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Chapter 6: Minimum Spanning Trees

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Learning objectives​

  • Explain the main ideas and vocabulary in Minimum Spanning Trees.
  • Work through the source examples for Minimum Spanning Trees without depending on raw chunk order.
  • Use Minimum Spanning Trees as selective reference when learner modules point back to The Algorithm Design Manual.

Prerequisites​

  • Earlier prerequisite concepts leading into Chapter 6: Minimum Spanning Trees.

Module targets​

  • module-03-graph-algorithms

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Source-of-truth note​

This unit is anchored to The Algorithm Design Manual and the source chapter "Chapter 6: Minimum Spanning Trees". Use external resources only to clarify, extend, or modernize details without replacing the chapter's conceptual spine.

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Source provenance​

  • Primary source: The Algorithm Design Manual
  • Source chapter 06: Chapter 6: Minimum Spanning Trees
  • Raw source file: 076-6-1-minimum-spanning-trees.md
  • Raw source file: 077-6-1-2-kruskal-s-algorithm.md
  • Raw source file: 078-6-1-3-the-union-find-data-structure.md
  • Raw source file: 079-6-1-4-variations-on-minimum-spanning-trees.md
  • Raw source file: 080-6-2-war-story-nothing-but-nets.md
  • Raw source file: 081-6-3-1-dijkstra-s-algorithm.md
  • Raw source file: 082-6-3-2-all-pairs-shortest-path.md
  • Raw source file: 083-6-4-war-story-dialing-for-documents.md
  • Raw source file: 084-6-4-war-story-dialing-for-documents-part-2.md
  • Raw source file: 085-6-5-network-flows-and-bipartite-matching.md
  • Raw source file: 086-6-6-design-graphs-not-algorithms.md
  • Raw source file: 087-6-7-exercises.md

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