Reading 02: Arrays, Stacks

Everyone:

Next week, we will study dynamic arrays, a fundamental data structure, and then discuss how to use them to implement stacks, a common abstract data type.

TL;DR

The focus of this reading is dynamic arrays and stacks.

Readings

The readings for this week are:

  1. Data Structures Handbook

  2. Interview Cake

Optional References

  1. Learn DS & Algorithms

Quiz

Once you have completed the readings, answer the following Reading 02 Quiz questions:

Submission

To submit your work, follow the same process outlined in Reading 01:

$ git checkout master                 # Make sure we are in master branch
$ git pull --rebase                   # Make sure we are up-to-date with GitHub

$ git checkout -b reading02           # Create reading02 branch and check it out

$ cd reading02                        # Go into reading02 folder
$ $EDITOR answers.json                # Edit your answers.json file

$ ../.scripts/check.py                # Check reading02 quiz
Checking reading02 quiz ...
      Q1 0.75
      Q2 0.75
      Q3 0.75
      Q4 0.75
   Score 3.00 / 3.00
  Status Success

$ git add answers.json                # Add answers.json to staging area
$ git commit -m "Reading 02: Done"    # Commit work

$ git push -u origin reading02        # Push branch to GitHub

Pull Request

Once you have committed your work and pushed it to GitHub, remember to create a pull request and assign it to the appropriate teaching assistant from the Reading 02 TA List.