Algorithmic Logic and Complexity · Algorithms & Programming

Search and Sort Efficiency

An exploration of linear versus binary searching and various sorting techniques like merge and quick sort.

Key Questions

  1. 1What are the trade-offs of this approach when the dataset grows to one million items?
  2. 2Why do certain algorithms perform better on nearly sorted data than others?
  3. 3How do we measure the cost of time versus the cost of memory in computing?

Common Core State Standards

CSTA: 3A-AP-15
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Computer Science
Unit: Algorithmic Logic and Complexity
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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