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Comprehension Questions

Question Answer
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 Hannah, you hit the learning goals here. Well done!

Take a look at my time/space feedback.


from heaps.min_heap import MinHeap

def heap_sort(list):

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👍 Since you are building a heap here, the space complexity is O(n) because you build a heap of n elements.

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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: ?
Time Complexity: O(log n)
Space Complexity: O(1)

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self.store.append(node)
self.heap_up(len(self.store) -1)

def remove(self):

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👍

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def empty(self):
""" This method returns true if the heap is empty
Time complexity: ?
Space complexity: ?
Time complexity: O(1)
Space complexity: O(1)
"""
pass
return len(self.store) == 0

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👍

self.swap(index, parent)
self.heap_up(parent)

def heap_down(self, index):

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👍 Nice work

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