Module 7: Searching & Sorting
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
- Understand fundamental searching algorithms and their applications
- Implement linear and binary search algorithms
- Understand various sorting algorithms and their characteristics
- Analyze time and space complexity of searching and sorting algorithms
- Compare different algorithms and choose appropriate ones for specific problems
- Implement sorting algorithms in C
- Optimize searching and sorting operations
- Apply searching and sorting to solve real-world problems
1. Introduction to Searching
1.1 What is Searching? Searching is the process of finding a particular element or checking if an...
2. Linear Search
2.1 Concept Linear Search (also called Sequential Search) checks every element in the array seque...
3. Binary Search
3.1 Concept Binary Search is a fast search algorithm that works on sorted arrays by repeatedly di...
4. Introduction to Sorting
4.1 What is Sorting? Sorting is the process of arranging elements in a specific order (ascending ...
5. Simple Sorting Algorithms
5.1 Bubble Sort Concept Bubble Sort repeatedly steps through the list, compares adjacent elements...
6. Efficient Sorting Algorithms
6.1 Merge Sort Concept Merge Sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm that divides the array into h...
7. Comparison of Sorting Algorithms
7.1 Performance Summary // Test all sorting algorithms #include <time.h> void testSortingAlgorit...
8. Practical Applications
8.1 Search and Sort Combined #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> // Stude...