Thomas A. Standish
Abstract
Presenting "cool" algorithms to CS2 students helps convince them that the study of data structures and algorithms is worthwhile. An algorithm is perceived as cool if it is easy to understand, very fast on large data sets, uses memory judiciously and has a straightforward, short proof --- or at least a convincing proof sketch --- using accessible mathematics. To illustrate, we discuss two related and relatively unknown algorithms: ProxmapSort, discussed here, and ProxmapSearch, to be discussed in Part II.
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Digital Library
- Standish, T. A., Data Structures, Algorithms, and Software Principles in C, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1995. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Standish, T. A., Data Structures in Java, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1998. Google ScholarDigital Library
Index Terms
- Using O(n) ProxmapSort and O(1) ProxmapSearch to motivate CS2 students (Part I)
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