6.7 Practice Problems
It's practice time. We're going to delve into some practical problems to help solidify our understanding of sorting algorithms. Don't worry if you find these challenging at first; it's all part of the learning process.
1. Implement Bubble Sort
Here's a basic problem to get us started. Try implementing the Bubble Sort algorithm in a programming language of your choice. Here's a brief reminder of how Bubble Sort works:
Bubble Sort works by repeatedly swapping the adjacent elements if they are in the wrong order. It continues to do this until no more swaps are needed, which indicates that the list is now sorted.
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2. Analyze Quick Sort's Worst Case
Can you explain what causes Quick Sort's time complexity to degrade to O(n^2)? Under what conditions does this happen, and how can it be avoided?
3. Merge Sort with Linked Lists
Most examples of Merge Sort are done with arrays, but this algorithm can also be very...