Friday, 14 October 2016

Algorithm with their code

 The subjects that are covered include: 
 1) String/Array/Matrix
 2) Linked List,
 3) Tree,
 4) Heap,
 5) Graph,
 6) Sorting,
 7) Dynamic Programming,
 8) Bit Manipulation,
 9) Combinations and Permutations,
 10) Math Problems

1. String/Array
An algorithm problem's input is often a string or array. Without auto-completion of any IDE, the following methods should be remembered.
toCharArray() //get char array of a String
charAt(int x) //get a char at the specific index
length() //string length
length //array size
substring(int beginIndex)
substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
Integer.valueOf()//string to integer
String.valueOf()/integer to string
Arrays.sort()  //sort an array
Arrays.toString(char[] a) //convert to string
Arrays.copyOf(T[] original, int newLength)
System.arraycopy(Object src, int srcPos, Object dest, int destPos, int length)
Classic problems:
--Two Pointers--
1) Rotate ArrayReverse Words in a String
2) Evaluate Reverse Polish Notation (Stack)
3) Isomorphic Strings
4) Word Ladder (BFS)Word Ladder II (BFS)
5) Median of Two Sorted Arrays
5) Kth Largest Element in an Array
6) Wildcard MatchingRegular Expression Matching
7) Merge IntervalsInsert Interval
9) Two SumTwo Sum IITwo Sum III3Sum4Sum
10) 3Sum Closest
11) String to Integer
12) Merge Sorted Array
13) Valid Parentheses
13) Longest Valid Parentheses
14) Implement strStr()
15) Minimum Size Subarray Sum
16) Search Insert Position
17) Longest Consecutive Sequence
18) Valid Palindrome
19) ZigZag Conversion
20) Add Binary 
21) Length of Last Word
22) Triangle
24) Contains Duplicate: 
IIIIII
25) Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array: 
IIIRemove Element Move Zeroes
27) Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
28) Longest Substring that contains 2 unique characters [Google]
28) Substring with Concatenation of All Words
29) Minimum Window Substring
31) Find Minimum in Rotated Sorted Array: 
III
32) Search in Rotated Array:
III
33) Min Stack
34) Majority Element: 
III
35) Bulls and Cows 
36) Largest Rectangle in Histogram
37) Longest Common Prefix [Google]
38) Largest Number
39) Simplify Path
40) Compare Version Numbers
41) Gas Station
44) Pascal's Triangle: 
III
45) Container With Most Water
45) Candy [Google]
45) Trapping Rain Water
46) Count and Say
47) Search for a Range
48) Basic CalculatorBasic Calculator II
49) Group Anagrams
50) Shortest Palindrome
51) Rectangle Area
52) Summary Ranges
53) Increasing Triplet Subsequence
54) Get Target Using Number List And Arithmetic Operations 
55) Reverse Vowels of a String 
56) Flip GameFlip Game II
57) Missing NumberFind the duplicate numberFirst Missing Positive 
58) Valid AnagramGroup Shifted Strings
59) Top K Frequent Elements
60) Find Peak Element
61) Word PatternWord Pattern II
62) H-Index H-Index II
63) Palindrome Pairs
64) One Edit Distance
65) Scramble String
66) First Bad Version
67) Integer to English Words
68) Text Justification 
69) Remove Invalid Parentheses
70) Intersection of Two ArraysIntersection of Two Arrays II
71) Sliding Window MaximumMoving Average from Data Stream
72) Guess Number Higher or Lower
2. Matrix
Common methods to solve matrix related problem include DFS, BFS, dynamic programming, etc.
Classic Problems:
1) Set Matrix Zeroes
2) Spiral Matrix
2) Spiral Matrix II
3) Search a 2D Matrix
3) Search a 2D Matrix II
4) Rotate Image [Palantir]
5) Valid Sudoku 
6) Minimum Path Sum (DP) [Google]
7) Unique Paths (DP) [Google]
7) Unique Paths II (DP)
8) Number of Islands (DFS/BFS)Number of Islands II (Disjoint Set), Number of Connected Components in an Undirected Graph
9) Surrounded Regions (BFS)
10) Maximal Rectangle
10) Maximal Square
11) Word Search (DFS)
11) Word Search II
13) Range Sum Query 2D – Immutable
14) Longest Increasing Path in a Matrix (DFS)
15) Shortest Distance from All Buildings
16) Game of Life
17) Paint HousePaint House II
18) Sudoku Solver (DFS)
19) Walls and Gates (DFS/BFS)
20) Tic-Tac-Toe
21) Best Meeting Point
3. Linked List
The implementation of a linked list is pretty simple in Java. Each node has a value and a link to next node.
class Node {
        int val;
        Node next;

