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Data Structure Introduction

This document provides an introduction and overview of a course on data structures and algorithms. It outlines key topics that will be covered, including data structure examples and concepts, common data structures, algorithm development and analysis, and the importance of data structures for algorithm design. The goals of the course are to analyze algorithms, explain major data structures and algorithms paradigms, and learn to synthesize efficient data structures and algorithms for problem solving. Prerequisites include strong programming skills and logical reasoning abilities.

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Data Structure Introduction

This document provides an introduction and overview of a course on data structures and algorithms. It outlines key topics that will be covered, including data structure examples and concepts, common data structures, algorithm development and analysis, and the importance of data structures for algorithm design. The goals of the course are to analyze algorithms, explain major data structures and algorithms paradigms, and learn to synthesize efficient data structures and algorithms for problem solving. Prerequisites include strong programming skills and logical reasoning abilities.

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Data Structures and

Algorithms

Introduction
Dr. R. Jothi, SCOPE
VIT Chennai
Outline
 Data Structure Introduction
 Examples
 Course Outcomes
 Syllabus

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Data
 All programs manipulate data
 programs process, store, display, gather
 data can be numbers, strings, images, sound
 Each program must decide how to store data
 Choice influences program at every level
 execution speed
 memory requirements
 maintenance (debugging, extending, etc.)
How do you arrange your bookshelf?
 Subject-wise
 Size
 Most frequently read (priority)
 Currently reading books in top/front row
 Volume-wise
 Volume-1, Volume-2, Volume-3……..
What is data structure?
 A method to organize data in computers memory
 Facilitates effective storage and retrieval of data

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Data structure examples
How does Google find the documents matching your
query so fast?

 Uses sophisticated algorithms (crawling, etc.) to create


index structures, which are just data structures.
How to organize data in mobile
phones?

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


 How do you design ContactList?
 Can we use array?

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Array – Contiguous Memory

 Fixed size
 Too large – wastage of memory
 Too small - overflow

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Arrays of structures
 Example:
struct contact{
#name, phoneno, email..

}cc[100];
John

12345 M

COMP

...

0 1 2 … 98 99 11
 Faster access
 Prefix based search

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Trie Data Structure

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


ScreenLock
 Matrix of pixels
 Connectivity - graph

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


GoogleMap
 A geographical map
 A set of Vertices with edges
connecting them
 Vertices - Locations
 Edges- path from one
location to another
 Shortest path

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Social Networks as Graph
Which data structure
used to store recent tab
in phone?

Stack - LIFO

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Queue

Relationship: First in first Out


Tree
 Hierarchical Relationship
Algorithm
 Plan for solving a problem
 step-by-step procedure
 Many algorithms may be written for the same problem
 Analyze and pick the efficient one
 Time
 Memory

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


An Algorithm Development Process
 Step 1: Obtain a description of the problem.
 Step 2: Develop a high-level algorithm.
 Step 3: Analyze the algorithm.
 Step 4: Refine the algorithm, if needed
 Step 5: Implement the algorithm and verify

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Why this course?
 Efficient problem-solving using computers, irrespective of the
discipline or application, calls for the design of efficient algorithms
 Inclusion of appropriate data structures is of critical importance to
the design of efficient algorithms
 In other words, good algorithm design must go hand in hand with
appropriate data structures for efficient program design to solve a
problem
 Program = Algorithm + Data Structure
Course Outcomes
1. Analyze the worst-case running time of algorithms
2. Explain the major data structures and their analyses.
3. Explain major algorithm design paradigms and their analyses.
4. Explain the major graph algorithms and their analyses.
5. Compare between different data structures and algorithmic
techniques for a given problem and assess the tradeoffs involved.
6. Synthesize efficient data structures and algorithms and provide
program solutions in engineering design situations.
7. Provide algorithmic solutions to real-world problems

Dr. R. Jothi, VIT Chennai


Almost every interview
 Companies like (70% of tech qns come from Data
strcuture)
 Amazon,
 FlipKart
 Mocrosoft,
 Google,
 Facebook
 Apple
 IBM
 CTS
 Infosys
Prerequisites
 Nothing!!!
 But,
 good programming skill
 Logical reasoning
What I expect from You
 Interaction in the class
 Implement, Implement, Implement
 Until you code, you don’t get the real feeling of DS
 Get acquainted with C language (Structures, Pointers)
 Take Assignments seriously
 Be genuine - No copy paste
 Only one deadline – decided by you
 If not done, personally meet (mail) me
 Continuous evaluation
 Don’t study just before exam

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