Practice Example of Merging Sorted Lists - 13.1.3 | 13. Merge Sort | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is merge sort?

💡 Hint: Think about the concept of splitting and merging.

Question 2

Easy

Describe the base case for merge sort.

💡 Hint: Consider how recursion stops.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the time complexity of merge sort?

  • O(n)
  • O(n log n)
  • O(n^2)

💡 Hint: Think about how many times we divide the data.

Question 2

True or False: Merge sort is faster than insertion sort for any given input size.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider their performance characteristics.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given an array [20, 5, 23, 12, 1, 19, 3], implement merge sort and show step-by-step sorting.

💡 Hint: Keep tracking the midpoints during splits.

Question 2

Compare merge sort and quicksort for sorting a large dataset with duplicates. Which might perform better and why?

💡 Hint: Consider how the presence of duplicates affects partitions in quicksort.

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