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CS211 Data Structures Sami Rollins [email protected] Spring 2005 Introduction • What is a data structure? • Why do we need data structures? • What should you know about data structures? Administrative Information • • • • Course Website Syllabus Academic Dishonesty Tentative Calendar http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/srollins/cs211/ Assignments • Reading – Chapter 1 • Homework 0 – due Monday Data Structures • What is a data structure? Data Structures • What is a data structure? – “a scheme for organizing related pieces of information.“ -http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/data_structure.html • Example “pieces of information”… • Typically describes the operations which can be performed on the data and/or how data are organized to support those operations • An example data structure from CS 101… Arrays • Primitive data structure • What are the operations supported by an array? Arrays • Primitive data structure • What are the operations supported by an array? – Insert data item (location) – Access data item (location) • When would you choose to use an array? • Would you ever need different functionality? Common Data Structures • Stacks – Last In First Out (LIFO) – Insert on top – Remove top element • Queues – First In First Out (FIFO) – Insert at end – Remove from beginning • Trees - Hierarchy – Root – Parent – Children In this course… • You will learn – Data structures and their operations – Common implementations of data structures – How to use data structures in a program C Programming Review • What is an algorithm? • What is a variable? How do you declare a variable? • What is a function? • What is an if statement? When would you use one? • What is a loop? What are the different types of loops? When would you use each type? • What is a pointer? • What is an array? • What is a structure?
