Data structures and algorithms

Abstract data type
 A theoretical description of an algorithm, if realized in
application is affected very much by:
 computer resources,
 implementation,
 data.
 Such a theory include fundamental concepts:
 Abstract Data Type (ADT) or data type, or data
structures
 tools to express operations of algorithms;
 computational resources to implement the algorithm
and test its functionality;
 evaluation of the complexity of algorithms.

What is a Data Type?
 A name for the INTEGER data type
 E.g., “int”
 Collection of (possible) data items
 E.g., integers can have values in the range of -231 to 231 –
1
 Associated set of operations on those data items
 E.g., arithmetic operations like +, -, *, /, etc.

Abstract data type
 An abstract data type (ADT) is defined as a
mathematical model of the data objects that make up a
data type, as well as the functions that operate on these
objects (and logical or other relations between objects).
 ADT consist of two parts: data objects and operations with
data objects.
 The term data type refers to the implementation of the
mathematical model specified by an ADT
 The term data structure refers to a collection of computer
variables that are connected in some specific manner
 The notion of data type include basic data types. Basic
data types are related to a programming language.

Example: Integer Set Data Type
 ABSTRACT (Theoretical) DATA TYPE
 Mathematical set of integers, I
 Possible data items: -inf, …, -1, 0, 1, …, +inf
 Operations: +, -, *, mod, div, etc.
 Actual, Implemented Data Type (available in C++):
 It’s called “int”
 Only has range of -231 to 231 – 1 for the possible
data items (instead of –inf to +inf)
 Has same arithmetic operations available
 What’s the relationship/difference between the ADT
and the Actual, Implemented Data Type in C++?
 The range of possible data items is different.

The THREE Essentials…
 ABSTRACT (Theoretical) DATA TYPE
 E.g., the mathematical class I in our example
 Actual IMPLEMENTED DATA TYPE
 What you have in C++; for example, “int” in our example
 INSTANTIATED DATA TYPE – DATA STRUCTURE
 E.g., x in int x = 5; (in our example)
 Stores (or structures) the data item(s)
 Can be a variable, array, object, etc.; holds the actual data
(e.g., a specific value)
ADT – Class
DECLARATION
(lib.h)
Class
DEFINITION
(lib.cpp)
Object
(project.cpp)

Implementation of an ADT
The data structures used in implementations are EITHER
already provided in a programming language (primitive or
built-in) or are built from the language constructs (user-
defined).
In either case, successful software design uses data
abstraction:
Separating the declaration of a data type from its
implementation.

Summary of ADT
 (Abstract or Actual) Data Types have three properties:
 Name
 Possible Data Items
 Operations on those data items
 The Data Type declaration goes in the .h (header) file –
e.g., the class declaration
 The Data Type definitions go in the .cpp
(implementation) file – e.g., the class definition

Stacks
 Stacks are a special form of collection
with LIFO semantics
 Two methods
 int push( Stack s, void *item );
- add item to the top of the stack
 void *pop( Stack s );
- remove an item from the top of the stack
 Like a plate stacker
 other methods
int IsEmpty( Stack s );
/* Return TRUE if empty */
void *Top( Stack s );
/* Return the item at the top,
without deleting it */

Stacks
This ADT covers a set of objects as well as operations performed on
these objects:
 Initialize (S) – creates a necessary structured space in computer
memory to locate objects in S;
 Push(x) – inserts x into S;
 Pop – deletes object from the stack that was most recently
inserted into;
 Top – returns an object from the stack that was most recently
inserted into;
 Kill (S) - releases an amount of memory occupied by S.
The operations with stack objects obey LIFO property: Last-In-First-
Out. This is a logical constrain or logical condition. The operations
Initialize and Kill are more oriented to an implementation of this ADT,
but they are important in some algorithms and applications too. The
stack is a dynamic data set with a limited access to objects.

Stacks - Implementation
 Arrays
 Provide a stack capacity to the constructor
 Flexibility limited but matches many real uses
 Capacity limited by some constraint
 Memory in your computer
 Size of the plate stacker, etc
 push, pop methods
 Variants of AddToC…, DeleteFromC…
 Linked list also possible
 Stack:
 basically a Collection with special semantics!

