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Maze Generator for a gradient descent

Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a gradient descent live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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recursive backtracker · BFS solve

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A perfect maze (exactly one path between any two cells) carved by depth-first backtracking, then solved top-left to bottom-right with breadth-first search.

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Cells25²

AlgorithmDFS carve

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Governing equation

perfect maze = spanning tree : E = N^{2} - 1 = 2 5^{2} - 1 = 624 passages

Reading this result: A perfect maze has exactly one path between any two cells, so BFS from corner to corner always finds it — here across 625 cells.

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Is this good for students?: Yes — this version of "Maze Generator for a gradient descent" is framed for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.