTERS – O(n log n)
+           BUT NOT USABLE HERE 🔴
+           Because sorting changes order → original indices lost.
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+
+        """
+        ============================================================
+        3. HASH MAP (Optimal) – O(n)
+           - Store value → index
+           - Check if `target - nums[i]` exists
+           - Works because only one solution exists
+        ============================================================
+        """
+
+        mp = {}  # value → index
+
+        for i, num in enumerate(nums):
+            need = target - num
+
+            if need in mp:
+                return [mp[need], i]  # found answer
+
+            mp[num] = i  # store last seen index
+
+        # Problem guarantees one valid answer, so no need for fallback.