        Node(int x) {
               val = x;
               next = null;
        }
}
Two popular applications of linked list are stack and queue.
Stack
class Stack{
        Node top;

        public Node peek(){
               if(top != null){
                       return top;
               }

               return null;
        }

        public Node pop(){
               if(top == null){
                       return null;
               }else{
                       Node temp = new Node(top.val);
                       top = top.next;
                       return temp;  
               }
        }

        public void push(Node n){
               if(n != null){
                       n.next = top;
                       top = n;
               }
        }
}
Queue
class Queue{
        Node first, last;

        public void enqueue(Node n){
               if(first == null){
                       first = n;
                       last = first;
               }else{
                       last.next = n;
                       last = n;
               }
        }

        public Node dequeue(){
               if(first == null){
                       return null;
               }else{
                       Node temp = new Node(first.val);
                       first = first.next;
                       return temp;
               }      
        }
}
The Java standard library contains a class called "Stack". Another class from Java SDK is LinkedList, which can be used as a Queue (add() and remove()). (LinkedList implements the Queue interface.) If a stack or queue is required to solve problems during your interview, they are ready to be used.
Classic Problems:
0) Implement a Stack Using an Array
1) Add Two Numbers
2) Reorder List
3) Linked List Cycle
4) Copy List with Random Pointer
5) Merge Two Sorted Lists
6) Odd Even Linked List
7) Remove Duplicates from Sorted List
7) Remove Duplicates from Sorted List II
8) Partition List
9) LRU Cache
10) Intersection of Two Linked Lists
11) Remove Linked List Elements
12) Swap Nodes in Pairs
13) Reverse Linked ListReverse Linked List II, Print Linked List in Reversed Order
14) Remove Nth Node From End of List (Fast-Slow Pointers)
15) Implement Stack using Queues
15) Implement Queue using Stacks
16) Palindrome Linked List
17) Implement a Queue using an Array
18) Delete Node in a Linked List
19) Reverse Nodes in k-Group
4. Tree, Heap and Trie
A tree normally refers to a binary tree. Each node contains a left node and right node like the following:
class TreeNode{
        int value;
        TreeNode left;
        TreeNode right;
}
Here are some concepts related with trees:
1.    Binary Search Tree: for all nodes, left children <= current node <= right children
2.    Balanced vs. Unbalanced: In a balanced tree, the depth of the left and right subtrees of every node differ by 1 or less.
3.    Full Binary Tree: every node other than the leaves has two children.
4.    Perfect Binary Tree: a full binary tree in which all leaves are at the same depth or same level, and in which every parent has two children.
5.    Complete Binary Tree: a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible
Heap is a specialized tree-based data structure that satisfies the heap property. The time complexity of its operations are important (e.g., find-min, delete-min, insert, etc). In Java, PriorityQueue is important to know.
4.1 Tree
1) Binary Tree Traversal: PreorderInorderPostorderLevel OrderLevel Order IIVertical Order
2) Invert Binary Tree
3) Kth Smallest Element in a BST
4) Binary Tree Longest Consecutive Sequence
5) Validate Binary Search Tree
6) Flatten Binary Tree to Linked List
7) Path Sum (DFS or BFS)
7) Path Sum II (DFS) 
8) Construct Binary Tree from Inorder and Postorder Traversal
8) Construct Binary Tree from Preorder and Inorder Traversal
9) Convert Sorted Array to Binary Search Tree [Google]
10) Convert Sorted List to Binary Search Tree [Google]
11) Minimum Depth of Binary Tree
12) Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum *
13) Balanced Binary Tree
14) Symmetric Tree
15) Binary Search Tree Iterator 
16) Binary Tree Right Side View
17) Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree
18) Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree
19) Verify Preorder Serialization of a Binary Tree
20) Populating Next Right Pointers in Each Node 
21) Populating Next Right Pointers in Each Node II 
21) Unique Binary Search Trees (DP)
21) Unique Binary Search Trees II (DFS)
22) Sum Root to Leaf Numbers (DFS)
23) Count Complete Tree Nodes 
24) Closest Binary Search Tree Value
25) Binary Tree Paths
26) Maximum Depth of Binary Tree
27 Recover Binary Search Tree
28) Same Tree
29) Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree
30) Inorder Successor in BST
31) Find Leaves of Binary Tree
32) Largest BST Subtree
4.2 Heap
1) Merge k sorted arrays [Google]
2) Merge k Sorted Lists *
3) Find Median from Data Stream
4) Meeting Rooms IIMeeting Rooms
5) Range Addition
4.3 Trie
1) Implement Trie (Prefix Tree)
2) Add and Search Word - Data structure design (DFS)
4.4 Segment Tree
1) Range Sum Query - Mutable
2) The Skyline Problem

