There is a more recent offering of this course. This is an archive of the
course which was offered in Spring 2016-2017.
CS2852
Homework
CS2852: Data Structures
Optional Homework Problems to Reinforce Your Understanding
## Week 1
### Complete by 8am Friday of week 1 - be prepared to ask questions in class
1. Implement the `ArrayList.remove(int index)` method.
1. Implement the `ArrayList.remove(Object target)` method.
## Week 2
### Complete by 8am Monday of week 2 - be prepared to ask questions in class
1. Watch [Introduction to ArrayLists video](lectures/2852arrayListIntro.mp4) and prepare questions and feedback for your instructor
1. Watch [Introduction to LinkedLists video](lectures/2852linkedListIntro.mp4) and prepare questions and feedback for your instructor
1. Study [Collection and List interfaces](http://msoe.taylorial.com/cs2852/Jcf) and prepare questions and feedback for your instructor
1. Study [Array-Based Lists, ArrayList review](http://msoe.taylorial.com/cs2852/ArrayList) and prepare questions and feedback for your instructor
1. Study [Generics in Java](http://msoe.taylorial.com/cs2852/Generics) and prepare questions and feedback for your instructor
### Complete by 8am Friday of week 2 - be prepared to ask questions in class
1. Give the Big-O time complexity for the following algorithm. Justify your answer.
```
public static boolean areUnique(List strings) {
boolean areUnique = true;
for(int i=0; areUnique && i strings) {
boolean areUnique = true;
for(int i=0; areUnique && i list, E target)` which returns true if the `list` contains `target`. You may assume that the list is sorted.
1. [bunnyEars](http://codingbat.com/prob/p183649)
1. [triangle](http://codingbat.com/prob/p194781)
1. [countHi](http://codingbat.com/prob/p184029)
1. [changeXY](http://codingbat.com/prob/p101372)
1. [noX](http://codingbat.com/prob/p118230)
### Complete by lecture 3 of week 5 - be prepared to ask questions in class
1. [pairStar](http://codingbat.com/prob/p158175)
1. [array220](http://codingbat.com/prob/p173469)
1. [countPairs](http://codingbat.com/prob/p154048)
1. [nestParen](http://codingbat.com/prob/p183174)
1. [strCopies](http://codingbat.com/prob/p118182)
1. [groupSum](http://codingbat.com/prob/p145416)
1. [groupSum6](http://codingbat.com/prob/p199368)
## Week 6
### Complete by lecture 2 of week 6 - be prepared to ask questions in class
1. Implement the `size()` method (along with a recursive method) for the `BinarySearchTree` class developed in lecture.
### Complete before lab of week 6 - be prepared to answer quiz questions related to these
1. Implement the `contains()` method (along with a recursive method) for the `BinarySearchTree` class developed in lecture.
1. Implement the `toString()` method (along with a recursive method) for the `BinarySearchTree` class developed in lecture that returns a string containing all of the elements in sorted order.
1. Implement a recursive method, `max()` that returns
the largest value of the tree.
1. Implement a recursive method, `min()` that returns
the smallest value of the tree.
## Week 7
1. Implement a recursive method, `numberOfLeaves()` that returns
the number of leaf nodes in the tree.
1. Just for fun: Implement a recursive method, `getIthLargest()`
that returns the ith largest value of the tree. [This one is
a bit more challenging. You would not be expected implement this on
a quiz or exam.]
## Week 8
All of these questions are related to the [`HashTable`](HashTable.pdf) class.
1. For the implementations provided, give the Big-O time complexity for the
following methods:
* `isEmpty()`
* `size()`
* `contains()`
* `add()`
* `remove()`
* `clear()`
1. Are `null` elements allowed in the hash table?
1. Rewrite any of the methods from the first problem that are not $O(1)$.
1. Modify `add()` so that the load factor for the hash table never exceeds
$0.75$.
1. Add a method, `numberOfCollisions()`, that returns the total number of
collisions in the hash table.
1. Add a method, `largestBucketSize()`, that returns the size of the largest
bucket.
1. Add a method, `numberOfEmptyBuckets()`, that does what it says.
1. Add a method, `setLoadFactor()`, that will change the load factor threshold
for the hash table and ensure that the current hash table does not exceed
the threshold.
## Week 9
1. Modify the inner `Node` class from the `BinarySearchTree` class
to have one addtional attribute: `Node parent`,
that refers to the parent of the node.
1. Implement a recursive `height(Node subroot)` method that
will return the height of the subtree (zero if passed `null`)
1. Implement, `balanceFactor(Node subroot)`, that returns
the difference between the height of the left subtree and the
height of the right subtree.
1. Implement `rightRotate(Node subroot)`, which performs
a right rotation around `subroot` and returns a reference
to the node that takes the place of `subroot` in the tree.
1. Assume `leftRotate()` has also been implemented. Modify the
`add()` implementation such that the BST does not violate
the rules associated with an AVL tree
1. Give an example of when a deep copy is required. Explain what would go
wrong if a shallow copy is performed instead.