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Array Stack Implementation
 We can use an array of elements as a stack
 The top is the index of the next available element in the
array
top integer
Object of type T Object of type T nullT [ ] stack

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Linked Stack Implementation
 We can use the same LinearNode class that we used for
LinkedSet implementation
 We change the attribute name to “top” to have a
meaning consistent with a stack
Object of type T
top LinearNode next;
T element;
Object of type T
LinearNode next;
T element;
null
count integer

The N-Queens Problem
 Suppose you have 8 chess
queens...
 ...and a chess board

Can the queens be placed
on the board so that no
two queens are attacking
each other
?

Two queens are not
allowed in the same row...

Two queens are not
allowed in the same row,
or in the same column...

Two queens are not
allowed in the same row,
or in the same column, or
along the same diagonal.

The number of queens,
and the size of the board
can vary.
N Queens
N columns

We will write a program
which tries to find a way to
place N queens on an N x
N chess board.

How the program works
The program
uses a stack to
keep track of
where each
queen is placed.

Each time the
program decides
to place a queen
on the board,
the position of the
new queen is
stored in a record
which is placed in
the stack.
ROW 1, COL
1

We also have an
integer variable to
keep track of how
many rows have
been filled so far.
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled

Each time we try
to place a new
queen in the next
row, we start by
placing the queen
in the first
column...
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled
ROW 2, COL
1

...if there is a
conflict with
another queen,
then we shift the
new queen to the
next column.
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled
ROW 2, COL
2

If another conflict
occurs, the queen
is shifted
rightward again.
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled
ROW 2, COL
3

When there are
no conflicts, we
stop and add one
to the value of
filled.
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3

Let's look at the
third row. The
first position we
try has a conflict...
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3
ROW 3, COL
1

...so we shift to
column 2. But
another conflict
arises...
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3
ROW 3, COL
2

...and we shift to
the third column.
Yet another
conflict arises...
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3
ROW 3, COL
3

...and we shift to
column 4.
There's still a
conflict in column
4, so we try to
shift rightward
again...
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3
ROW 3, COL
4

...but there's
nowhere else to
go.
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
3
ROW 3, COL
4

When we run out of
room in a row:
pop the stack,
reduce filled by 1
and continue
working on the
previous row.
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled
ROW 2, COL
3

Now we continue
working on row 2,
shifting the queen
to the right.
ROW 1, COL
1
1 filled
ROW 2, COL
4

This position has
no conflicts, so
we can increase
filled by 1, and
move to row 3.
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
4

In row 3, we start
again at the first
column.
ROW 1, COL
1
2 filled
ROW 2, COL
4
ROW 3, COL
1

Pseudocode for N-Queens
Initialize a stack where we can keep track of
our decisions.
Place the first queen, pushing its position
onto the stack and setting filled to 0.
repeat these steps
if there are no conflicts with the queens...
else if there is a conflict and there is room to shift the
current queen rightward...
else if there is a conflict and there is no room to shift
the current queen rightward...

repeat these steps
Increase filled by 1. If filled is now N,
then
the algorithm is done. Otherwise, move
to
the next row and place a queen in the
first column.

repeat these steps
Move the current queen rightward,
adjusting the record on top of the stack
to indicate the new position.

repeat these steps
else if there is a conflict and there is no room to shift
the current queen rightward...
Backtrack!
Keep popping the stack, and reducing filled
by 1, until you reach a row where the queen
can be shifted rightward. Shift this queen right.

Stacks - Relevance
 Stacks appear in computer programs
 Key to call / return in functions & procedures
 Stack frame allows recursive calls
 Call: push stack frame
 Return: pop stack frame
 Stack frame
 Function arguments
 Return address
 Local variables

Stacks have many applications.
The application which we have shown is called
backtracking.
The key to backtracking: Each choice is recorded in a
stack.
When you run out of choices for the current decision, you
pop the stack, and continue trying different choices for the
previous decision.
Summary

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Stacks and Queues
 Array Stack Implementation
 Linked Stack Implementation
 Queue Abstract Data Type (ADT)
 Queue ADT Interface
 Queue Design Considerations

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Queue Abstract Data Type
 A queue is a linear collection where the elements are
added to one end and removed from the other end
 The processing is first in, first out (FIFO)
 The first element put on the queue is the first element
removed from the queue
 Think of a line of people waiting for a bus (The British call
that “queuing up”)

