does anyone know how to:
Write the code to determine and display the smallest and largest values contained in a 99 element floating point array named w
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Yes, I could figure it out.
can you post an example?
Is this a homework question?
yes.. i need it asap
I can't do your homework for you, that would be cheating. Why don't you tell me what you have done so far and maybe I can help guide you in the right direction.
EDIT: Changed thread name to better describe what the question was that was asked.
Well, basically without giving away the answer (because it's a hw question) you would just go through each element of the array and check to see if its smaller than the minimum or larger than the maximum....Us telling you the answer won't help you learn it.
There are many ways to do this. I think the hint that was posted above me is the simplest way to do it.
There are many ways to do this. I think the hint that was posted above me is the simplest way to do it.
Another good hint would be to sort the array, then you know easily which is the lowest and which is the highest.
IMHO it is easier to write efficient sorting algorithms then searching algorithms.
Another good hint would be to sort the array, then you know easily which is the lowest and which is the highest.
IMHO it is easier to write efficient sorting algorithms then searching algorithms.
That's what I was thinking. But if he's asking help for this then he's probably still a beginner. Even though there are some sorting algorithms all over the place, they may be hard to implement.
But yes, if it's a numerical array, make a habit of sorting it before you start manipulating. Most of the time it'll make your life much easier, but in this case, it's not extremely crucial.
That's what I was thinking. But if he's asking help for this then he's probably still a beginner. Even though there are some sorting algorithms all over the place, they may be hard to implement.
But yes, if it's a numerical array, make a habit of sorting it before you start manipulating. Most of the time it'll make your life much easier, but in this case, it's not extremely crucial.
Or even better, sort while you insert then you are guaranteed O(n) sort algorithm.
Or even better, sort while you insert then you are guaranteed O(n) sort algorithm.
Insertion sort? Isn't that O(n**2)? There are n operations (one for each number being inserted), and for each insertion you will traverse approximately n / 2 of the numbers to find the correct insertion place, giving you n * (n / 2) = n**2 / 2 = O(n**2).
Not to mention the extra time necessary to push back the numbers into a new array when the insertion is in the middle.
Assuming the array is in random, unsorted order, the fastest way would be to traverse the array once looking for the highest and lowest values - this will be O(n) time. Any sorting will be greater than O(n).
Insertion sort? Isn't that O(n**2)?
If O(n**2) means O(n^2) then yes...(not sure what **2 means). Insertion sort, bubble sort and selection sort are all O(n^2).
The best sorts would be Heap sort or Merge sort (both O(n log n))
Like Ganon11 said, the best way would be to loop through it once and just check it against a max / min value (this would produce O(n) which is the best you can get with this sort of algorithm )
Insertion sort? Isn't that O(n**2)? There are n operations (one for each number being inserted), and for each insertion you will traverse approximately n / 2 of the numbers to find the correct insertion place, giving you n * (n / 2) = n**2 / 2 = O(n**2).
Not to mention the extra time necessary to push back the numbers into a new array when the insertion is in the middle.
Assuming the array is in random, unsorted order, the fastest way would be to traverse the array once looking for the highest and lowest values - this will be O(n) time. Any sorting will be greater than O(n).
Yes insertion sort is O(n**2). But sorting while you insert gives you an almost sorted array all the time, so at most you would need to traverse all the elements in it once to find the right spot to insert your new element.
does anyone know how to:
Write the code to determine and display the smallest and largest values contained in a 99 element floating point array named w
Getting back to this, I would suggest sorting the array elements which was suggested by RedSon and ahammad earlier and is explained beautifully by Ganon11 here
After you have your elements sorted in this order
Index: 0 1 2 3 4
Array: 1 2 3 5 8
then the very first number (the 0th element of the array) is the smallest value and ofcourse the last number(the nth element, in your case 99th) is the largest value
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