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Linked Lists: Value and Next-Pointer Columns, Walking the List, Inserting by Re-Pointing

Lesson 4 of 815 minLab

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You follow next-pointers through a sorted linked list whose nodes are scattered over eight slots, read the value at every step, find where a new value belongs and set its next-pointer with INDEX and MATCH, then compare the work with an array.

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Lessons in this course

  1. Arrays and Indices: Positions from 0, Reading by Index, Element Addresses and the Cost of InsertingLab15 min Locked
  2. Stacks: a Push/Pop Log, the Top Pointer per Step, the Value on Top and Balanced BracketsLab15 min Locked
  3. Queues and Ring Buffers: Head and Tail Pointers, Wrap-Around with MOD, Full and Empty FlagsLab15 min Locked
  4. Linked Lists: Value and Next-Pointer Columns, Walking the List, Inserting by Re-PointingLab15 min Locked
  5. Binary Heaps: a Tree Stored in an Array, Parent and Child Indices, Sift-Up Step by StepLab15 min Locked
  6. Binary Search Trees: Levels of the Nodes, the Path of Comparisons for a New Key, Balanced vs DegenerateLab15 min Locked
  7. Sorting Passes: Bubble Sort Pass by Pass, Swaps per Pass, Insertion Shifts and the Merge StepLab15 min Locked
  8. Capstone – Pick the Structure: Steps per Operation, Total Steps for a Workload, the Winner and a ChartLab20 min Locked