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A Conceptual View of a Queue
Rear of Queue
(or Tail)
Adding an Element Removing an Element
Front of Queue
(or Head)

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Queue Terminology
 We enqueue an element on a queue to add one
 We dequeue an element off a queue to remove one
 We can also examine the first element without removing
it
 We can determine if a queue is empty or not and how
many elements it contains (its size)
 The L&C QueueADT interface supports the above
operations and some typical class operations such as
toString()

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Queue Design Considerations
 Although a queue can be empty, there is no concept for it
being full. An implementation must be designed to manage
storage space
 For first and dequeue operation on an empty queue,
this implementation will throw an exception
 Other implementations could return a value null that is
equivalent to “nothing to return”

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Queue Design Considerations
 No iterator method is provided
 That would be inconsistent with restricting access to the
first element of the queue
 If we need an iterator or other mechanism to access the
elements in the middle or at the end of the collection,
then a queue is not the appropriate data structure to use

Queues
This ADT covers a set of objects as well as operations performed on objects:
queueinit (Q) – creates a necessary structured space in computer memory to
locate objects in Q;
 put (x) – inserts x into Q;
 get – deletes object from the queue that has been residing in Q the
longest;
 head – returns an object from the queue that has been residing in Q the
longest;
 kill (Q) – releases an amount of memory occupied by Q.
The operations with queue obey FIFO property: First-In-First-Out. This is a
logical constrain or logical condition. The queue is a dynamic data set with a
limited access to objects. The application to illustrate usage of a queue is:
 queueing system simulation (system with waiting lines)
 (implemented by using the built-in type of pointer)

Queue implementation
Just as with stacks, queues can be implemented using arrays or lists.
For the first of all, let’s consider the implementation using arrays.
 Define an array for storing the queue elements, and two markers:
 one pointing to the location of the head of the queue,
 the other to the first empty space following the tail.
When an item is to be added to the queue, a test to see if the tail
marker points to a valid location is made, then the item is added to
the queue and the tail marker is incremented by 1. When an item is to
be removed from the queue, a test is made to see if the queue is
empty and, if not, the item at the location pointed to by the head
marker is retrieved and the head marker is incremented by 1.

 This procedure works well until the first time
when the tail marker reaches the end of the
array. If some removals have occurred during
this time, there will be empty space at the
beginning of the array. However, because the
tail marker points to the end of the array, the
queue is thought to be 'full' and no more data
can be added.
 We could shift the data so that the head of the
queue returns to the beginning of the array
each time this happens, but shifting data is
costly in terms of computer time, especially if
the data being stored in the array consist of
large data objects.

We may now formalize the algorithms for dealing
with queues in a circular array.
• Creating an empty queue: Set Head = Tail = 0.
• Testing if a queue is empty: is Head == Tail?
• Testing if a queue is full: is (Tail + 1) mod QSIZE
== Head?
• Adding an item to a queue: if queue is not full, add
item at location Tail and set Tail = (Tail +
1) mod QSIZE.
• Removing an item from a queue: if queue is not
empty, remove item from location Head and
set Head = (Head + 1) mod QSIZE.

Linked list
kes it possible to access any element in the data structure in constant time.
ss of the data structure in memory, we can find the address of any element
simply calculating its offset from the starting address.
of a sequentially mapped data structure:
me amount of time to access any element, a sequentially-mapped data
random access data structure. That is, the accessing time is independent
ructure, and therefore requires O(l) time.
esentations of (a) a singly-linked list and (b) a doubly-linked list:
ray is an example of a sequentially mapped data structure:
use it takes the same amount of time to access any element, a sequentially-mapped da
ure is also called a random access data structure. That is, the accessing time is independe
size of the data structure, and therefore requires O(l) time.
Schematic representations of (a) a singly-linked list and (b) a doubly-linked list:
Reset, and Next operations modify the lists to which they are
imply query lists in order to obtain information about them.
Sequential Mapping
ise a given data structure are stored one after the other in
we say that the data structure is sequentially mapped into
ble to access any element in the data structure in constant time.
ta structure in memory, we can find the address of any element
ulating its offset from the starting address.
tially mapped data structure:

Linked list
The Skip Lists:
The Skip Lists:

