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Understanding Merge Sort Algorithm

The document provides an overview of the Merge Sort algorithm, detailing its recursive division of an array and the merging process to sort the elements. It includes pseudocode for the Merge Sort and Merge procedures, along with an analysis of the running time. Additionally, it presents an assignment related to finding a zero in a monotonic function using binary search, emphasizing the need to determine the search range first.

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Understanding Merge Sort Algorithm

The document provides an overview of the Merge Sort algorithm, detailing its recursive division of an array and the merging process to sort the elements. It includes pseudocode for the Merge Sort and Merge procedures, along with an analysis of the running time. Additionally, it presents an assignment related to finding a zero in a monotonic function using binary search, emphasizing the need to determine the search range first.

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Merge Sort

Aimal Rextin

NUST-SEECS

February 7, 2025
Merge sort -Conceptual Level
Dividing an Array

▶ We cannot just divide an array


Dividing an Array

▶ We cannot just divide an array


Dividing an Array

▶ We cannot just divide an array

▶ we instead use flags pointers (basically ints) to logically divide

p q r
Merge-Sort Algorithm

Algorithm 1 Merge-Sort(A, p, r)
1: if p < r then
2: q = ⌊(p + r )/2⌋
3: Merge-Sort(A, p, q)
4: Merge-Sort(A, q + 1, r )
5: Merge(A, p, q, r )
6: end if
Merge Procedure (Part 1)

Algorithm 2 Merge(A, p, q, r)
1: n1 = q − p + 1
2: n2 = r − q
3: Let L[1 . . . n1 + 1] and R[1 . . . n2 + 1] be new arrays
4: for i = 1 to n1 do
5: L[i] = A[p + i − 1]
6: end for
7: for j = 1 to n2 do
8: R[j] = A[q + j]
9: end for
10: L[n1 + 1] = ∞
11: R[n2 + 1] = ∞

Next: Merge the arrays back into A.


Merge Procedure (Part 2)

Algorithm 3 Merge(A, p, q, r) (continued)


1: i = 1
2: j = 1
3: for k = p to r do
4: if L[i] ≤ R[j] then
5: A[k] = L[i]
6: i =i +1
7: else
8: A[k] = R[j]
9: j =j +1
10: end if
11: end for

Now: Merge step is complete! The sorted array is updated in A.


The working

▶ Merge sort function just divides recurseively.

▶ merge function does all the work


Merge Working
Merge Working
Merge Working
Merge Working
Running time

▶ Once instance of mergesort function alone just divides the


array into two
Running time

▶ Once instance of mergesort function alone just divides the


array into two
▶ How much time does time does one instance of merge
function take?
Running time

▶ Once instance of mergesort function alone just divides the


array into two
▶ How much time does time does one instance of merge
function take?
▶ Θ(r − p − 1) or ∝ the number of elements in the array
Assignment 1 CLO 1- Marks 5-Time 8 mins

Let f : N → Z be a function defined on the set of positive integers.


We are given that f is monotonic; that is,

f (i) < f (i + 1) for all i.

Furthermore, we are also told that f (1) is negative. You have to


devise an efficient algorithm that finds an integer n such that

f (n) = 0

or tell that such a number n does not exist. The basic operation in
your algorithm is querying if f (i) is positive or negative or zero.
Each operation has a unit cost.
Hint: Be careful! The search space is infinite here.
Solution
Solution
Solution

▶ We would like apply binary search but problem is we dont


know the upper limit

▶ So we first find the range to search


Solution

▶ Now we can apply binary search from low to high to find the
n such that f (n) = 0.

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