5. Graph
Graph related questions mainly focus on depth first search and breath first search. Depth first search is straightforward, you can just loop through neighbors starting from the root node.
1) Define a GraphNode
class GraphNode{
        int val;
        GraphNode next;
        GraphNode[] neighbors;
        boolean visited;

        GraphNode(int x) {
               val = x;
        }

        GraphNode(int x, GraphNode[] n){
               val = x;
               neighbors = n;
        }

        public String toString(){
               return "value: "+ this.val;
        }
}
2) Define a Queue
class Queue{
        GraphNode first, last;

        public void enqueue(GraphNode n){
               if(first == null){
                       first = n;
                       last = first;
               }else{
                       last.next = n;
                       last = n;
               }
        }

        public GraphNode dequeue(){
               if(first == null){
                       return null;
               }else{
                       GraphNode temp = new GraphNode(first.val, first.neighbors);
                       first = first.next;
                       return temp;
               }      
        }
}
3) Breath First Search uses a Queue
public class GraphTest {

        public static void main(String[] args) {
               GraphNode n1 = new GraphNode(1);
               GraphNode n2 = new GraphNode(2);
               GraphNode n3 = new GraphNode(3);
               GraphNode n4 = new GraphNode(4);
               GraphNode n5 = new GraphNode(5);

               n1.neighbors = new GraphNode[]{n2,n3,n5};
               n2.neighbors = new GraphNode[]{n1,n4};
               n3.neighbors = new GraphNode[]{n1,n4,n5};
               n4.neighbors = new GraphNode[]{n2,n3,n5};
               n5.neighbors = new GraphNode[]{n1,n3,n4};

               breathFirstSearch(n1, 5);
        }

        public static void breathFirstSearch(GraphNode root, int x){
               if(root.val == x)
                       System.out.println("find in root");

               Queue queue = new Queue();
               root.visited = true;
               queue.enqueue(root);

               while(queue.first != null){
                       GraphNode c = (GraphNode) queue.dequeue();
                       for(GraphNode n: c.neighbors){

                               if(!n.visited){
                                      System.out.print(n + " ");
                                      n.visited = true;
                                      if(n.val == x)
                                              System.out.println("Find "+n);
                                      queue.enqueue(n);
                               }
                       }
               }
        }
}
Output:
value: 2 value: 3 value: 5 Find value: 5
value: 4
Classic Problems:
1) Clone Graph
2) Course Schedule Course Schedule II Minimum Height Trees
3) Reconstruct Itinerary
4) Graph Valid Tree
6. Sorting
Time complexity of different sorting algorithms. You can go to wiki to see basic idea of them.
Algorithm
Average Time
Worst Time
Space
Bubble sort
n^2
n^2
1
Selection sort
n^2
n^2
1
Insertion sort
n^2
n^2
Quick sort
n log(n)
n^2
Merge sort
n log(n)
n log(n)
depends
* BinSort, Radix Sort and CountSort use different set of assumptions than the rest, and so they are not "general" sorting methods. (Thanks to Fidel for pointing this out)
Here are some implementations/demos, and in addition, you may want to check out how Java developers sort in practice.
1) Mergesort
2) Quicksort
3) InsertionSort.
4) Maximum Gap (Bucket Sort)
5) Sort Colors (Counting Sort)
7. Dynamic Programming
Dynamic programming is a technique for solving problems with the following properties:
1.    An instance is solved using the solutions for smaller instances.
2.    The solution for a smaller instance might be needed multiple times.
3.    The solutions to smaller instances are stored in a table, so that each smaller instance is solved only once.
4.    Additional space is used to save time.