Linked list
 The List ADT
 A list is one of the most fundamental data structures
used to store a collection of data items.
 The importance of the List ADT is that it can be used
to implement a wide variety of other ADTs. That is, the
LIST ADT often serves as a basic building block in the
construction of more complicated ADTs.
 A list may be defined as a dynamic ordered n-tuple:
 L == (l1, 12, ....., ln)

Linked list
 The use of the term dynamic in this definition is
meant to emphasize that the elements in this
 n-tuple may change over time.
Notice that these elements have a linear order that is
based upon their position in the list. The first element
in the list, 11, is called the head of the list.
The last element, ln, is referred to as the tail of the
list.
The number of elements in a list L is refered to as the
length of the list.
 Thus the empty list, represented by (), has length 0. A
list can homogeneous or heterogeneous.

Linked list
 0. Initialize ( L ). This operation is needed to allocate the
amount of memory and to give a structure to this amount.
 1. Insert (L, x, i). If this operation is successful, the
boolean value true is returned; otherwise, the boolean
value false is returned.
 2. Append (L, x). Adds element x to the tail of L, causing
the length of the list to become n+1. If this operation is
successful, the boolean value true is returned; otherwise,
the boolean value false is returned.
 3. Retrieve (L, i). Returns the element stored at position i
of L, or the null value if position i does not exist.
 4. Delete (L, i). Deletes the element stored at position i of
L, causing elements to move in their positions.
 5. Length (L). Returns the length of L.

Linked list
 6. Reset (L). Resets the current position in L to the
head (i.e., to position 1) and returns the value 1. If the
list is empty, the value 0 is returned.
 7. Current (L). Returns the current position in L.
 8. Next (L). Increments and returns the current
position in L.
 Note that only the Insert, Delete, Reset, and Next
operations modify the lists to which they are applied.
The remaining operations simply query lists in order to
obtain information about them.

Linked lists
 Flexible space use
 Dynamically allocate space for each element as
needed
 Include a pointer to the next item
ç Linked list
 Each node of the list contains
 the data item (an object pointer in our ADT)
 a pointer to the next node
Data Next
object

Linked lists
 Collection structure has a pointer to the list head
 Initially NULL
 Add first item
 Allocate space for node
 Set its data pointer to object
 Set Next to NULL
 Set Head to point to new node
Data Next
object
Head
Collection
node

Linked lists
 Add second item
 Allocate space for node
 Set its data pointer to object
 Set Next to current Head
 Set Head to point to new node
Data Next
object
Head
Collection
node
Data Next
object2
node

Linked lists - Add implementation
 Implementation
struct t_node {
void *item;
struct t_node *next;
} node;
typedef struct t_node *Node;
struct collection {
Node head;
……
};
int AddToCollection( Collection c, void *item ) {
Node new = malloc( sizeof( struct t_node ) );
new->item = item;
new->next = c->head;
c->head = new;
return TRUE;
}

Linked lists - Add implementation
 Implementation
struct t_node {
void *item;
} node;
struct collection {
Node head;
……
};
int AddToCollection( Collection c, void *item ) {
Node new = malloc( sizeof( struct t_node ) );
new->item = item;
new->next = c->head;
c->head = new;
return TRUE;
}
Recursive type definition -
C allows it!
Error checking, asserts
omitted for clarity!

Linked lists
 Add time
 Constant - independent of n
 Search time
 Worst case - n
Data Next
object
Head
Collection
node
Data Next
object2
node

Linked lists – Delete
 Implementation
void *DeleteFromCollection( Collection c, void *key ) {
Node n, prev;
n = prev = c->head;
while ( n != NULL ) {
if ( KeyCmp( ItemKey( n->item ), key ) == 0 ) {
prev->next = n->next;
return n;
}
prev = n;
n = n->next;
}
return NULL;
}
head

Linked lists – Delete
 Implementation
void *DeleteFromCollection( Collection c, void *key ) {
Node n, prev;
n = prev = c->head;
while ( n != NULL ) {
if ( KeyCmp( ItemKey( n->item ), key ) == 0 ) {
prev->next = n->next;
return n;
}
prev = n;
n = n->next;
}
return NULL;
}
head
Minor addition needed to allow
for deleting this one! An exercise!

