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Heaps Practice

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Comprehension Questions

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How is a Heap different from a Binary Search Tree?
Could you build a heap with linked nodes?
Why is adding a node to a heap an O(log n) operation?
Were the heap_up & heap_down methods useful? Why?

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Nice work Melissa. You hit the learning goals here. Well done.

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def heap_sort(list):
""" This method uses a heap to sort an array.
Time Complexity: ?
Space Complexity: ?
"""

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👍 Time/space complexity?

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def add(self, key, value = None):

""" This method adds a HeapNode instance to the heap
If value == None the new node's value should be set to key
Time Complexity: ?
Space Complexity: ?
"""

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👍 Time/space complexity?

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def remove(self):
""" This method removes and returns an element from the heap
maintaining the heap structure
Time Complexity: ?
Space Complexity: ?
"""

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👍 Time/space complexity?

# if store == 0 --> the heap is empty
return len(self.store) == 0

def heap_up(self, index):

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👍 Time/space complexity?

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def heap_down(self, index):
""" This helper method takes an index and
moves the corresponding element down the heap if it's
larger than either of its children and continues until
the heap property is reestablished.
"""
pass

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