Bucket Sort (alternatively know as bin sort) is an algorithm that sorts numbers and comes under the category of distribution sort.
This sorting algorithm doesn't compare the numbers but distributes them, it works as follows:
1. Partition a given array into a number of buckets
2. One-by-one the numbers in the array are placed in the designated bucket
3. Now, only sort the bucket that bare numbers by recursively applying this Bucket Sorting algorithm
4. Now, visiting the buckets in order, the numbers should be sorted
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
What is Radix Sort?
Radix Sort is an algorithm that sorts a list of numbers and comes under the category of distribution sort.
This sorting algorithm doesn't compare the numbers but distributes them, it works as follows:
1. Sorting takes place by distributing the list of number into a bucket by passing through the individual digits of a given number one-by-one beginning with the least significant part. Here, the number of buckets are a total of ten, which bare key values starting from 0 to 9.
2. After each pass, the numbers are collected from the buckets, keeping the numbers in order
3. Now, recursively redistribute the numbers as in the above step '1' but with a following reconsideration: take into account next most significant part of the number, which is then followed by above step '2'.
For an illustration concerning this sorting algorithm check the Radix Sorting exercise
This sorting algorithm doesn't compare the numbers but distributes them, it works as follows:
1. Sorting takes place by distributing the list of number into a bucket by passing through the individual digits of a given number one-by-one beginning with the least significant part. Here, the number of buckets are a total of ten, which bare key values starting from 0 to 9.
2. After each pass, the numbers are collected from the buckets, keeping the numbers in order
3. Now, recursively redistribute the numbers as in the above step '1' but with a following reconsideration: take into account next most significant part of the number, which is then followed by above step '2'.
For an illustration concerning this sorting algorithm check the Radix Sorting exercise
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
What is Heap Sort?
Heap Sort is a sorting algorithm that sorts data items into ascending or descending order, which comes under the category of comparison-based sorting and a family member of the selection sort. As the name suggests, this sorting algorithm use the concept of a heap structure that is based on the binary tree, which works as follows:
1. Using an array and the given data items, build a heap i.e. either a min heap or max heap as per requested sorting order
2. From the heap, remove the root node's data items and insert it to an separate array
3. Wait until the heap orders is restored, which will produces a new root node. Now, recursively repeat the above procedure '2' until there is no data items left in the heap.
Click the link -> Heap Sort for the pseudocode
1. Using an array and the given data items, build a heap i.e. either a min heap or max heap as per requested sorting order
2. From the heap, remove the root node's data items and insert it to an separate array
3. Wait until the heap orders is restored, which will produces a new root node. Now, recursively repeat the above procedure '2' until there is no data items left in the heap.
Click the link -> Heap Sort for the pseudocode
Monday, March 9, 2009
What is Quick Sort?
Quick Sort is a sorting algorithm that sorts data items into ascending or descending order, which comes under the category of comparison-based sorting.
This algorithm works as follows:
1. Reorder by spiting the sequence into left and right halves with a pivot data item in between. Here, pivot data item is identified by comparison i.e. a data item must be greater than or equal to every data item in the left half & less than or equal to every data item in the right half.
2. Now, recursively sort the two half's separately.
This algorithm works as follows:
1. Reorder by spiting the sequence into left and right halves with a pivot data item in between. Here, pivot data item is identified by comparison i.e. a data item must be greater than or equal to every data item in the left half & less than or equal to every data item in the right half.
2. Now, recursively sort the two half's separately.
What is Merge Sort?
Merge sort is a sorting algorithm that sorts data items into ascending or descending order, which comes under the category of comparison-based sorting.
Here we apply the divide-and-conquer strategy to sort a given sequence of data items, which can be described as follows:
1. Recursively split the sequence into two halves (i.e. subsequences) until the subsequence contains only a single data item (i.e. singleton subsequence)
2. Now, recursively merge these subsequences back together preserving their required order (i.e. ascending or descending order)
Here we apply the divide-and-conquer strategy to sort a given sequence of data items, which can be described as follows:
1. Recursively split the sequence into two halves (i.e. subsequences) until the subsequence contains only a single data item (i.e. singleton subsequence)
2. Now, recursively merge these subsequences back together preserving their required order (i.e. ascending or descending order)
Friday, March 6, 2009
What is Selection Sort?
Selection Sort is a sorting algorithm that sorts data items into ascending or descending order, which comes under the category of in-place comparison sort.
Sorting takes place by stepping through all the data items one-by-one while looking for either largest or smallest data item and making only one swap after finding either largest or smallest data item. Hence, this sorting algorithm is referred to as the selection sort because on each pass this algorithm selects either largest or smallest of the remaining unsorted data items and places them in the right order.
click the link -> Selection Sort for the pseudocode
Sorting takes place by stepping through all the data items one-by-one while looking for either largest or smallest data item and making only one swap after finding either largest or smallest data item. Hence, this sorting algorithm is referred to as the selection sort because on each pass this algorithm selects either largest or smallest of the remaining unsorted data items and places them in the right order.
click the link -> Selection Sort for the pseudocode
What is Bubble Sort?
Bubble sort is a sorting algorithm that sorts data items. These data items are presumed to be arranged in a sequential order (i.e. like an array). Sorting takes place by stepping through all the data items one-by-one in pairs and comparing adjacent data items and swapping each pair that is out of order. Idea of swapping operation is to gradually moves either larger or smaller data items to the right or left. This swapping operation is repeated on the data items (i.e. array) until no swaps are required, indicating that the data items is in ascending or descending order.
click the link -> Bubble Sort for the pseudocode.
click the link -> Bubble Sort for the pseudocode.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
What is a sorting algorithm?
A sorting algorithm is an algorithm that sorts the data into ascending or descending order.
Examples of such sorting algorithms are:
Examples of such sorting algorithms are:
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