Linked lists - LIFO and FIFO
 Simplest implementation
 Add to head
ç Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) semantics
 Modifications
 First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
 Keep a tail pointer
struct t_node {
void *item;
} node;
struct collection {
Node head, tail;
};
tail is set in
the AddToCollection
method if
head == NULL
head
tail

Dynamic set ADT
The concept of a set serves as the basis for a wide variety of useful
abstract data types. A large number of computer applications involve
the manipulation of sets of data elements. Thus, it makes sense to
investigate data structures and algorithms that support efficient
implementation of various operations on sets.
Another important difference between the mathematical concept of a
set and the sets considered in computer science:
 • a set in mathematics is unchanging, while the sets in CS are
considered to change over time as data elements are added or
deleted.
Thus, sets are refered here as dynamic sets. In addition, we will
assume that each element in a dynamic set contains an identifying
field called a key, and that a total ordering relationship exists on
these keys.
It will be assumed that no two elements of a dynamic set contain the
same key.

Dynamic set ADT
 The concept of a dynamic set as an DYNAMIC SET ADT is to
be specified, that is, as a collection of data elements, along with
the legal operations defined on these data elements.
 If the DYNAMIC SET ADT is implemented properly, application
programmers will be able to use dynamic sets without having to
understand their implementation details. The use of ADTs in this
manner simplifies design and development, and promotes
reusability of software components.
 A list of general operations for the DYNAMIC SET ADT. In each
of these operations, S represents a specific dynamic set:

Dynamic set ADT
 Search(S, k). Returns the element with key k in S, or the null value if an element
with key k is not in S.
 Insert(S, x). Adds element x to S. If this operation is successful, the boolean value
true is returned; otherwise, the boolean value false is returned.
 Delete(S, k). Removes the element with key k in S. If this operation is successful,
the boolean value true is returned; otherwise, the boolean value false is returned.
 Minimum(S). Returns the element in dynamic set S that has the smallest key value,
or the null value if S is empty.
 Maximum(S). Returns the element in S that has the largest key value, or the null
value if S is empty.
 Predecessor(S, k). Returns the element in S that has the largest key value less
than k, or the null value if no such element exists.
 Successor(S, k). Returns the element in S that has the smallest key value greater
than k, or the null value if no such element exists.

Dynamic set ADT
In many instances an application will only require the use of a few
DYNAMIC SET operations. Some groups of these operations are
used so frequently that they are given special names:
the ADT that supports Search, Insert, and Delete operations is called
the DICTIONARY ADT; the STACK, QUEUE, and PRIORITY QUEUE
ADTs are all special types of dynamic sets.
A variety of data structures will be described in forthcoming
considerations that they can be used to implement either the
DYNAMIC SET ADT, or ADTs that support specific subsets of the
DYNAMIC SET ADT operations.
Each of the data structures described will be analyzed in order to
determine how efficiently they support the implementation of these
operations. In each case, the analysis will be performed in terms of
n, the number of data elements stored in the dynamic set.

Generalized queue
Stacks and FIFO queues are identifying items according to the time that
they were inserted into the queue. Alternatively, the abstract concepts may
be identified in terms of a sequential listing of the items in order, and refer
to the basic operations of inserting and deleting items from the beginning
and the end of the list:
 if we insert at the end and delete at the end, we get a stack
(precisely as in array implementation);
 if we insert at the beginning and delete at the beginning, we also
get a stack (precisely as in linked-list implementation);
 if we insert at the end and delete at the beginning, we get a
FIFO queue (precisely as in linked-list implementation);
 if we insert at the beginning and delete at the end, we also get a
FIFO queue (this option does not correspond to any of
implementations given).

Generalized queue
Specifically, pushdown stacks and FIFO queues are special
instances of a more general ADT: the generalized queue. Instances
generalized queues differ in only the rule used when items are
removed:
 for stacks, the rule is "remove the item that was most recently
inserted";
 for FIFO queues, the rule is "remove the item that was least
recently inserted";
there are many other possibilities to consider.
A powerful alternative is the random queue, which uses the rule:
 "remove a random item"

Generalized queue
 The algorithm can expect to get any of the items on the
queue with equal probability. The operations of a random
queue can be implemented:
 in constant time using an array representation (it requires
to reserve space ahead of time)
 using linked-list alternative (which is less attractive
however, because implementing both, insertion and
deletion efficiently is a challenging task)
 Random queues can be used as the basis for randomized
algorithms, to avoid, with high probability, worst-case
performance scenarios.