The problem of climbing steps perfectly fit those 4 properties. Therefore, it can be solve by using dynamic programming.
public static int[] A = new int[100];

public static int f3(int n) {
        if (n <= 2)
               A[n]= n;

        if(A[n] > 0)
               return A[n];
        else
               A[n] = f3(n-1) + f3(n-2);//store results so only calculate once!
        return A[n];
}
Classic problems:
1) Edit Distance
1) Distinct Subsequences Total
2) Longest Palindromic Substring
3) Word Break
3) Word Break II
4) Maximum Subarray
4) Maximum Product Subarray
5) Palindrome Partitioning
5) Palindrome Partitioning II 
6) House Robber [Google]
6) House Robber II
6) House Robber III
7) Jump Game
7) Jump Game II
8) Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock 
8) Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II
8) Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock III 
8) Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock IV 
9) Dungeon Game 
10) Minimum Path Sum
11) Unique Paths
12) Decode Ways
13) Longest Common Subsequence
14) Longest Common Substring
15) Longest Increasing Subsequence
16) Coin Change
17) Perfect Squares
8. Bit Manipulation
Bit operators:
OR (|)
AND (&)
XOR (^)
Left Shift (<<)
Right Shift (>>)
Not (~)
1|0=1
1&0=0
1^0=1
0010<<2=1000
1100>>2=0011
~1=0
Get bit i for a give number n. (i count from 0 and starts from right)
public static boolean getBit(int num, int i){
        int result = num & (1<<i);

        if(result == 0){
               return false;
        }else{
               return true;
        }
}
For example, get second bit of number 10.
i=1, n=10
1<<1= 10 1010&10=10 10 is not 0, so return true;
Classic Problems:
1) Single Number
1) Single Number II
2) Maximum Binary Gap
3) Number of 1 Bits 
4) Reverse Bits 
5) Repeated DNA Sequences
6) Bitwise AND of Numbers Range 
7) Sum of Two Integers
8) Counting Bits
9) Maximum Product of Word Lengths
10) Gray Code
9. Combinations and Permutations
The difference between combination and permutation is whether order matters.
Example 1:
Given 5 numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, print out different sequence of the 5 numbers. 4 can not be the third one, 3 and 5 can not be adjacent. How many different combinations?
Example 2:
Given 5 banaba, 4 pear, and 3 apple, assuming one kind of fruit are the same, how many different combinations?
Class Problems:
1) Permutations
2) Permutations II 
3) Permutation Sequence
4) Generate Parentheses
5) Combination Sum (DFS)II (DFS)III (DFS)IV (DP)
6) Combinations (DFS)
7) Letter Combinations of a Phone Number (DFS)
8) Restore IP Addresses
9) Factor Combinations (DFS)
10. Math
Solving math problems usually require us to find regularities or repeated pattern from the observations. List the results for a small set of numbers first, if you do not have any ideas.
1) Reverse Integer
2) Palindrome Number
3) 
Pow(x,n)Power of TwoPower of ThreePower of Four 
4) Subsets
5) Subsets II
6) Fraction to Recurring Decimal [Google]
7) Excel Sheet Column Number
8) Excel Sheet Column Title 
9) Factorial Trailing Zeroes
10) Happy Number
11) Count Primes
12) Plus One
13) Divide Two Integers
14) Multiply Strings
15) Max Points on a Line
16) Product of Array Except Self
17) Integer Break
18) Add Digits
21) Ugly Number, 9Ugly Number IISuper Ugly NumberFind K Pairs with Smallest Sums
UPDATE: I decided to add more categories below.
11. HashMap
1) Shortest Word Distance II
Additional Problems:
1) Self Crossing
2) Patching Array
3) Nim Game
4) Bulb Switcher
5) Pain Fence
6) Nested List Weight Sum



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