Matrices pattern

Island Perimeter

A grid of 0s (water) and 1s (land) contains exactly one island with no lakes. Return the perimeter of that island. Watch it run step by step, then write your own pseudocode and get it checked by AI.

  • LeetCode 463
  • Easy
  • 2 approaches

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MatricesLeetCode 463

Easy

From the first idea to the best one

  1. 01 Brute force · check four sides O(R · C)O(1) space
  2. 02 Optimized · 4 per cell − 2 per shared edge O(R · C)O(1) space
Each approach plays step by step, with its time and space.

What you will learn

  • How to read Island Perimeter and spot the matrices pattern in it
  • Brute force · check four sides: O(R · C) time, O(1) space
  • Optimized · 4 per cell − 2 per shared edge: O(R · C) time, O(1) space
  • The pseudocode for each approach, its line lit as the animation runs
  • Practice: write your own pseudocode and get it checked

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See Island Perimeter run, step by step

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