Generalized queue
Building on this point of view, the dequeue ADT may be
defined, where either insertion or deletion at either end are
allowed. The implementation of dequeue is a good exercise to
program.
The priority queue ADT is another example of generalized
queue. The items in a priority queue have keys and the rule for
deletion is: "remove the item with the smallest key"
The priority queue ADT is useful in a variety of applications,
and the problem of finding efficient implementations for this
ADT has been a research goal in computer science for many
years.

Heaps and the heapsort
 Heaps and priority queues
 Heap structure and position numbering
 Heap structure property
 Heap ordering property
 Removal of top priority node
 Inserting a new node into the heap
 The heap sort
 Source code for heap sort program

Heaps and priority queues
A heap is a data structure used to implement an efficient priority
queue. The idea is to make it efficient to extract the element with
the highest priority the next item in the queue to be processed.
We could use a sorted linked list, with O(1) operations to remove
the highest priority node and O(N) to insert a node. Using a tree
structure will involve both operations being O(log2N) which is
faster.

Heap structure and position numbering 1
A heap can be visualised as a binary tree in which every layer
is filled from the left. For every layer to be full, the tree would
have to have a size exactly equal to 2n1, e.g. a value for size in
the series 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255 etc.
So to be practical enough to allow for any particular size, a
heap has every layer filled except for the bottom layer which is
filled from the left.

In the above diagram nodes are labelled based on position, and
not their contents. Also note that the left child of each node is
numbered node*2 and the right child is numbered node*2+1. The
parent of every node is obtained using integer division (throwing
away the remainder) so that for a node i's parent has position i/2 .
Because this numbering system makes it very easy to move
between nodes and their children or parents, a heap is commonly
implemented as an array with element 0 unused.

Heap Properties
 A heap T storing n keys has height h = log(n + 1),
which is O(log n)
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Heap Insertion
 Add key in next available position

Heap Insertion
Terminate unheap when
 reach root
 key child is greater than key parent

Removal of top priority node
 The rest of these notes assume a min heap will be used.
 Removal of the top node creates a hole at the top which is
"bubbled" downwards by moving values below it upwards,
until the hole is in a position where it can be replaced with
the rightmost node from the bottom layer. This process
restores the heap ordering property.

Heap Removal
 Remove element
from priority queues?
removeMin( )

Heap Removal
 Begin downheap

Heap Removal
Terminate downheap when
 reach leaf level
 key parent is greater than key child

The heap sort
 Using a heap to sort data involves performing N insertions
followed by N delete min operations as described above.
Memory usage will depend upon whether the data already
exists in memory or whether the data is on disk. Allocating the
array to be used to store the heap will be more efficient if N,
the number of records, can be known in advance. Dynamic
allocation of the array will then be possible, and this is likely
to be preferable to preallocating the array.

Heaps
A heap is a binary tree T that stores a key-element pairs at its
internal nodes
It satisfies two properties:
 MinHeap: key(parent)  key(child)
 [OR MaxHeap: key(parent) ≥ key(child)]
 all levels are full, except
the last one, which is
left-filled
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What are Heaps Useful for?
 To implement priority queues
 Priority queue = a queue where all elements have a
“priority” associated with them
 Remove in a priority queue removes the element with
the smallest priority
 insert
 removeMin

ADT for Min Heap
objects: n > 0 elements organized in a binary tree so that the value in each
node is at least as large as those in its children
method:
Heap Create(MAX_SIZE)::= create an empty heap that can
hold a maximum of max_size elements
Boolean HeapFull(heap, n)::= if (n==max_size) return TRUE
else return FALSE
Heap Insert(heap, item, n)::= if (!HeapFull(heap,n)) insert
item into heap and return the resulting heap
else return error
Boolean HeapEmpty(heap, n)::= if (n>0) return FALSE
else return TRUE
Element Delete(heap,n)::= if (!HeapEmpty(heap,n)) return one
instance of the smallest element in the heap
and remove it from the heap
else return error

Building a Heap
build (n + 1)/2 trivial
one-element heaps
build three-element
heaps on top of them

Building a Heap
downheap to preserve
the order property
now form seven-element heaps

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